diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 5cfdd8df0..b9c8752a2 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -314,7 +314,9 @@ input[type='number'] {
 .ProseMirror p.is-editor-empty:first-child::before {
 	content: attr(data-placeholder);
 	float: left;
-	color: #adb5bd;
+	/* Below color is from tailwind, and has the proper contrast
+	text-gray-600 from: https://tailwindcss.com/docs/color */
+	color: #676767;
 	pointer-events: none;
 
 	@apply line-clamp-1 absolute;