diff --git a/src/cli/components/AgentSelector.tsx b/src/cli/components/AgentSelector.tsx
index 90b9f3c..c4bbe85 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/AgentSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/AgentSelector.tsx
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ export function AgentSelector({
             backgroundColor={
               isActive ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted : undefined
             }
-            color={isActive ? "black" : undefined}
+            color={isActive ? "white" : undefined}
             bold={isActive}
           >
             {` ${tab.label} `}
diff --git a/src/cli/components/MemfsTreeViewer.tsx b/src/cli/components/MemfsTreeViewer.tsx
index 0a177c2..15ec892 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/MemfsTreeViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/MemfsTreeViewer.tsx
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ export function MemfsTreeViewer({
                   backgroundColor={
                     isSelected ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted : undefined
                   }
-                  color={isSelected ? "black" : undefined}
+                  color={isSelected ? "white" : undefined}
                 >
                   {prefix}
                 </Text>
diff --git a/src/cli/components/MemoryTabViewer.tsx b/src/cli/components/MemoryTabViewer.tsx
index f7dd839..06a5e78 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/MemoryTabViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/MemoryTabViewer.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export function MemoryTabViewer({
             backgroundColor={
               isActive ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted : undefined
             }
-            color={isActive ? "black" : undefined}
+            color={isActive ? "white" : undefined}
             bold={isActive}
           >
             {` ${block.label} `}
diff --git a/src/cli/components/MessageSearch.tsx b/src/cli/components/MessageSearch.tsx
index 630c385..cb0405c 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/MessageSearch.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/MessageSearch.tsx
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ export function MessageSearch({
                       backgroundColor={
                         isActive ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted : undefined
                       }
-                      color={isActive ? "black" : undefined}
+                      color={isActive ? "white" : undefined}
                       bold={isActive}
                     >
                       {` ${getRangeLabel(range)} `}
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ export function MessageSearch({
                       backgroundColor={
                         isActive ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted : undefined
                       }
-                      color={isActive ? "black" : undefined}
+                      color={isActive ? "white" : undefined}
                       bold={isActive}
                     >
                       {` ${mode} `}
diff --git a/src/cli/components/ModelSelector.tsx b/src/cli/components/ModelSelector.tsx
index 9d05b76..0d32123 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/ModelSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/ModelSelector.tsx
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ export function ModelSelector({
             backgroundColor={
               isActive ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted : undefined
             }
-            color={isActive ? "black" : undefined}
+            color={isActive ? "white" : undefined}
             bold={isActive}
           >
             {` ${getCategoryLabel(cat)} `}
diff --git a/src/cli/components/SkillsDialog.tsx b/src/cli/components/SkillsDialog.tsx
index 9e6fd1c..e655bdc 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/SkillsDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/SkillsDialog.tsx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export function SkillsDialog({ onClose, agentId }: SkillsDialogProps) {
             backgroundColor={
               isActive ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted : undefined
             }
-            color={isActive ? "black" : undefined}
+            color={isActive ? "white" : undefined}
             bold={isActive}
           >
             {` ${getTabLabel(tab)} `}