diff --git a/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/channel_item/__snapshots__/channel_item.test.js.snap b/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/channel_item/__snapshots__/channel_item.test.js.snap
index 2fc47d998..93f9b9c3e 100644
--- a/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/channel_item/__snapshots__/channel_item.test.js.snap
+++ b/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/channel_item/__snapshots__/channel_item.test.js.snap
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ exports[`ChannelItem should match snapshot 1`] = `
             Array [
               Object {
                 "alignSelf": "center",
-                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.88)",
+                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.6)",
                 "flex": 1,
                 "fontFamily": "Open Sans",
                 "fontSize": 16,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ exports[`ChannelItem should match snapshot for current user i.e currentUser (you
             Array [
               Object {
                 "alignSelf": "center",
-                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.88)",
+                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.6)",
                 "flex": 1,
                 "fontFamily": "Open Sans",
                 "fontSize": 16,
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ exports[`ChannelItem should match snapshot for current user i.e currentUser (you
             Array [
               Object {
                 "alignSelf": "center",
-                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.88)",
+                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.6)",
                 "flex": 1,
                 "fontFamily": "Open Sans",
                 "fontSize": 16,
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ exports[`ChannelItem should match snapshot for deactivated user and is currentCh
             Array [
               Object {
                 "alignSelf": "center",
-                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.88)",
+                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.6)",
                 "flex": 1,
                 "fontFamily": "Open Sans",
                 "fontSize": 16,
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ exports[`ChannelItem should match snapshot for deactivated user and is searchRes
             Array [
               Object {
                 "alignSelf": "center",
-                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.88)",
+                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.6)",
                 "flex": 1,
                 "fontFamily": "Open Sans",
                 "fontSize": 16,
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ exports[`ChannelItem should match snapshot for deactivated user and not searchRe
             Array [
               Object {
                 "alignSelf": "center",
-                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.88)",
+                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.6)",
                 "flex": 1,
                 "fontFamily": "Open Sans",
                 "fontSize": 16,
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ exports[`ChannelItem should match snapshot with draft 1`] = `
             Array [
               Object {
                 "alignSelf": "center",
-                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.88)",
+                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.6)",
                 "flex": 1,
                 "fontFamily": "Open Sans",
                 "fontSize": 16,
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ exports[`ChannelItem should match snapshot with mentions and muted 1`] = `
             Array [
               Object {
                 "alignSelf": "center",
-                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.88)",
+                "color": "rgba(255,255,255,0.6)",
                 "flex": 1,
                 "fontFamily": "Open Sans",
                 "fontSize": 16,
diff --git a/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/channel_item/channel_item.js b/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/channel_item/channel_item.js
index 5a6ea5e63..1022d8b7f 100644
--- a/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/channel_item/channel_item.js
+++ b/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/channel_item/channel_item.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme) => {
             paddingLeft: 11,
         },
         text: {
-            color: changeOpacity(theme.sidebarText, 0.88),
+            color: changeOpacity(theme.sidebarText, 0.6),
             fontSize: 16,
             lineHeight: 24,
             paddingRight: 10,