diff --git a/changedetectionio/static/styles/diff.css b/changedetectionio/static/styles/diff.css
index a5953d2f7..e6b079aa0 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/static/styles/diff.css
+++ b/changedetectionio/static/styles/diff.css
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   --color-shadow-input: var(--color-grey-400);
   --color-background-input: var(--color-white);
   --color-text-input: var(--color-text);
-  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-700);
+  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-500);
   --color-text-input-placeholder: var(--color-grey-600);
   --color-background-table-thead: var(--color-grey-800);
   --color-border-table-cell: var(--color-grey-700);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ html[data-darkmode="true"] {
   --color-border-input: var(--color-grey-400);
   --color-shadow-input: var(--color-grey-50);
   --color-background-input: var(--color-grey-350);
-  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-700);
+  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-600);
   --color-text-input-placeholder: var(--color-grey-600);
   --color-text-watch-tag-list: #fa3e92;
   --color-background-code: var(--color-grey-200);
diff --git a/changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/parts/_variables.scss b/changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/parts/_variables.scss
index 4bb329625..7fb650aa3 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/parts/_variables.scss
+++ b/changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/parts/_variables.scss
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
   --color-shadow-input: var(--color-grey-400);
   --color-background-input: var(--color-white);
   --color-text-input: var(--color-text);
-  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-700);
+  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-500);
   --color-text-input-placeholder: var(--color-grey-600);
 
   --color-background-table-thead: var(--color-grey-800);
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ html[data-darkmode="true"] {
   --color-border-input: var(--color-grey-400);
   --color-shadow-input: var(--color-grey-50);
   --color-background-input: var(--color-grey-350);
-  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-700);
+  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-600);
   --color-text-input-placeholder: var(--color-grey-600);
-
   --color-text-watch-tag-list: #fa3e92;
 
   --color-background-code: var(--color-grey-200);
diff --git a/changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/styles.scss b/changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/styles.scss
index 388fa88da..82c110104 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/styles.scss
+++ b/changedetectionio/static/styles/scss/styles.scss
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ body.full-width {
 
   .pure-form-message-inline {
     padding-left: 0;
-    color: var(color-text-input-description);
+    color: var(--color-text-input-description);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/static/styles/styles.css b/changedetectionio/static/styles/styles.css
index 4cf1e8b3c..302f74563 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/static/styles/styles.css
+++ b/changedetectionio/static/styles/styles.css
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   --color-shadow-input: var(--color-grey-400);
   --color-background-input: var(--color-white);
   --color-text-input: var(--color-text);
-  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-700);
+  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-500);
   --color-text-input-placeholder: var(--color-grey-600);
   --color-background-table-thead: var(--color-grey-800);
   --color-border-table-cell: var(--color-grey-700);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ html[data-darkmode="true"] {
   --color-border-input: var(--color-grey-400);
   --color-shadow-input: var(--color-grey-50);
   --color-background-input: var(--color-grey-350);
-  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-700);
+  --color-text-input-description: var(--color-grey-600);
   --color-text-input-placeholder: var(--color-grey-600);
   --color-text-watch-tag-list: #fa3e92;
   --color-background-code: var(--color-grey-200);
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ body.full-width .edit-form {
     background: var(--color-background); }
   .edit-form .pure-form-message-inline {
     padding-left: 0;
-    color: var(color-text-input-description); }
+    color: var(--color-text-input-description); }
 
 ul {
   padding-left: 1em;