diff --git a/site/layouts/partials/footer.html b/site/layouts/partials/footer.html
index c48e913f79..754aa5df26 100644
--- a/site/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/site/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<footer class="bd-footer p-3 p-md-5 mt-5 text-muted bg-light text-center text-sm-left">
+<footer class="bd-footer p-3 p-md-5 mt-5 bg-light text-center text-sm-left">
   <div class="container">
     <ul class="bd-footer-links">
       <li><a href="{{ .Site.Params.repo }}">GitHub</a></li>
diff --git a/site/static/docs/4.3/assets/scss/_footer.scss b/site/static/docs/4.3/assets/scss/_footer.scss
index c5f9c1b100..0d9bf454a3 100644
--- a/site/static/docs/4.3/assets/scss/_footer.scss
+++ b/site/static/docs/4.3/assets/scss/_footer.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 .bd-footer {
   @include font-size(.875rem);
+  color: #63707c;
 
   a {
     font-weight: 600;