diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index cc1dacb615..4e095e8608 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 
     <color name="colorError">#ff0000</color>
 
+    <color name="colorTextPrimaryLight">#b3000000</color>
+    <color name="colorTextSecondaryLight">#ff000000</color>
+
+    <color name="colorTextPrimaryDark">#b3ffffff</color>
+    <color name="colorTextSecondaryDark">#ffffffff</color>
+
     <!-- Light blue 900 -->
     <color name="darkPrimary">#01579b</color>
     <color name="darkPrimaryDark">#002f6c</color>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index deb0aea9cc..0eceb65192 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
 
+        <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/colorTextPrimaryLight</item>
+        <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/colorTextSecondaryLight</item>
+
         <item name="colorUnread">@color/colorAccentDark</item>
         <item name="colorSeparator">@color/lightColorSeparator</item>
         <item name="colorWarning">@color/lightColorWarning</item>
@@ -66,6 +69,9 @@
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/darkPrimaryDark</item>
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
 
+        <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/colorTextPrimaryDark</item>
+        <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/colorTextSecondaryDark</item>
+
         <item name="colorUnread">@color/colorAccent</item>
         <item name="colorSeparator">@color/darkColorSeparator</item>
         <item name="colorWarning">@color/darkColorWarning</item>