diff --git a/public/assets/css/dash/forms.css b/public/assets/css/dash/forms.css
index e9c2407..e52e0c5 100644
--- a/public/assets/css/dash/forms.css
+++ b/public/assets/css/dash/forms.css
@@ -18,15 +18,21 @@ input[type="text"] {
   border-radius: 5px;
   font: 18px var(--base-type);
   display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.input-dark {
   background: var(--primary);
-  color: var(--secondar);
+  color: var(--secondary);
+}
+
+.input-light {
+  background: var(--secondary);
+  color: var(--primary);
 }
 
 textarea {
   border: 0;
   border-radius: 3px;
-  color: var(--secondary);
-  background: var(--primary);
 }
 
 button,
diff --git a/public/assets/css/dash/page-editor.css b/public/assets/css/dash/page-editor.css
index b39ddeb..22f1095 100644
--- a/public/assets/css/dash/page-editor.css
+++ b/public/assets/css/dash/page-editor.css
@@ -135,14 +135,12 @@ main section.page-meta textarea#post-title-text {
   width: 100%;
   height: 80px;
   font-size: 2em;
-  color: var(--primary);
 }
 
 main section.page-meta textarea#post-tags {
   font-family: var(--base-type);
   width: 100%;
   height: 80px;
-  color: var(--primary);
 }
 
