diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index 556411fdab4..9924b75acea 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                                         <field name="department_id" on_change="onchange_department_id(department_id)"/>
                                         <field name="job_id" options='{"no_open": true}' domain="[('state','!=','old')]" context="{'form_view_ref': 'hr.view_hr_job_employee_form'}"/>
                                         <field name="parent_id"/>
-                                        <span style='color: gray' colspan="2">As Manager of this employee, you will automatically follow all human resource request of this employee</span>
+                                        <span class="oe_grey" colspan="2">As Manager of this employee, you will automatically follow all human resource request of this employee</span>
                                         <field name="coach_id"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
index 7b51404825a..e8a6a2aa910 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
             <button type="button" class="oe_mail_button_follow">Follow</button>
             <button type="button" class="oe_mail_button_unfollow oe_mail_button_mouseout">Following</button>
         </div>
+        <div class="oe_grey">
+            <t t-if='widget.options.context'>
+                <h5><t t-raw="widget.options.context['followers_help']"/></h5>
+            </t>
+        </div>
         <div class="oe_mail_recthread_followers">
-            <span style="color:gray">
-	            <t t-if='widget.options.context'>
-	                <h5><t t-raw="widget.options.context['followers_help']"/></h5>
-	            </t>
-	        </span>
             <t t-if="widget.options.title">
                 <h4><t t-raw="widget.options.title"/></h4>
             </t>