diff --git a/gnome-shell/_common.scss b/gnome-shell/_common.scss
index 8e4c678..aa153cf 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/_common.scss
+++ b/gnome-shell/_common.scss
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ StEntry {
     warning-color: $warning_color;
     padding: 0 4px;
   }
+
+  StLabel.hint-text { color: transparentize($fg_color, 0.3); }
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css b/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
index 1e07783..03a0e82 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ StEntry {
     icon-size: 16px;
     warning-color: #f47d49;
     padding: 0 4px; }
+  StEntry StLabel.hint-text {
+    color: rgba(146, 155, 168, 0.7); }
 
 /* Scrollbars */
 StScrollView.vfade {
diff --git a/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss b/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss
index f1afd60..21ae3fe 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss
+++ b/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ StEntry {
     warning-color: $warning_color;
     padding: 0 4px;
   }
+  
+  StLabel.hint-text { color: transparentize($fg_color, 0.3); }
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css b/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css
index 98b9839..a0bf693 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ StEntry {
     icon-size: 16px;
     warning-color: #f47d49;
     padding: 0 4px; }
+  StEntry StLabel.hint-text {
+    color: rgba(146, 155, 168, 0.7); }
 
 /* Scrollbars */
 StScrollView.vfade {