diff --git a/common/log.c b/common/log.c
index 9e79c4e66..2acf2e576 100644
--- a/common/log.c
+++ b/common/log.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static const char *verbosity_colors[] = {
 	[SWAY_SILENT] = "",
 	[SWAY_ERROR ] = "\x1B[1;31m",
 	[SWAY_INFO  ] = "\x1B[1;34m",
-	[SWAY_DEBUG ] = "\x1B[1;30m",
+	[SWAY_DEBUG ] = "\x1B[1;90m",
 };
 
 static void timespec_sub(struct timespec *r, const struct timespec *a,