diff --git a/src/pages/settings/panes/Appearance.tsx b/src/pages/settings/panes/Appearance.tsx
index 7ad56cb1..1c237da8 100644
--- a/src/pages/settings/panes/Appearance.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/settings/panes/Appearance.tsx
@@ -461,5 +461,5 @@ function getContrastingColour(hex: string) {
     const g = parseInt(hex.substr(2, 2), 16);
     const b = parseInt(hex.substr(4, 2), 16);
     const cc = (r * 299 + g * 587 + b * 114) / 1000;
-    return cc >= 128 ? "black" : "white";
+    return cc >= 75 ? "black" : "white";
 }