diff --git a/stylesheets/_global.scss b/stylesheets/_global.scss
index 6df889c79..a066ba1c6 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_global.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_global.scss
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ body {
 
 #header {
   background-color: $grey_l;
-  color: black;
+  color: $grey_d;
 
   &.active {
     background-color: $blue;
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ body {
     line-height: 64px;
     padding-left: 20px;
     font-size: 22px;
-    color: #ffffff;
     font-weight: normal;
   }
 }
diff --git a/stylesheets/_index.scss b/stylesheets/_index.scss
index a84db62ea..e9a1c74ee 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_index.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_index.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 }
 
 .gutter {
-  color: #000000;
+  color: $grey_d;
   float: left;
   width: 300px;
   .content {
diff --git a/stylesheets/manifest.css b/stylesheets/manifest.css
index 833e7a6fc..d62094815 100644
--- a/stylesheets/manifest.css
+++ b/stylesheets/manifest.css
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ body {
 
 #header {
   background-color: #f3f3f3;
-  color: black; }
+  color: #454545; }
   #header.active {
     background-color: #2090ea;
     color: white; }
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ body {
     line-height: 64px;
     padding-left: 20px;
     font-size: 22px;
-    color: #ffffff;
     font-weight: normal; }
 
 .title-text {
@@ -439,7 +438,7 @@ input[type=text]:active, input[type=text]:focus, input[type=search]:active, inpu
   overflow: auto; }
 
 .gutter {
-  color: #000000;
+  color: #454545;
   float: left;
   width: 300px; }
   .gutter .content {