diff --git a/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx b/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx
index 20886c24..6c354eda 100644
--- a/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx
+++ b/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ function RoomViewInput({
   function renderInputs() {
     if (!canISend) {
       return (
-        <p className="room-input__disallowed">You do not have permission to post to this room</p>
+        <Text className="room-input__disallowed">You do not have permission to post to this room</Text>
       );
     }
     return (
diff --git a/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.scss b/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.scss
index a9d58f4f..9e0f1a91 100644
--- a/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.scss
+++ b/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   min-height: 48px;
 
   &__disallowed {
-    color: var(--tc-surface-low);
     flex: 1;
     text-align: center;
   }