diff --git a/pkg/interface/chat/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js b/pkg/interface/chat/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
index d5bcfd188..2209ccab7 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/chat/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/chat/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
@@ -1,28 +1,44 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { sigil, reactRenderer } from 'urbit-sigil-js';
 
-
 export class Sigil extends Component {
   render() {
     const { props } = this;
 
-    let classes = props.classes || "";
+    const classes = props.classes || '';
+
+    const rgb = {
+      r: parseInt(props.color.slice(1, 3), 16),
+      g: parseInt(props.color.slice(3, 5), 16),
+      b: parseInt(props.color.slice(5, 7), 16)
+    };
+    const brightness = ((299 * rgb.r) + (587 * rgb.g) + (114 * rgb.b)) / 1000;
+    const whiteBrightness = 255;
+
+    let foreground = 'white';
+
+    if ((whiteBrightness - brightness) < 50) {
+      foreground = 'black';
+    }
 
     if (props.ship.length > 14) {
       return (
         <div
-        className={"bg-black dib " + classes}
-        style={{width: props.size, height: props.size}}>
-        </div>
+          className={'bg-black dib ' + classes}
+          style={{ width: props.size, height: props.size }}
+        ></div>
       );
     } else {
       return (
-        <div className={"dib " + classes} style={{ flexBasis: props.size, backgroundColor: props.color }}>
+        <div
+          className={'dib ' + classes}
+          style={{ flexBasis: 32, backgroundColor: props.color }}
+        >
           {sigil({
             patp: props.ship,
             renderer: reactRenderer,
             size: props.size,
-            colors: [props.color, "white"],
+            colors: [props.color, foreground],
             class: props.svgClass
           })}
         </div>
@@ -30,4 +46,3 @@ export class Sigil extends Component {
     }
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/contact-card.js b/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/contact-card.js
index 6ee155c34..33070e4f4 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/contact-card.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/contact-card.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { Sigil } from './icons/sigil';
 
 import { api } from '/api';
-import { Route, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { EditElement } from '/components/lib/edit-element';
 import { Spinner } from './icons/icon-spinner';
 import { uxToHex } from '/lib/util';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
       websiteToSet: null,
       notesToSet: null,
       awaiting: false,
-      type: "Saving to group"
+      type: 'Saving to group'
     };
     this.editToggle = this.editToggle.bind(this);
     this.sigilColorSet = this.sigilColorSet.bind(this);
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
   }
 
   editToggle() {
-    const { props } = this;
     let editSwitch = this.state.edit;
     editSwitch = !editSwitch;
-    this.setState({edit: editSwitch});
+    this.setState({ edit: editSwitch });
   }
 
   emailToSet(value) {
@@ -82,172 +81,169 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
 
   shipParser(ship) {
     switch (ship.length) {
-      case 3: return "Galaxy";
-      case 6: return "Star";
-      case 13: return "Planet";
-      case 56: return "Comet";
-      default: return "Unknown";
+      case 3: return 'Galaxy';
+      case 6: return 'Star';
+      case 13: return 'Planet';
+      case 56: return 'Comet';
+      default: return 'Unknown';
     }
   }
 
   setField(field) {
     const { props, state } = this;
-    let ship = "~" + props.ship;
-    let emailTest = new RegExp(''
-      + /[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\.[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*/.source
+    const ship = '~' + props.ship;
+    const emailTest = new RegExp(String(/[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\.[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*/.source)
       + /@(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\.)+[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?/.source
     );
 
-    let phoneTest = new RegExp(''
-      + /^\s*(?:\+?(\d{1,3}))?/.source
+    const phoneTest = new RegExp(String(/^\s*(?:\+?(\d{1,3}))?/.source)
       + /([-. (]*(\d{3})[-. )]*)?((\d{3})[-. ]*(\d{2,4})(?:[-.x ]*(\d+))?)\s*$/.source
     );
 
