diff --git a/docs/components/card.md b/docs/components/card.md
index 8fd2276cb78a..7d350708c900 100644
--- a/docs/components/card.md
+++ b/docs/components/card.md
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ Turn an image into a card background and overlay your card's text. Depending on
 
 ## Inverted text
 
-Cards include a class for quickly toggling **the text color**. By default, cards use dark text and assume a light background. **Add `.card-inverse` for white text** and specify the `background-color` and `border-color` to go with it.
+By default, cards use dark text and assume a light background. You can reverse that by toggling the `color` of text within, as well as that of the card's subcomponents, with `.card-inverse`. Then, specify a dark `background-color` and `border-color` to go with it.
 
 You can also use `.card-inverse` with the [contextual backgrounds variants](#background-variants).
 
diff --git a/scss/mixins/_cards.scss b/scss/mixins/_cards.scss
index 2c852c4267a8..4b1232d8b200 100644
--- a/scss/mixins/_cards.scss
+++ b/scss/mixins/_cards.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 //
 
 @mixin card-inverse {
+  color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);
+
   .card-header,
   .card-footer {
     background-color: transparent;