diff --git a/src/styles/components/cards.css b/src/styles/components/cards.css
index 62af012f..252d518e 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/cards.css
+++ b/src/styles/components/cards.css
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 0.35rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
 }
 
 /* Reading progress as separator - always shown, full width */