diff --git a/src/reusecore/Search/searchbox.style.js b/src/reusecore/Search/searchbox.style.js
index 43e31b837efb..ff745cbb36a0 100644
--- a/src/reusecore/Search/searchbox.style.js
+++ b/src/reusecore/Search/searchbox.style.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const SearchWrapper = styled.div`
       background-color: ${(props) => props.theme.shadowLightColor};
       
       /*Changes color for the text*/
-      color: ${(props) => props.theme.textColor};
+      color: ${(props) => props.theme.whiteToBlack};
 
       &:focus {
         /* border-color: ${(props) => props.theme.primaryColor}; */
diff --git a/src/theme/app/themeStyles.js b/src/theme/app/themeStyles.js
index 4dbe8f5ed57b..00166012fd27 100644
--- a/src/theme/app/themeStyles.js
+++ b/src/theme/app/themeStyles.js
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export const darktheme = {
   // Teal Blue
   tertiaryColorTwo: "#477E96",
 
-  headingColor: "#111111",
+  headingColor: "#000000",
 
   // light slate gray (medium gray)
   textColor: "#ffffff",