diff --git a/Habitica/res/values-night/colors.xml b/Habitica/res/values-night/colors.xml
index b5db0e555..8b3ad7f16 100644
--- a/Habitica/res/values-night/colors.xml
+++ b/Habitica/res/values-night/colors.xml
@@ -62,5 +62,6 @@
     <color name="text_green10_green500">@color/green_500</color>
     <color name="gray200_gray400">@color/gray_400</color>
     <color name="gray700_gray10">@color/gray_10</color>
+    <color name="maroon100_red100">@color/red_100</color>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/Habitica/res/values/colors.xml b/Habitica/res/values/colors.xml
index 9ce855bde..6c9806637 100644
--- a/Habitica/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/Habitica/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -129,4 +129,5 @@
     <color name="text_green10_green500">@color/green_10</color>
     <color name="gray200_gray400">@color/gray_200</color>
     <color name="gray700_gray10">@color/gray_700</color>
+    <color name="maroon100_red100">@color/maroon_100</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/viewHolders/tasks/TodoViewHolder.kt b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/viewHolders/tasks/TodoViewHolder.kt
index c948f2173..cd92725ab 100644
--- a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/viewHolders/tasks/TodoViewHolder.kt
+++ b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/viewHolders/tasks/TodoViewHolder.kt
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ class TodoViewHolder(
                 specialTaskTextView?.text = context.getString(R.string.today)
             } else if (task.isDayOrMorePastDue() == true) {
                 task.dueDate?.let { specialTaskTextView?.text = dateFormatter.format(it) }
-                specialTaskTextView?.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.maroon_100))
+                specialTaskTextView?.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.maroon100_red100))
             } else {
                 task.dueDate?.let { specialTaskTextView?.text = dateFormatter.format(it) }
+                specialTaskTextView?.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.gray_300))
             }
             this.specialTaskTextView?.visibility = View.VISIBLE
             calendarIconView?.visibility = View.VISIBLE