-    let websiteTest = new RegExp(''
-      + /[(http(s)?):\/\/(www\.)?a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\+~#=]{2,256}/.source
+    const websiteTest = new RegExp(String(/[(http(s)?):\/\/(www\.)?a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\+~#=]{2,256}/.source)
       + /\.[a-z]{2,6}\b([-a-zA-Z0-9@:%_\+.~#?&//=]*)/.source
     );
 
     switch (field) {
-      case "color": {
-        let currentColor = (props.contact.color) ? props.contact.color : "000000";
+      case 'color': {
+        let currentColor = (props.contact.color) ? props.contact.color : '000000';
         currentColor = uxToHex(currentColor);
-        let hexExp = /([0-9A-Fa-f]{6})/
-        let hexTest = hexExp.exec(this.state.colorToSet);
+        const hexExp = /([0-9A-Fa-f]{6})/;
+        const hexTest = hexExp.exec(this.state.colorToSet);
 
         if (hexTest && (hexTest[1] !== currentColor) && !props.share) {
-          this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: "Saving to group" }, (() => {
+          this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: 'Saving to group' }, (() => {
             api.contactEdit(props.path, `~${props.ship}`, { color: hexTest[1] }).then(() => {
               this.setState({ awaiting: false });
             });
-          }))
+          }));
         }
         break;
       }
-      case "email": {
+      case 'email': {
         if (
-          (state.emailToSet === "") ||
+          (state.emailToSet === '') ||
           (state.emailToSet === props.contact.email)
         ) {
           return false;
         }
-        let emailTestResult = emailTest.exec(state.emailToSet);
+        const emailTestResult = emailTest.exec(state.emailToSet);
         if (emailTestResult) {
-          this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: "Saving to group" }, (() => {
+          this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: 'Saving to group' }, (() => {
             api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { email: state.emailToSet }).then(() => {
-              this.setState({awaiting: false});
+              this.setState({ awaiting: false });
             });
-          }))
+          }));
         }
         break;
       }
-      case "nickname": {
+      case 'nickname': {
         if (
-          (state.nickNameToSet === "") ||
+          (state.nickNameToSet === '') ||
           (state.nickNameToSet === props.contact.nickname)
         ) {
           return false;
         }
-        this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: "Saving to group" }, (() => {
+        this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: 'Saving to group' }, (() => {
           api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { nickname: state.nickNameToSet }).then(() => {
             this.setState({ awaiting: false });
           });
-        }))
+        }));
 
