diff --git a/magit.el b/magit.el
index eb0748c8..c63bba69 100644
--- a/magit.el
+++ b/magit.el
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Many Magit faces inherit from this one by default."
   '((((class color) (background light))
      :foreground "grey11")
     (((class color) (background dark))
-     :foreground "grey30"))
+     :foreground "grey80"))
   "Face for the graph element of the log output."
   :group 'magit)