diff --git a/browser/components/MarkdownPreview.js b/browser/components/MarkdownPreview.js
index 86a63f2f..2fb190bb 100644
--- a/browser/components/MarkdownPreview.js
+++ b/browser/components/MarkdownPreview.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ body {
 code {
   font-family: ${codeBlockFontFamily.join(', ')};
   background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
-  color: #CC305F;
 }
 .lineNumber {
   ${lineNumber && 'display: block !important;'}
diff --git a/browser/components/markdown.styl b/browser/components/markdown.styl
index b19634ea..718c3079 100644
--- a/browser/components/markdown.styl
+++ b/browser/components/markdown.styl
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ ol
   &>li>ul, &>li>ol
     margin 0
 code
+  color #24292e
   padding 0.2em 0.4em
   background-color #f7f7f7
   border-radius 3px