         break;
       }
-      case "notes": {
+      case 'notes': {
         if (
-          (state.notesToSet === "") ||
+          (state.notesToSet === '') ||
           (state.notesToSet === props.contact.notes)
         ) {
           return false;
         }
-        this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: "Saving to group" }, (() => {
+        this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: 'Saving to group' }, (() => {
           api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { notes: state.notesToSet }).then(() => {
             this.setState({ awaiting: false });
           });
-        }))
+        }));
         break;
       }
-      case "phone": {
+      case 'phone': {
         if (
-          (state.phoneToSet === "") ||
+          (state.phoneToSet === '') ||
           (state.phoneToSet === props.contact.phone)
         ) {
           return false;
         }
-        let phoneTestResult = phoneTest.exec(state.phoneToSet);
+        const phoneTestResult = phoneTest.exec(state.phoneToSet);
         if (phoneTestResult) {
-          this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: "Saving to group" }, (() => {
+          this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: 'Saving to group' }, (() => {
             api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { phone: state.phoneToSet }).then(() => {
               this.setState({ awaiting: false });
             });
-          }))
+          }));
         }
         break;
       }
-      case "website": {
+      case 'website': {
         if (
-          (state.websiteToSet === "") ||
+          (state.websiteToSet === '') ||
           (state.websiteToSet === props.contact.website)
         ) {
           return false;
         }
-        let websiteTestResult = websiteTest.exec(state.websiteToSet);
+        const websiteTestResult = websiteTest.exec(state.websiteToSet);
         if (websiteTestResult) {
-          this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: "Saving to group" }, (() => {
+          this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: 'Saving to group' }, (() => {
             api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { website: state.websiteToSet }).then(() => {
               this.setState({ awaiting: false });
             });
-          }))
+          }));
         }
         break;
       }
-      case "removeAvatar": {
-        this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: "Removing from group" }, (() => {
+      case 'removeAvatar': {
+        this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: 'Removing from group' }, (() => {
             api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { avatar: null }).then(() => {
               this.setState({ awaiting: false });
             });
-        }))
+        }));
         break;
       }
-      case "removeEmail": {
-        this.setState({ emailToSet: "", awaiting: true, type: "Removing from group" }, (() => {
-          api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { email: "" }).then(() => {
-            this.setState({awaiting: false});
+      case 'removeEmail': {
+        this.setState({ emailToSet: '', awaiting: true, type: 'Removing from group' }, (() => {
+          api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { email: '' }).then(() => {
+            this.setState({ awaiting: false });
           });
         }));
         break;
       }
-      case "removeNickname": {
-        this.setState({ nicknameToSet: "", awaiting: true, type: "Removing from group" }, (() => {
-          api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { nickname: "" }).then(() => {
-            this.setState({awaiting: false});
+      case 'removeNickname': {
+        this.setState({ nicknameToSet: '', awaiting: true, type: 'Removing from group' }, (() => {
+          api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { nickname: '' }).then(() => {
+            this.setState({ awaiting: false });
           });
         }));
         break;
       }
-      case "removePhone": {
-        this.setState({ phoneToSet: "", awaiting: true, type: "Removing from group" }, (() => {
-          api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { phone: "" }).then(() => {
-            this.setState({awaiting: false});
+      case 'removePhone': {
+        this.setState({ phoneToSet: '', awaiting: true, type: 'Removing from group' }, (() => {
+          api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { phone: '' }).then(() => {
+            this.setState({ awaiting: false });
           });
         }));
         break;
       }
-      case "removeWebsite": {
-        this.setState({ websiteToSet: "", awaiting: true, type: "Removing from group" }, (() => {
-          api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { website: "" }).then(() => {
-            this.setState({awaiting: false});
+      case 'removeWebsite': {
+        this.setState({ websiteToSet: '', awaiting: true, type: 'Removing from group' }, (() => {
+          api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { website: '' }).then(() => {
+            this.setState({ awaiting: false });
           });
         }));
         break;
       }
-      case "removeNotes": {
-        this.setState({ notesToSet: "", awaiting: true, type: "Removing from group" }, (() => {
-          api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { notes: "" }).then(() => {
-            this.setState({awaiting: false});
+      case 'removeNotes': {
+        this.setState({ notesToSet: '', awaiting: true, type: 'Removing from group' }, (() => {
+          api.contactEdit(props.path, ship, { notes: '' }).then(() => {
+            this.setState({ awaiting: false });
           });
         }));
         break;
@@ -264,7 +260,7 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
 
   shareWithGroup() {
     const { props, state } = this;
-    let defaultVal = props.share ? {
+    const defaultVal = props.share ? {
       nickname: props.rootIdentity.nickname,
       email: props.rootIdentity.email,
       phone: props.rootIdentity.phone,
@@ -280,7 +276,7 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
       color: props.contact.color
     };
 
-    let contact = {
+    const contact = {
       nickname: this.pickFunction(state.nickNameToSet, defaultVal.nickname),
       email: this.pickFunction(state.emailToSet, defaultVal.email),
       phone: this.pickFunction(state.phoneToSet, defaultVal.phone),
@@ -289,26 +285,26 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
       color: this.pickFunction(state.colorToSet, defaultVal.color),
       avatar: null
     };
-    this.setState({awaiting: true, type: "Sharing with group"}, (() => {
+    this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: 'Sharing with group' }, (() => {
       api.contactView.share(
         `~${props.ship}`, props.path, `~${window.ship}`, contact
       ).then(() => {
-        props.history.push(`/~groups/view${props.path}/${window.ship}`)
+        props.history.push(`/~groups/view${props.path}/${window.ship}`);
       });
-    }))
+    }));
   }
 
   removeFromGroup() {
     const { props } = this;
     // share empty contact so that we can remove ourselves from group
     // if we haven't shared yet
-    let contact = {
-      nickname: "",
-      email: "",
-      phone: "",
-      website: "",
-      notes: "",
-      color: "000000",
+    const contact = {
+      nickname: '',
+      email: '',
+      phone: '',
+      website: '',
+      notes: '',
+      color: '000000',
       avatar: null
     };
 
