diff --git a/quartz/components/styles/contentMeta.scss b/quartz/components/styles/contentMeta.scss
index 7874f9eba..2da2d6a63 100644
--- a/quartz/components/styles/contentMeta.scss
+++ b/quartz/components/styles/contentMeta.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .content-meta {
   margin-top: 0;
-  color: var(--gray);
+  color: var(--darkgray);
 
   &[show-comma="true"] {
     > *:not(:last-child) {