 main section.page-meta select {
diff --git a/resources/views/back/page.blade.php b/resources/views/back/page.blade.php
index c6c5853..7e0ae69 100644
--- a/resources/views/back/page.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/back/page.blade.php
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@
         <div class="page-meta-wrapper">
             <div class="page-title">
                 <strong>TITLE</strong>
-                <textarea id="post-title-text" type="text" name="post-title-text" class="post-edit" placeholder="TITLE">{{ $title }}</textarea>
+                <textarea id="post-title-text" class="input-dark" type="text" name="post-title-text" class="post-edit" placeholder="TITLE">{{ $title }}</textarea>
             </div>
             <div class="page-tags">
                 <strong>TAGS</strong>
-                <textarea id="post-tags" type="text" name="post-tags" class="form-control" placeholder="tags [comma seperated]">{{ $tags }}</textarea>
+                <textarea id="post-tags" class="input-dark" type="text" name="post-tags" class="form-control" placeholder="tags [comma seperated]">{{ $tags }}</textarea>
             </div>
             <div class="page-layouts">
                 <strong>LAYOUTS</strong>
diff --git a/resources/views/back/settings.blade.php b/resources/views/back/settings.blade.php
index abc2ef6..0426858 100644
--- a/resources/views/back/settings.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/back/settings.blade.php
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
                     <input id="background-upload" type="file" name="backgrond-upload"/>
                 </div>
                 <div>
-                    <input type='text' name='handle' id='settings-handle' placeholder='handle' value="{{ $member['handle'] }}" autofocus/>
-                    <input type='text' name='email' id='settings-email' placeholder='email' value="{{ $member['email'] }}" autofocus/>
+                    <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='handle' id='settings-handle' placeholder='handle' value="{{ $member['handle'] }}" autofocus/>
+                    <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='email' id='settings-email' placeholder='email' value="{{ $member['email'] }}" autofocus/>
                     <input type='hidden' name='member-id' id='member-id' value="{{ $member['id'] }}"/>
                 </div>
                 <div>
-                    <input type='text' name='base-url' id='settings-url' placeholder='url' value="{{ $baseUrl }}" autofocus/>
-                    <input type='text' name='base-title' id='settings-title' placeholder='site title' value="{{ $siteTitle }}" autofocus/>
+                    <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='base-url' id='settings-url' placeholder='url' value="{{ $baseUrl }}" autofocus/>
+                    <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='base-title' id='settings-title' placeholder='site title' value="{{ $siteTitle }}" autofocus/>
                 </div>
                 <div>
-                    <textarea id="settings-desc" type='text' name='settings_desc' class='settings-dec' placeholder='description stuff' , autofocus>{{ $desc }}</textarea>
+                    <textarea id="settings-desc" class="input-dark" type='text' name='settings_desc' class='settings-dec' placeholder='description stuff' , autofocus>{{ $desc }}</textarea>
                 </div>
                 <div>
                     <div>
diff --git a/resources/views/forms/login.blade.php b/resources/views/forms/login.blade.php
index 69dd3cf..7de501e 100644
--- a/resources/views/forms/login.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/forms/login.blade.php
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
     </div>
     <form action="/login" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
         @csrf
-        <label class="inline">handle</label><input type="text" name="handle" class="inline" placeholder="Handle" required/>
-        <label class="inline">password</label><input type="password" name="password" class="inline" placeholder="Password" required/>
+        <label class="inline">handle</label><input class="input-light" type="text" name="handle" class="inline" placeholder="Handle" required/>
+        <label class="inline">password</label><input class="input-light" type="password" name="password" class="inline" placeholder="Password" required/>
         @if($errors->any())
             <input type="submit" value="{{$errors->first()}}" name="submit_button">
         @else
diff --git a/resources/views/forms/mailforms.blade.php b/resources/views/forms/mailforms.blade.php
index 66cf979..9f798ab 100644
--- a/resources/views/forms/mailforms.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/forms/mailforms.blade.php
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 @if($mailOption == "option-smtp")
     <div id="mail-smtp" data-enabled='true'>
-        <input type='text' name='smtp-domain' id='smtp-domain' placeholder='domain'value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['domain']}}"/>
-        <input type='text' name='smtp-email' id='smtp-email' placeholder='email' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['email']}}" />
-        <input type='text' name='smtp-pass' id='smtp-pass' placeholder='password' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['password']}}"/>
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='smtp-domain' id='smtp-domain' placeholder='domain'value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['domain']}}"/>
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='smtp-email' id='smtp-email' placeholder='email' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['email']}}" />
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='smtp-pass' id='smtp-pass' placeholder='password' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['password']}}"/>
     </div>
     <div id="mail-mg" data-enabled='false'>
-        <input type='text' name='mg-domain' id='mg-domain' placeholder='domain' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['domain']}}" />
-        <input type='text' name='mg-key' id='mg-key' placeholder='api key' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['key']}}"/>
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='mg-domain' id='mg-domain' placeholder='domain' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['domain']}}" />
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='mg-key' id='mg-key' placeholder='api key' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['key']}}"/>
     </div>
 @elseif($mailOption == 'option-mg')
     <div id="mail-smtp" data-enabled='false'>
-        <input type='text' name='smtp-domain' id='smtp-domain' placeholder='domain'value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['domain']}}"/>
-        <input type='text' name='smtp-email' id='smtp-email' placeholder='email' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['email']}}" />
-        <input type='text' name='smtp-pass' id='smtp-pass' placeholder='password' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['password']}}"/>
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='smtp-domain' id='smtp-domain' placeholder='domain'value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['domain']}}"/>
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='smtp-email' id='smtp-email' placeholder='email' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['email']}}" />
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='smtp-pass' id='smtp-pass' placeholder='password' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['password']}}"/>
     </div>
     <div id="mail-mg" data-enabled='true'>
-        <input type='text' name='mg-domain' id='mg-domain' placeholder='domain' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['domain']}}" />
-        <input type='text' name='mg-key' id='mg-key' placeholder='api key' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['key']}}"/>
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='mg-domain' id='mg-domain' placeholder='domain' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['domain']}}" />
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='mg-key' id='mg-key' placeholder='api key' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['key']}}"/>
     </div>
 @else
     <div id="mail-smtp" data-enabled='false'>
-        <input type='text' name='smtp-domain' id='smtp-domain' placeholder='domain'value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['domain']}}"/>
-        <input type='text' name='smtp-email' id='smtp-email' placeholder='email' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['email']}}" />
-        <input type='text' name='smtp-pass' id='smtp-pass' placeholder='password' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['password']}}"/>
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='smtp-domain' id='smtp-domain' placeholder='domain'value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['domain']}}"/>
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='smtp-email' id='smtp-email' placeholder='email' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['email']}}" />
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='smtp-pass' id='smtp-pass' placeholder='password' value="{{$mailConfig['smtp']['password']}}"/>
     </div>
     <div id="mail-mg" data-enabled='false'>
-        <input type='text' name='mg-domain' id='mg-domain' placeholder='domain' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['domain']}}" />
-        <input type='text' name='mg-key' id='mg-key' placeholder='api key' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['key']}}"/>
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='mg-domain' id='mg-domain' placeholder='domain' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['domain']}}" />
+        <input type='text' class="input-dark" name='mg-key' id='mg-key' placeholder='api key' value="{{$mailConfig['mailgun']['key']}}"/>
     </div>
 @endif