@@ -316,20 +312,20 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
       `~${props.ship}`, props.path, `~${window.ship}`, contact
     );
 
-    this.setState({awaiting: true, type: "Removing from group"}, (() => {
+    this.setState({ awaiting: true, type: 'Removing from group' }, (() => {
       api.contactView.delete(props.path).then(() => {
-        let destination = (props.ship === window.ship)
-          ? "" : props.path;
-        this.setState({awaiting: false});
+        const destination = (props.ship === window.ship)
+          ? '' : props.path;
+        this.setState({ awaiting: false });
         props.history.push(`/~groups${destination}`);
       });
-    }))
+    }));
   }
 
   renderEditCard() {
     const { props, state } = this;
     // if this is our first edit in a new group, propagate from root identity
-    let defaultValue = props.share ? {
+    const defaultValue = props.share ? {
       nickname: props.rootIdentity.nickname,
       email: props.rootIdentity.email,
       phone: props.rootIdentity.phone,
@@ -345,47 +341,52 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
       color: props.contact.color
     };
 
-    let shipType = this.shipParser(props.ship);
+    const shipType = this.shipParser(props.ship);
 
-    let defaultColor = !!defaultValue.color ? defaultValue.color : "000000";
+    let defaultColor = defaultValue.color ? defaultValue.color : '000000';
     defaultColor = uxToHex(defaultColor);
-    let currentColor = !!state.colorToSet ? state.colorToSet : defaultColor;
+    let currentColor = state.colorToSet ? state.colorToSet : defaultColor;
     currentColor = uxToHex(currentColor);
 
-    let sigilColor = "";
-    let hasAvatar =
-      'avatar' in props.contact && props.contact.avatar !== "TODO";
+    let sigilColor = '';
+    const hasAvatar =
+      'avatar' in props.contact && props.contact.avatar !== 'TODO';
 
     if (!hasAvatar) {
       sigilColor = (
         <div className="tl mt4 mb4 w-auto ml-auto mr-auto"
-          style={{ width: "fit-content" }}>
+          style={{ width: 'fit-content' }}
+        >
           <p className="f9 gray2 lh-copy">Sigil Color</p>
           <textarea
-            className={"b--gray4 b--gray2-d black white-d bg-gray0-d f7 ba db pl2 " +
-            "focus-b--black focus-b--white-d"}
+            className={'b--gray4 b--gray2-d black white-d bg-gray0-d f7 ba db pl2 ' +
+            'focus-b--black focus-b--white-d'}
             onChange={this.sigilColorSet}
             defaultValue={defaultColor}
-            key={"default" + defaultColor}
-            onBlur={(() => this.setField("color"))}
+            key={'default' + defaultColor}
+            onKeyPress={ e => !e.key.match(/[0-9a-f]/i) ? e.preventDefault() : null}
+            onBlur={(() => this.setField('color'))}
+            maxLength={6}
             style={{
-              resize: "none",
+              resize: 'none',
               height: 40,
               paddingTop: 10,
               width: 114
-            }}>
+            }}
+          >
           </textarea>
         </div>
       );
     }
 
-    let avatar = (hasAvatar)
+    const avatar = (hasAvatar)
       ? <img className="dib h-auto" width={128} src={props.contact.avatar} />
       : <Sigil
           ship={props.ship}
           size={128}
-          color={"#" + currentColor}
-          key={"avatar" + currentColor} />;
+          color={'#' + currentColor}
+          key={'avatar' + currentColor}
+        />;
 
