diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.tsx
index 4cc11f5967..0ba2e958a6 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.tsx
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export function TextInput({
         onPaste={onPaste}
         onSelectionChange={onSelectionChange}
         placeholder={placeholder}
-        placeholderTextColor={t.atoms.text_contrast_medium.color}
+        placeholderTextColor={t.atoms.text_contrast_low.color}
         keyboardAppearance={theme.colorScheme}
         autoFocus={props.autoFocus !== undefined ? props.autoFocus : true}
         allowFontScaling