diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e6c459842..e2c919260 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 -   `@lumx/react` no long depend on `moment` or `moment-range` to generate the date picker.
 -   Deprecated `@lumx/core/js/date-picker` functions that **will be removed in the next major version** along with `moment` and `moment-range`.
 -   DatePicker & DatePickerField: `locale` prop is now optional (uses browser locale by default)
+-   ListSubHeader: darken text color for better accessibility
 
 ## [3.5.3][] - 2023-08-30
 
diff --git a/packages/lumx-core/src/scss/components/list/_mixins.scss b/packages/lumx-core/src/scss/components/list/_mixins.scss
index 51b152fa7..02c4e9d44 100644
--- a/packages/lumx-core/src/scss/components/list/_mixins.scss
+++ b/packages/lumx-core/src/scss/components/list/_mixins.scss
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     height: map.get($lumx-list-item-sizes, "tiny");
-    color: lumx-color-variant("dark", "L3");
+    color: lumx-color-variant("dark", "L2");
 }
 
 @mixin lumx-list-subheader-icon {