     return (
       <div className="w-100 mt8 flex justify-center pa4 pt8 pt0-l pa0-xl pt4-xl pb8">
@@ -402,38 +403,43 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
               title="Nickname"
               defaultValue={defaultValue.nickname}
               onChange={this.nickNameToSet}
-              onDeleteClick={() => this.setField("removeNickname")}
-              onSaveClick={() => this.setField("nickname")}
-              showButtons={!props.share} />
+              onDeleteClick={() => this.setField('removeNickname')}
+              onSaveClick={() => this.setField('nickname')}
+              showButtons={!props.share}
+            />
             <EditElement
               title="Email"
               defaultValue={defaultValue.email}
               onChange={this.emailToSet}
-              onDeleteClick={() => this.setField("removeEmail")}
-              onSaveClick={() => this.setField("email")}
-              showButtons={!props.share} />
+              onDeleteClick={() => this.setField('removeEmail')}
+              onSaveClick={() => this.setField('email')}
+              showButtons={!props.share}
+            />
             <EditElement
               title="Phone"
               defaultValue={defaultValue.phone}
               onChange={this.phoneToSet}
-              onDeleteClick={() => this.setField("removePhone")}
-              onSaveClick={() => this.setField("phone")}
-              showButtons={!props.share} />
+              onDeleteClick={() => this.setField('removePhone')}
+              onSaveClick={() => this.setField('phone')}
+              showButtons={!props.share}
+            />
             <EditElement
               title="Website"
               defaultValue={defaultValue.website}
               onChange={this.websiteToSet}
-              onDeleteClick={() => this.setField("removeWebsite")}
-              onSaveClick={() => this.setField("website")}
-              showButtons={!props.share} />
+              onDeleteClick={() => this.setField('removeWebsite')}
+              onSaveClick={() => this.setField('website')}
+              showButtons={!props.share}
+            />
             <EditElement
               title="Notes"
               defaultValue={defaultValue.notes}
               onChange={this.notesToSet}
-              onDeleteClick={() => this.setField("removeNotes")}
-              onSaveClick={() => this.setField("notes")}
+              onDeleteClick={() => this.setField('removeNotes')}
+              onSaveClick={() => this.setField('notes')}
               resizable={true}
-              showButtons={!props.share} />
+              showButtons={!props.share}
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -442,22 +448,23 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
 
   renderCard() {
     const { props } = this;
-    let shipType = this.shipParser(props.ship);
-    let currentColor = props.contact.color ? props.contact.color : "0x0";
-    let hexColor = uxToHex(currentColor);
+    const shipType = this.shipParser(props.ship);
+    const currentColor = props.contact.color ? props.contact.color : '0x0';
+    const hexColor = uxToHex(currentColor);
 
-    let avatar =
-      ('avatar' in props.contact && props.contact.avatar !== "TODO") ?
+    const avatar =
+      ('avatar' in props.contact && props.contact.avatar !== 'TODO') ?
       <img className="dib h-auto" width={128} src={props.contact.avatar} /> :
       <Sigil
         ship={props.ship}
         size={128}
-        color={"#" + hexColor}
-        key={hexColor} />;
+        color={'#' + hexColor}
+        key={hexColor}
+      />;
 
-    let websiteHref =
-      (props.contact.website && props.contact.website.includes("://")) ?
-      props.contact.website : "http://" + props.contact.website;
+    const websiteHref =
+      (props.contact.website && props.contact.website.includes('://')) ?
+      props.contact.website : 'http://' + props.contact.website;
 
     return (
       <div className="w-100 mt8 flex justify-center pa4 pt8 pt0-l pa0-xl pt4-xl">
@@ -470,39 +477,41 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
             <p className="f8">{shipType}</p>
             <hr className="mv8 gray4 b--gray4 bb-0 b--solid" />
             <div>
-              { !!props.contact.nickname ? (
+              { props.contact.nickname ? (
                   <div>
                     <p className="f9 gray2">Nickname</p>
                     <p className="f8">{props.contact.nickname}</p>
                   </div>
                 ) : null
               }
-              { !!props.contact.email ? (
+              { props.contact.email ? (
                   <div>
                     <p className="f9 mt6 gray2">Email</p>
                     <p className="f8">{props.contact.email}</p>
                   </div>
                 ) : null
               }
-              { !!props.contact.phone ? (
+              { props.contact.phone ? (
                   <div>
                     <p className="f9 mt6 gray2">Phone</p>
                     <p className="f8">{props.contact.phone}</p>
                   </div>
                 ) : null
               }
-              { !!props.contact.website ? (
+              { props.contact.website ? (
                   <div>
                     <p className="f9 mt6 gray2">website</p>
                     <a target="_blank"
+                       rel="noopener noreferrer"
                        className="bb b--black f8"
-                       href={websiteHref}>
+                       href={websiteHref}
+                    >
                       {props.contact.website}
                     </a>
                   </div>
                 ) : null
               }
-              { !!props.contact.notes ? (
+              { props.contact.notes ? (
                   <div>
                     <p className="f9 mt6 gray2">notes</p>
                     <p className="f8">{props.contact.notes}</p>
@@ -520,32 +529,33 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
     const { props, state } = this;
 
