diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
index 3d133d4d9fa..de0943d172f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 }
 
 .compose-form__warning {
-  color: darken($ui-secondary-color, 33%);
+  color: darken($ui-secondary-color, 65%);
   margin-bottom: 15px;
   background: $ui-primary-color;
   box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba($base-shadow-color, 0.3);