diff --git a/addons/website_event/views/event_templates.xml b/addons/website_event/views/event_templates.xml
index 9b11577bbec..71722d2b244 100644
--- a/addons/website_event/views/event_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_event/views/event_templates.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
                                 <t t-set="_record" t-value="event"/>
 
                                 <!-- Short Date -->
-                                <div class="o_wevent_event_date position-absolute bg-white shadow-sm">
+                                <div class="o_wevent_event_date position-absolute bg-white shadow-sm text-dark">
                                     <span t-field="event.with_context(tz=event.date_tz).date_begin" t-options="{'format': 'LLL'}" class="o_wevent_event_month"/>
                                     <span t-field="event.with_context(tz=event.date_tz).date_begin" t-options="{'format': 'dd'}" class="o_wevent_event_day"/>
                                 </div>