diff --git a/src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx b/src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx
index 395c989b5..673e00dc8 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ let MessageItem = ({
               }>
               <RichText
                 value={rt}
-                style={[a.text_md, isFromSelf && {color: t.palette.white}]}
+                style={[a.text_md, isFromSelf && {color: t.palette.black}]}
                 interactiveStyle={a.underline}
                 enableTags
                 emojiMultiplier={3}
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.tsx
index 87f22b232..1994eaf26 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.tsx
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export function MessageInput({
           ]}
           onPress={onSubmit}
           disabled={needsEmailVerification}>
-          <PaperPlane fill={t.palette.white} style={[a.relative, {left: 1}]} />
+          <PaperPlane fill={t.palette.black} style={[a.relative, {left: 1}]} />
         </Pressable>
       </View>
     </View>
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.web.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.web.tsx
index 0dce99ad6..93c5ee22f 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.web.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.web.tsx
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export function MessageInput({
             },
           ]}
           onPress={onSubmit}>
-          <PaperPlane fill={t.palette.white} style={[a.relative, {left: 1}]} />
+          <PaperPlane fill={t.palette.black} style={[a.relative, {left: 1}]} />
         </Pressable>
       </View>
     </View>