diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/text_style.h b/third_party/txt/src/txt/text_style.h
index 9e2dc06e2..98429080c 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/text_style.h
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/text_style.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace txt {
 
 class TextStyle {
  public:
-  SkColor color = SK_ColorBLACK;
+  SkColor color = SK_ColorWHITE;
   TextDecoration decoration = TextDecoration::kNone;
   // Does not make sense to draw a transparent object, so we use it as a default
   // value to indicate no decoration color was set.