diff --git a/files/templates/notifications.html b/files/templates/notifications.html
index 62b4a6ea8..121c0e0b3 100644
--- a/files/templates/notifications.html
+++ b/files/templates/notifications.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 						</a>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/notifications?posts=true' in request.full_path else 'text-gray-700' }}" href="/notifications?posts=true">
+						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/notifications?posts=true' in request.full_path else 'text-gray-500' }}" href="/notifications?posts=true">
 							Posts
 							{% if v.post_notifications_count %}
 							<span class="text-gray-600">({{v.post_notifications_count}})</span>
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
 						</a>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/notifications?messages=true' in request.full_path else 'text-gray-700' }}" href="/notifications?messages=true">
+						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/notifications?messages=true' in request.full_path else 'text-gray-500' }}" href="/notifications?messages=true">
 							Messages
 						</a>
 					</li>
 					{% if v.admin_level > 1 %}
 					<li>
-						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/notifications?modmail=true' in request.full_path else 'text-gray-700' }}" href="/notifications?modmail=true">
+						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/notifications?modmail=true' in request.full_path else 'text-gray-500' }}" href="/notifications?modmail=true">
 							Mod Mail
 						</a>
 					</li>
diff --git a/files/templates/search.html b/files/templates/search.html
index ff62dfd80..f4d552c21 100644
--- a/files/templates/search.html
+++ b/files/templates/search.html
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@
 			<div class="flex space-x-3 divide-x divide-gray-300 text-xs">
 				<ul class="flex items-center space-x-3 leading-normal mb-0">
 					<li>
-						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/posts/' in request.path else 'text-gray-700' }}" href="/search/posts/?sort={{sort}}&q={{query | urlencode}}&t={{t}}">
+						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/posts/' in request.path else 'text-gray-500' }}" href="/search/posts/?sort={{sort}}&q={{query | urlencode}}&t={{t}}">
 							Posts
 						</a>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/comments/' in request.path else 'text-gray-700' }}" href="/search/comments/?sort={{sort}}&q={{query | urlencode}}&t={{t}}">
+						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/comments/' in request.path else 'text-gray-500' }}" href="/search/comments/?sort={{sort}}&q={{query | urlencode}}&t={{t}}">
 							Comments
 						</a>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/users/' in request.path else 'text-gray-700' }}" href="/search/users/?sort={{sort}}&q={{query | urlencode}}&t={{t}}">
+						<a class="{{ 'font-bold text-red-600' if '/users/' in request.path else 'text-gray-500' }}" href="/search/users/?sort={{sort}}&q={{query | urlencode}}&t={{t}}">
 							Users
 						</a>
 					</li>