diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search.scss
index b86e68f2b0b..12b37d9ffef 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search.scss
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
     line-height: 20px;
     word-wrap: break-word;
     max-width: 640px;
-    color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($primary, $lightness: 50%), scale-color($secondary, $lightness: 50%));
+    color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($primary, $lightness: 40%), scale-color($secondary, $lightness: 60%));
     .date {
-      color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($primary, $lightness: 30%), scale-color($secondary, $lightness: 70%));
+      color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($primary, $lightness: 60%), scale-color($secondary, $lightness: 40%));
     }
 
     .search-highlight {