diff --git a/src/controls/InlineMessage.qml b/src/controls/InlineMessage.qml
--- a/src/controls/InlineMessage.qml
+++ b/src/controls/InlineMessage.qml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
                 return "dialog-information";
             }
 
-            color: root.icon.color
+            color: Qt.tint(Kirigami.Theme.textColor, Qt.rgba(bgBorderRect.color.r, bgBorderRect.color.g, bgBorderRect.color.b, 0.4))
         }
 
         MouseArea {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 
                 width: parent.width
 
-                color: Kirigami.Theme.textColor
+                color: Qt.tint(Kirigami.Theme.textColor, Qt.rgba(bgBorderRect.color.r, bgBorderRect.color.g, bgBorderRect.color.b, 0.4))
                 wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
                 elide: Text.ElideRight