diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/scss/answerbox.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/scss/answerbox.scss
index 50a90b39..c77f35b7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/scss/answerbox.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/scss/answerbox.scss
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 .answerbox--answer-text {
   font-weight: 16px;
-  color: $gray-base;
+  color: #000;
 }
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