diff --git a/frontends/wix/chat.py b/frontends/wix/chat.py
index fdc83bb1..51bb8799 100644
--- a/frontends/wix/chat.py
+++ b/frontends/wix/chat.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class Chat(wx.Frame, QuickChat):
         _font_bold = wx.Font(self.font["points"], self.font["family"], wx.NORMAL, wx.BOLD)
         _font_normal = wx.Font(self.font["points"], self.font["family"], wx.NORMAL, wx.NORMAL)
         _font_italic = wx.Font(self.font["points"], self.font["family"], wx.ITALIC if mymess else wx.NORMAL, wx.NORMAL)
-        self.chatWindow.SetDefaultStyle(wx.TextAttr("BLACK", font=_font_normal))
+        self.chatWindow.SetDefaultStyle(wx.TextAttr("GREY", font=_font_normal))
         msg_time = time.localtime(timestamp or None)
         time_format = "%c" if msg_time < self.day_change else "%H:%M" #if the message was sent before today, we print the full date
         self.chatWindow.AppendText("[%s]" % time.strftime(time_format, msg_time ))