diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart b/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart
index b516ba4f0..c534ce5b5 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ class HtmlMessage extends StatelessWidget {
                           overlayController!.onClickOverlayMessageToken(token),
                       constructEmojiNotifier: overlayController!
                           .selectModeController.constructEmojiNotifier,
+                      textColor: textColor,
                     ),
                   if (renderer.showCenterStyling &&
                       token != null &&
@@ -973,6 +974,7 @@ class HtmlMessage extends StatelessWidget {
                   enabled: false,
                   constructEmojiNotifier: overlayController!
                       .selectModeController.constructEmojiNotifier,
+                  textColor: textColor,
                 ),
               RichText(
                 text: TextSpan(
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/token_emoji_button.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/token_emoji_button.dart
index 9c98c3bbc..edff30134 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/token_emoji_button.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/token_emoji_button.dart
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ class TokenEmojiButton extends StatefulWidget {
   final PangeaToken? token;
   final String? targetId;
   final bool enabled;
+  final Color textColor;
 
   const TokenEmojiButton({
     super.key,
     required this.selectModeNotifier,
     required this.constructEmojiNotifier,
     required this.onTap,
+    required this.textColor,
     this.token,
     this.targetId,
     this.enabled = true,
@@ -106,7 +108,9 @@ class TokenEmojiButtonState extends State<TokenEmojiButton>
     final child = widget.enabled
         ? Text(
             _emoji ?? "-",
-            style: TextStyle(fontSize: buttonSize - 8.0),
+            style: TextStyle(fontSize: buttonSize - 8.0).copyWith(
+              color: widget.textColor,
+            ),
             textScaler: TextScaler.noScaling,
           )
         : null;