diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/css/dark.theme.css b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/css/dark.theme.css
index 3b5c546d2c..cb9d0183d8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/css/dark.theme.css
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/css/dark.theme.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	--uui-color-current: #316dca;
 	--uui-color-current-emphasis: #3e79d0;
 	--uui-color-current-standalone: #5b8dd7;
-	--uui-color-current-contrast: #f000;
+	--uui-color-current-contrast: #eeeeef;
 	--uui-color-disabled: #434c56;
 	--uui-color-disabled-standalone: #545d68;
 	--uui-color-disabled-contrast: #fcfcfc4d;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/language/app-language-select/app-language-select.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/language/app-language-select/app-language-select.element.ts
index 3aba86487d..a8c3c15d98 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/language/app-language-select/app-language-select.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/language/app-language-select/app-language-select.element.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export class UmbAppLanguageSelectElement extends UmbLitElement {
 			}
 
 			#toggle {
+				color: var(--uui-color-text);
 				width: var(--umb-section-sidebar-width);
 				text-align: left;
 				background: none;
@@ -132,6 +133,10 @@ export class UmbAppLanguageSelectElement extends UmbLitElement {
 			#toggle:hover {
 				background-color: var(--uui-color-surface-emphasis);
 			}
+
+			uui-menu-item {
+				color: var(--uui-color-text);
+			}
 		`,
 	];
 }