diff --git a/shared/styles/theme.js b/shared/styles/theme.js
index 5fff6381..8f726c7d 100644
--- a/shared/styles/theme.js
+++ b/shared/styles/theme.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export const dark = {
   text: colors.almostWhite,
   textSecondary: lighten(0.1, colors.slate),
   textTertiary: colors.slate,
-  placeholder: darken(0.5, '#B1BECC'),
+  placeholder: colors.slateDark,
 
   sidebarBackground: colors.veryDarkBlue,
   sidebarItemBackground: colors.veryDarkBlue,