diff --git a/templates/Sparkle/assets/css/main.css b/templates/Sparkle/assets/css/main.css
index 2fb5276e..e3521bbf 100644
--- a/templates/Sparkle/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/templates/Sparkle/assets/css/main.css
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ table tfoot td {
 /* input elements */
 input {
 	background:#fff url(../img/icons/text_align_left.png) no-repeat 5px 4px;
+	color: black;
 	padding:1px 4px 2px 24px;
 	height:23px;
 	border:1px solid #d9d9d9;
@@ -671,6 +672,7 @@ input {
 
 textarea {
 	background:#fff url(../img/icons/text_align_left.png) no-repeat 5px 4px;
+	color: black;
 	padding:4px 4px 2px 24px;
 	border:1px solid #d9d9d9;
 	margin-bottom:5px;
@@ -754,6 +756,7 @@ input[type="checkbox"] {
 
 select {
 	padding:2px 4px 2px 24px;
+	color: black;
 	height:28px;
 	border:1px solid #d9d9d9;
 	margin:0 5px 5px 0!important;
@@ -1117,4 +1120,4 @@ div.left {
 }
 div.right {
 	float: right;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}