     let editInfoText =
-      state.edit ? "Finish" : "Edit";
+      state.edit ? 'Finish' : 'Edit';
     if (props.share && state.edit) {
-      editInfoText = "Share";
+      editInfoText = 'Share';
     }
 
-    let ourOpt = (props.ship === window.ship) ? "dib" : "dn";
+    const ourOpt = (props.ship === window.ship) ? 'dib' : 'dn';
 
-    let adminOpt =
+    const adminOpt =
        ((props.path.includes(`~${window.ship}/`)) || ((props.ship === window.ship) &&
         !(props.path.includes('/~/default'))))
-       ? "dib" : "dn";
+       ? 'dib' : 'dn';
 
-    let meLink = (props.path === "/~/default")
-      ? `/~groups` : `/~groups/detail${props.path}`;
+    const meLink = (props.path === '/~/default')
+      ? '/~groups' : `/~groups/detail${props.path}`;
 
-    let card = state.edit ? this.renderEditCard() : this.renderCard();
+    const card = state.edit ? this.renderEditCard() : this.renderCard();
     return (
       <div className="w-100 h-100 overflow-hidden">
         <div
           className={
-            "flex justify-between w-100 bg-white bg-gray0-d " +
-            "bb b--gray4 b--gray1-d "
-          }>
+            'flex justify-between w-100 bg-white bg-gray0-d ' +
+            'bb b--gray4 b--gray1-d '
+          }
+        >
           <div className="f9 mv4 mh3 pt1 dib w-100">
             <Link to={meLink}>
-              {"⟵"}
+              {'⟵'}
             </Link>
           </div>
           <div className="flex">
@@ -558,20 +568,22 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
                 }
               }}
               className={
-                `white-d bg-gray0-d mv4 mh3 f9 pa1 pointer flex-shrink-0 ` +
+                'white-d bg-gray0-d mv4 mh3 f9 pa1 pointer flex-shrink-0 ' +
                 ourOpt
-              }>
+              }
+            >
               {editInfoText}
             </button>
           </div>
           <button
             className={
-              `bg-gray0-d mv4 mh3 pa1 f9 red2 pointer flex-shrink-0 ` + adminOpt
+              'bg-gray0-d mv4 mh3 pa1 f9 red2 pointer flex-shrink-0 ' + adminOpt
             }
-            onClick={this.removeFromGroup}>
+            onClick={this.removeFromGroup}
+          >
             {props.ship === window.ship
-              ? "Leave Group"
-              : "Remove from Group"}
+              ? 'Leave Group'
+              : 'Remove from Group'}
           </button>
         </div>
         <div className="h-100 w-100 overflow-x-hidden pb8 white-d">{card}</div>
diff --git a/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js b/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
index 8bd10a379..d996866ce 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
@@ -1,28 +1,44 @@
-import React, { Component } from "react";
-import { sigil, reactRenderer } from "urbit-sigil-js";
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { sigil, reactRenderer } from 'urbit-sigil-js';
 
 export class Sigil extends Component {
   render() {
     const { props } = this;
 
