diff --git a/Vector/Utils/EventFormatter.m b/Vector/Utils/EventFormatter.m
index 4007e2687..1d30ff793 100644
--- a/Vector/Utils/EventFormatter.m
+++ b/Vector/Utils/EventFormatter.m
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
 
         localTimeZone = [NSTimeZone localTimeZone];
         
-        self.defaultTextColor = VECTOR_TEXT_GRAY_COLOR;
+        self.defaultTextColor = VECTOR_TEXT_BLACK_COLOR;
+        self.subTitleTextColor = VECTOR_TEXT_GRAY_COLOR;
         self.bingTextColor = VECTOR_GREEN_COLOR;
         self.sendingTextColor = VECTOR_LIGHT_GRAY_COLOR;
         self.errorTextColor = [UIColor redColor];
diff --git a/Vector/Utils/VectorDesignValues.h b/Vector/Utils/VectorDesignValues.h
index 80078945c..c61b22c59 100644
--- a/Vector/Utils/VectorDesignValues.h
+++ b/Vector/Utils/VectorDesignValues.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 // the green text color
 #define VECTOR_GREEN_COLOR [UIColor colorWithRed:(98.0/256.0) green:(206.0/256.0) blue:(156.0/256.0) alpha:1.0]
 
+#define VECTOR_TEXT_BLACK_COLOR [UIColor colorWithRed:(60.0 / 256.0) green:(60.0 / 256.0) blue:(60.0 / 256.0) alpha:1.0]
+
 #define VECTOR_TEXT_GRAY_COLOR [UIColor colorWithRed:(157.0 / 256.0) green:(157.0 / 256.0) blue:(157.0 / 256.0) alpha:1.0]
 
 #define VECTOR_LIGHT_GRAY_COLOR [UIColor colorWithRed:(242.0 / 256.0) green:(242.0 / 256.0) blue:(242.0 / 256.0) alpha:1.0]