diff --git a/themes/garland/style.css b/themes/garland/style.css
index 9e1f6c47cf0e7d6f196d83fedb047f3247781211..8df698ba3d0afa737bc492cb55674e918fb98841 100644
--- a/themes/garland/style.css
+++ b/themes/garland/style.css
@@ -1006,18 +1006,18 @@ tr.taxonomy-term-divider-bottom {
 }
 
 div.status {
-  color: #3a3;
+  color: #33a333;
   border-color: #c7f2c8;
 }
 
 div.error, tr.error {
-  color: #c52020;
+  color: #a30000;
   background-color: #FFCCCC;
 }
 
 .form-item input.error, .form-item textarea.error {
   border: 1px solid #c52020;
-  color: #494949;
+  color: #363636;
 }
 
 /**