diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/Node.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/Node.cpp
index 620333c01e..cb3f3e4831 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/Node.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/Node.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void NodeWithStyle::apply_style(const CSS::StyleProperties& specified_style)
     if (auto list_style_type = specified_style.list_style_type(); list_style_type.has_value())
         style.set_list_style_type(list_style_type.value());
 
-    style.set_color(specified_style.color_or_fallback(CSS::PropertyID::Color, document(), Color::Transparent));
+    style.set_color(specified_style.color_or_fallback(CSS::PropertyID::Color, document(), Color::Black));
     style.set_background_color(specified_style.color_or_fallback(CSS::PropertyID::BackgroundColor, document(), Color::Transparent));
 
     style.set_z_index(specified_style.z_index());