diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/items/ConversationItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/items/ConversationItem.java
index 40e148cc1..7eae2be1c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/items/ConversationItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/items/ConversationItem.java
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ public class ConversationItem extends AbstractFlexibleItem<ConversationItem.Conv
                                 .apply(RequestOptions.bitmapTransform(new CircleCrop()))
                                 .into(holder.dialogLastMessageUserAvatar);
                     } else {
-                        TextDrawable drawable = TextDrawable.builder().beginConfig().bold().endConfig().buildRound(">", context.getResources().getColor(R.color.nc_grey));
+                        TextDrawable drawable =
+                                TextDrawable.builder().beginConfig().bold().endConfig().buildRound(">", context.getResources().getColor(R.color.black));
                         holder.dialogLastMessageUserAvatar.setImageDrawable(drawable);
 
                     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/MagicIncomingTextMessageViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/MagicIncomingTextMessageViewHolder.java
index 4bc84620f..6df27b1de 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/MagicIncomingTextMessageViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/MagicIncomingTextMessageViewHolder.java
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ public class MagicIncomingTextMessageViewHolder
 
                 messageUserAvatarView.getHierarchy().setPlaceholderImage(DisplayUtils.getRoundedDrawable(layerDrawable));
             } else if (message.getActorType().equals("bots")) {
-                TextDrawable drawable = TextDrawable.builder().beginConfig().bold().endConfig().buildRound(">", context.getResources().getColor(R.color.nc_grey));
+                TextDrawable drawable =
+                        TextDrawable.builder().beginConfig().bold().endConfig().buildRound(">",
+                                context.getResources().getColor(R.color.black));
                 messageUserAvatarView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                 messageUserAvatarView.getHierarchy().setPlaceholderImage(drawable);
             }