diff --git a/src/app/register2/components/register2.scss-theme.scss b/src/app/register2/components/register2.scss-theme.scss
index 2c0bc0b38..2c29cf2e8 100644
--- a/src/app/register2/components/register2.scss-theme.scss
+++ b/src/app/register2/components/register2.scss-theme.scss
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) !important;
       }
       .mat-input-element {
-        color: black !important;
+        color: $orcid-dark-primary-text !important;
       }
     }