diff --git a/css/main.css b/css/main.css
index 9915735d..b1d6e345 100644
--- a/css/main.css
+++ b/css/main.css
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     --darker-gray: #202123;
     --dark-gray: #343541;
     --light-gray: #444654;
-    --light-theme-gray: #f5f5f5;
+    --light-theme-gray: #f3f4f6;
     --border-color-dark: #525252;
     --header-width: 112px;
     --selected-item-color-dark: #32333e;
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ div.svelte-362y77>*, div.svelte-362y77>.form>* {
 }
 
 #chat-input textarea {
+    background: var(--light-theme-gray);
     padding: 0.65rem 2.5rem;
     border: 0;
 }
diff --git a/modules/ui.py b/modules/ui.py
index fb016f87..d08c1435 100644
--- a/modules/ui.py
+++ b/modules/ui.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if not shared.args.old_colors:
         background_fill_primary_dark='var(--darker-gray)',
         body_background_fill="white",
         block_background_fill="transparent",
-        body_text_color="#333",
+        body_text_color='rgb(64, 64, 64)',
         button_secondary_background_fill="#f4f4f4",
         button_secondary_border_color="var(--border-color-primary)",