diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/useDropdown.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/useDropdown.ts
index da54bd100..ee72efd37 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/useDropdown.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/useDropdown.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ export function useDropdown<C>(
       setOptions(opts);
       if (selected) {
         const idx = opts.findIndex((c) => key(c) === key(selected));
-        console.log(idx);
         if (idx < 0) {
           setSelected(undefined);
-        }       
+        }
       }
     },
     [candidates, searchPred, key, selected, setOptions, setSelected]
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/publish/components/lib/new.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/publish/components/lib/new.tsx
index 98d78fe96..415d7d311 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/publish/components/lib/new.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/publish/components/lib/new.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function NewScreen(props: NewScreenProps & RouteComponentProps) {
   };
   return (
     <Col p={3}>
-      <Box mb={4}>New Notebook</Box>
+      <Box mb={4} color="black">New Notebook</Box>
       <Formik
         validationSchema={formSchema}
         initialValues={{ name: "", description: "", group: "" }}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/DropdownSearch.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/DropdownSearch.tsx
index ec04f9eca..b9d9132a1 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/DropdownSearch.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/DropdownSearch.tsx
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ export function DropdownSearch<C>(props: DropdownSearchProps<C>) {
           ref={textarea}
           border={1}
           borderColor="washedGray"
+          bg="white"
+          color="black"
           borderRadius={2}
           onChange={onChange}
           value={query}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/Group.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/Group.tsx
index f7e1213d4..8bd74418c 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/Group.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/Group.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from '~/types/group-update';
 import { Path, PatpNoSig, Patp } from '~/types/noun';
 import GlobalApi from '~/logic/api/global';
-import { Menu, MenuButton, MenuList, MenuItem } from '@tlon/indigo-react';
+import { Menu, MenuButton, MenuList, MenuItem, Text } from '@tlon/indigo-react';
 import InviteSearch, { Invites } from './InviteSearch';
 import { Spinner } from './Spinner';
 import { Rolodex } from '~/types/contact-update';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class GroupMember extends Component<{ ship: Patp; options: any[] }, {}> {
     return (
       <div className='flex justify-between f9 items-center'>
         <div className='flex flex-column'>
-          <div className='mono mr2'>{`${cite(ship)}`}</div>
+          <Text mono mr='2'>{`${cite(ship)}`}</Text>
           {children}
         </div>
         {options.length > 0 && (
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ class Tag extends Component<{ description: string; onRemove?: () => any }, {}> {
   render() {
     const { description, onRemove } = this.props;
     return (
-      <div className='br-pill ba b-black r-full items-center ph2 f9 mr2 flex'>
-        <div>{description}</div>
+      <div className='br-pill ba b-black b--white-d r-full items-center ph2 f9 mr2 flex'>
+        <Text>{description}</Text>
         {Boolean(onRemove) && (
-          <div onClick={onRemove} className='ml1 f9 pointer'>
+          <Text onClick={onRemove} ml='1' style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}>
             ✗
-          </div>
+          </Text>
         )}
       </div>
     );
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export class GroupView extends Component<
         {ships.map((ship) => (
           <GroupMember key={ship} ship={ship} options={options(ship)} />
         ))}
-        {ships.length === 0 && <div className='f9'>No ships are pending</div>}
+        {ships.length === 0 && <Text className='f9'>No ships are pending</Text>}
         {props.inviteShips && this.isAdmin() && (
           <>
             <div className='f9 gray2 mt6 mb3'>Invite</div>
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ export class GroupView extends Component<
     return (
       <div className={className}>
         <div className='flex flex-column'>
-          <div className='f9 gray2'>Host</div>
+          <Text gray display='block'>Host</Text>
           <div className='flex justify-between mt3'>
-            <div className='f9 mono mr2'>{cite(resource.ship)}</div>
+            <Text mono mr='2'>{cite(resource.ship)}</Text>
           </div>
         </div>
         {'invite' in group.policy && this.renderInvites(group.policy)}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/GroupSearch.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/GroupSearch.tsx
index ce0e6d05c..5315d34c2 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/GroupSearch.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/GroupSearch.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const CandidateBox = styled(Box)<{ selected: boolean }>`
 `;
 
 const ClickableText = styled(Text)`
-  pointer: cursor;
+  cursor: pointer;
 
 `;
 
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const Candidate = ({ title, selected, onClick }) => (
     onClick={onClick}
     selected={selected}
     borderColor="washedGray"
+    color="black"
     fontSize={0}
     p={1}
     width="100%"
@@ -95,9 +96,9 @@ export function GroupSearch(props: InviteSearchProps) {
       onSelect={onSelect}
       onRemove={onRemove}
       renderChoice={({ candidate, onRemove }) => (
-        <Box px={2} py={1} border={1} borderColor="washedGrey" fontSize={0}>
+        <Box px={2} py={1} border={1} borderColor="washedGrey" color="black" fontSize={0}>
           {candidate.metadata.title}
-          <ClickableText ml={2} onClick={onRemove}>
+          <ClickableText ml={2} onClick={onRemove} color="black">
             x
           </ClickableText>
         </Box>