diff --git a/admin_toolbar_search/admin_toolbar_search.module b/admin_toolbar_search/admin_toolbar_search.module
index 3da728dbe6c395b1bd4976398a96ba8062dd9cb6..e7bc816d8a1f50f3415cb48bdfd0020495a9352f 100644
--- a/admin_toolbar_search/admin_toolbar_search.module
+++ b/admin_toolbar_search/admin_toolbar_search.module
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function admin_toolbar_search_toolbar_alter(&$items) {
   $display_menu_item = $admin_toolbar_search_settings->get('display_menu_item');
   // Admin Toolbar Search field labels.
   $search_field_title = t('Search');
-  $search_field_placeholder = t('Admin Toolbar quick search');
+  $search_field_placeholder = t('Admin Toolbar Search (Alt+a)');
   $search_field_title_attribute = t('Keyboard shortcut: Alt + a');
 
   if (!$display_menu_item) {
diff --git a/admin_toolbar_search/css/admin.toolbar_search.css b/admin_toolbar_search/css/admin.toolbar_search.css
index c71545d6c8ea9af0b41849a6e22875c5d5d2f5cc..c34800bf60e303a9f9e55b19ab61743612af0223 100644
--- a/admin_toolbar_search/css/admin.toolbar_search.css
+++ b/admin_toolbar_search/css/admin.toolbar_search.css
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 }
 
 .admin-toolbar-search-autocomplete-list .ui-menu-item a {
+  color: #333333;
   text-decoration: none;
 }