diff --git a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-canvas/svg-canvas-d3.scss b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-canvas/svg-canvas-d3.scss
index 35312fd0e9..bc82fe6c81 100644
--- a/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-canvas/svg-canvas-d3.scss
+++ b/canvas_modules/common-canvas/src/common-canvas/svg-canvas-d3.scss
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ $link-highlight-color: $support-04;
 	}
 	.d3-comment-entry {
 		background-color: $background-color;
-		color: $gray-100;
+		color: $text-color;
 	}
 }