diff --git a/beamercolorthememetropolis.sty b/beamercolorthememetropolis.sty
index 63549e7..419d691 100644
--- a/beamercolorthememetropolis.sty
+++ b/beamercolorthememetropolis.sty
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 \setbeamercolor{normal text}{fg=black!97}
 \setbeamercolor{alerted text}{fg=mLightBrown}
 
-\setbeamercolor{footnote}{fg=mDarkTeal!50}
+\setbeamercolor{footnote}{fg=mDarkTeal!90}
 \setbeamercolor{footnote mark}{fg=.}
 \setbeamercolor{page number in head/foot}{fg=mDarkTeal}