diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/vega/public/vega_view/vega_tooltip.styles.ts b/src/plugins/vis_types/vega/public/vega_view/vega_tooltip.styles.ts
index 51150cd658733..450238142b236 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_types/vega/public/vega_view/vega_tooltip.styles.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/vega/public/vega_view/vega_tooltip.styles.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const vegaVisTooltipStyles = (euiThemeContext: UseEuiTheme) => {
             'max-width',
             mathWithUnits(euiTheme.size.base, (x) => x * 10)
           )}
-          color: ${euiTheme.colors.mediumShade};
+          color: ${euiTheme.colors.lightShade};
           ${logicalTextAlignCSS('right')}
           ${logicalCSS('padding-right', euiTheme.size.xs)}
         }