diff --git a/gitgen.py b/gitgen.py
index 6e6eac2..c4adf51 100644
--- a/gitgen.py
+++ b/gitgen.py
@@ -241,11 +241,11 @@ class GitRepoScanner:
svg_parts.append(
f'<text x="{cx:.2f}" y="{label_y}" text-anchor="middle" '
- f'font-size="12" fill="#666">{month["label"]}</text>'
+ f'font-size="12" fill="#444">{month["label"]}</text>'
)
svg_parts.append(
f'<text x="{cx:.2f}" y="{count_y}" text-anchor="middle" '
- f'font-size="11" fill="#aaa">{month["count"]}</text>'
+ f'font-size="11" fill="#888">{month["count"]}</text>'
)
svg_parts.append('</svg>')