diff --git a/src/color.rs b/src/color.rs
index ba437effeb..953b8ae9b4 100644
--- a/src/color.rs
+++ b/src/color.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl Color {
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn doc_backtick(self) -> Self {
-    self.restyle(Style::new().fg(White).on(Black))
+    self.restyle(Style::new().fg(Cyan))
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn error(self) -> Self {
diff --git a/tests/list.rs b/tests/list.rs
index f7ea7528af..53a1c7372c 100644
--- a/tests/list.rs
+++ b/tests/list.rs
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ fn backticks_highlighted() {
     .stdout(
       "
         Available recipes:
-            recipe \u{1b}[34m#\u{1b}[0m \u{1b}[34mComment \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[40;37m``\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[34m \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[40;37m`with backticks`\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[34m and trailing text\u{1b}[0m
+            recipe \u{1b}[34m#\u{1b}[0m \u{1b}[34mComment \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[36m``\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[34m \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[36m`with backticks`\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[34m and trailing text\u{1b}[0m
       ")
     .run();
 }
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ fn unclosed_backticks() {
     .stdout(
       "
         Available recipes:
-            recipe \u{1b}[34m#\u{1b}[0m \u{1b}[34mComment \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[40;37m`with unclosed backick\u{1b}[0m
+            recipe \u{1b}[34m#\u{1b}[0m \u{1b}[34mComment \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[36m`with unclosed backick\u{1b}[0m
       ")
     .run();
 }