-    let classes = props.classes || "";
+    const classes = props.classes || '';
+
+    const rgb = {
+      r: parseInt(props.color.slice(1, 3), 16),
+      g: parseInt(props.color.slice(3, 5), 16),
+      b: parseInt(props.color.slice(5, 7), 16)
+    };
+    const brightness = ((299 * rgb.r) + (587 * rgb.g) + (114 * rgb.b)) / 1000;
+    const whiteBrightness = 255;
+
+    let foreground = 'white';
+
+    if ((whiteBrightness - brightness) < 50) {
+      foreground = 'black';
+    }
 
     if (props.ship.length > 14) {
       return (
         <div
-          className={"bg-black dib " + classes}
-          style={{ width: props.size, height: props.size }}></div>
+          className={'bg-black dib ' + classes}
+          style={{ width: props.size, height: props.size }}
+        ></div>
       );
     } else {
       return (
         <div
-          className={"dib " + classes}
-          style={{ flexBasis: 32, backgroundColor: props.color }}>
+          className={'dib ' + classes}
+          style={{ flexBasis: 32, backgroundColor: props.color }}
+        >
           {sigil({
             patp: props.ship,
             renderer: reactRenderer,
             size: props.size,
-            colors: [props.color, "white"]
+            colors: [props.color, foreground]
           })}
         </div>
       );
diff --git a/pkg/interface/link/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js b/pkg/interface/link/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
index 2ef775e8b..202a9e592 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/link/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/link/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
@@ -1,28 +1,44 @@
-import React, { Component } from "react";
-import { sigil, reactRenderer } from "urbit-sigil-js";
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { sigil, reactRenderer } from 'urbit-sigil-js';
 
 export class Sigil extends Component {
   render() {
     const { props } = this;
 
-    let classes = props.classes || "";
+    const classes = props.classes || '';
+
+    const rgb = {
+      r: parseInt(props.color.slice(1, 3), 16),
+      g: parseInt(props.color.slice(3, 5), 16),
+      b: parseInt(props.color.slice(5, 7), 16)
+    };
+    const brightness = ((299 * rgb.r) + (587 * rgb.g) + (114 * rgb.b)) / 1000;
+    const whiteBrightness = 255;
+
+    let foreground = 'white';
+
+    if ((whiteBrightness - brightness) < 50) {
+      foreground = 'black';
+    }
 
     if (props.ship.length > 14) {
       return (
         <div
-          className={"bg-black dib " + classes}
-          style={{ width: props.size, height: props.size }}></div>
+          className={'bg-black dib ' + classes}
+          style={{ width: props.size, height: props.size }}
+        ></div>
       );
     } else {
       return (
         <div
-          className={"dib " + classes}
-          style={{ flexBasis: props.size, backgroundColor: props.color }}>
+          className={'dib ' + classes}
+          style={{ flexBasis: props.size, backgroundColor: props.color }}
+        >
           {sigil({
             patp: props.ship,
             renderer: reactRenderer,
             size: props.size,
-            colors: [props.color, "white"]
+            colors: [props.color, foreground]
           })}
         </div>
       );
diff --git a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
index 55336013d..d18eee46e 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/icons/sigil.js
@@ -1,32 +1,47 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { sigil, reactRenderer } from 'urbit-sigil-js';
 
-
 export class Sigil extends Component {
   render() {
     const { props } = this;
 
-    let classes = props.classes || "";
+    const classes = props.classes || '';
+
+    const rgb = {
+      r: parseInt(props.color.slice(1, 3), 16),
+      g: parseInt(props.color.slice(3, 5), 16),
+      b: parseInt(props.color.slice(5, 7), 16)
+    };
+    const brightness = ((299 * rgb.r) + (587 * rgb.g) + (114 * rgb.b)) / 1000;
+    const whiteBrightness = 255;
+
+    let foreground = 'white';
+
+    if ((whiteBrightness - brightness) < 50) {
+      foreground = 'black';
+    }
 
     if (props.ship.length > 14) {
       return (
         <div
-        className={"bg-black dib " + classes}
-        style={{ width: props.size, height: props.size }}>
-        </div>
+          className={'bg-black dib ' + classes}
+          style={{ width: props.size, height: props.size }}
+        ></div>
       );
     } else {
       return (
-        <div className={"dib " + classes} style={{ flexBasis: props.size, backgroundColor: props.color }}>
+        <div
+          className={'dib ' + classes}
+          style={{ backgroundColor: props.color }}
+        >
           {sigil({
             patp: props.ship,
             renderer: reactRenderer,
             size: props.size,
-            colors: [props.color, "white"]
+            colors: [props.color, foreground]
           })}
         </div>
       );
     }
   }
 }
-