diff --git a/ui/composer-web-view.css b/ui/composer-web-view.css
index a5344c10..21fde84e 100644
--- a/ui/composer-web-view.css
+++ b/ui/composer-web-view.css
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ body {
   margin: 0 !important;
   border: 0 !important;
   padding: 0 !important;
-  background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;
+  color: black;
+  background-color: #f9f9f9;
   font-size: medium !important;
 }
 
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ body.plain, body.plain * {
   font-weight: normal;
   font-style: normal;
   font-size: medium !important;
-  color: black;
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ body > div#geary-quote {
 }
 
 body > div.geary-focus {
-  background-color: white !important;
+  background-color: white;
 }
 
 body > div#geary-signature.geary-focus,
diff --git a/ui/conversation-web-view.css b/ui/conversation-web-view.css
index 9fad89ae..d4786b4a 100644
--- a/ui/conversation-web-view.css
+++ b/ui/conversation-web-view.css
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 }
 
 html {
+  color: black;
+  background-color: white;
+
   /* Trigger CSS 2.1 § 10.6.7 to get a shrink-wrapped height. */
   position: absolute !important;
   top: 0 !important;