diff --git a/src/content/_code.scss b/src/content/_code.scss
index fd2c064..c661acd 100644
--- a/src/content/_code.scss
+++ b/src/content/_code.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ code {
 }
 
 kbd {
-  @include color('color', 'white');
+  @include color('color', 'black');
   @include color('background-color', 'primary');
   border-radius: 3px;
   font-size: 80%;
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ kbd {
 }
 
 pre {
-  @include color('color', 'primary');
+  @include color('color', 'black');
   @include color('background-color', 'primary-light-70');
   @include color('border-color', 'primary-light-50');
 
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ pre {
   word-wrap: break-word;
 
   code {
+    @include color('color', 'black');
     background: transparent;
-    color: inherit;
     display: block;
     font-size: inherit;
     padding: initial;
diff --git a/src/core/_config.scss b/src/core/_config.scss
index f68f465..522f6e1 100644
--- a/src/core/_config.scss
+++ b/src/core/_config.scss
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ $white-dark-light-80: lighten($white-dark, 80%) !default;
 $light-dark: rgba(#000, 0.7) !default;
 $white: rgba(#fff, 1) !default;
 $main-background: rgba(#fff, 1) !default;
+$black: rgba(#000, 1) !default;
 $main-background-light: lighten($main-background, 50%) !default;
 
 $primary-text: $primary !default;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ $dark-light-dark: rgba(#fff, 0.7) !default;
 $dark-white: rgba(#fff, 1) !default;
 $dark-main-background: rgba(#41403e, 1) !default;
 $dark-main-background-light: lighten($dark-main-background, 50%) !default;
+$dark-black: rgba(#000, 1) !default;
 
 $dark-primary-text: #41403e !default;
 $dark-secondary-text: #41403e !default;
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ $theme-map: (
     white:$white,
     main-background: $main-background,
     main-background-light: $main-background-light,
+    black: $black,
     primary-text:$primary-text,
     secondary-text:$secondary-text,
     success-text:$success-text,
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ $theme-map: (
     white:$dark-white,
     main-background: $dark-main-background,
     main-background-light: $dark-main-background-light,
+    black: $dark-black,
     primary-text:$dark-primary-text,
     secondary-text:$dark-secondary-text,
     success-text:$dark-success-text,