diff --git a/lib/core/comments/comment-list.component.scss b/lib/core/comments/comment-list.component.scss
index cc5b6afefd..2edec9bbfb 100644
--- a/lib/core/comments/comment-list.component.scss
+++ b/lib/core/comments/comment-list.component.scss
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
             font-size: 14px;
             letter-spacing: -0.2px;
             line-height: 1.43;
-            color: mat-color($foreground, secondary-text);
+            color: mat-color($foreground, text, 0.72);
         }
 
         &-comment-message-time {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
             width: calc(100% - 10%);
             padding: 2px 10px;
             font-size: 12px !important;
-            color: mat-color($foreground, secondary-text);
+            color: mat-color($foreground, text, 0.72);
         }
 
         &-comment-contents {