diff --git a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellEditor.java b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellEditor.java
index c5c2e4175..7c2ecff38 100644
--- a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellEditor.java
+++ b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellEditor.java
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public class ContributedLibraryTableCellEditor extends InstallerTableCell {
     editorCell.versionToInstallChooser
         .setVisible(!mayInstalled.isPresent() && notInstalled.size() > 1);
 
+    editorCell.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
     editorCell.setBackground(new Color(218, 227, 227)); // #dae3e3
     return editorCell;
   }
diff --git a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellJPanel.java b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellJPanel.java
index 560c9889b..cbd805ab7 100644
--- a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellJPanel.java
+++ b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellJPanel.java
@@ -265,4 +265,11 @@ public class ContributedLibraryTableCellJPanel extends JPanel {
     buttonsPanel.setVisible(enabled);
     inactiveButtonsPanel.setVisible(!enabled);
   }
+
+  public void setForeground(Color c) {
+    super.setForeground(c);
+    // The description is not opaque, so copy our foreground color to it.
+    if (description != null)
+      description.setForeground(c);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellRenderer.java b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellRenderer.java
index bc4b3ffd9..d107f9020 100644
--- a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellRenderer.java
+++ b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/libraries/ui/ContributedLibraryTableCellRenderer.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class ContributedLibraryTableCellRenderer implements TableCellRenderer {
         value, isSelected);
     cell.setButtonsVisible(false);
 
+    cell.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
     if (row % 2 == 0) {
       cell.setBackground(new Color(236, 241, 241)); // #ecf1f1
     } else {
diff --git a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellEditor.java b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellEditor.java
index acfb58bb3..7fe221fa3 100644
--- a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellEditor.java
+++ b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellEditor.java
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public class ContributedPlatformTableCellEditor extends InstallerTableCell {
         .setVisible(installed == null && uninstalledReleases.size() > 1);
 
     cell.update(table, _value, !installedBuiltIn.isEmpty());
+    cell.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
     cell.setBackground(new Color(218, 227, 227)); // #dae3e3
     return cell;
   }
diff --git a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellJPanel.java b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellJPanel.java
index 2f42a9026..616bfbea6 100644
--- a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellJPanel.java
+++ b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellJPanel.java
@@ -306,4 +306,10 @@ public class ContributedPlatformTableCellJPanel extends JPanel {
     inactiveButtonsPanel.setVisible(!enabled);
   }
 
+  public void setForeground(Color c) {
+    super.setForeground(c);
+    // The description is not opaque, so copy our foreground color to it.
+    if (description != null)
+      description.setForeground(c);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellRenderer.java b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellRenderer.java
index 19d484dc2..b6f6aae01 100644
--- a/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellRenderer.java
+++ b/app/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ui/ContributedPlatformTableCellRenderer.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class ContributedPlatformTableCellRenderer implements TableCellRenderer {
     cell.setButtonsVisible(false);
     cell.update(table, value, false);
 
+    cell.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
     if (row % 2 == 0) {
       cell.setBackground(new Color(236, 241, 241)); // #ecf1f1
     } else {