diff --git a/src/app/notifications/page.tsx b/src/app/notifications/page.tsx
index 6100eea70..4078419e7 100644
--- a/src/app/notifications/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/notifications/page.tsx
@@ -205,17 +205,12 @@ export default function NotificationsPage() {
                   key={ch.id}
                   className="px-4 py-3 text-center text-xs font-medium tracking-wider uppercase"
                 >
-                  <span
-                    className={
-                      ch.enabled
-                        ? "text-muted-foreground"
-                        : "text-muted-foreground/70"
-                    }
-                  >
-                    {ch.label}
-                  </span>
+                  {/* Disabled state reads through the note + the disabled
+                      switches below — never through sub-AA opacity dimming
+                      on the label or the note itself. */}
+                  <span className="text-muted-foreground">{ch.label}</span>
                   {!ch.enabled && (
-                    <span className="text-muted-foreground/70 block text-[10px] normal-case">
+                    <span className="text-muted-foreground block text-xs normal-case">
                       {t("notifications.channelDisabled")}
                     </span>
                   )}
@@ -296,11 +291,11 @@ export default function NotificationsPage() {
                     >
                       <Label
                         htmlFor={switchId}
-                        className={`text-sm ${disabled ? "text-muted-foreground/70" : ""}`}
+                        className={`text-sm ${disabled ? "text-muted-foreground" : ""}`}
                       >
                         {ch.label}
                         {disabled && (
-                          <span className="text-muted-foreground/70 ml-1 text-xs">
+                          <span className="text-muted-foreground ml-1 text-xs">
                             ({t("notifications.channelDisabled")})
                           </span>
                         )}
diff --git a/src/components/admin/invite-tokens-section.tsx b/src/components/admin/invite-tokens-section.tsx
index 112330afc..3eebf3546 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/invite-tokens-section.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/invite-tokens-section.tsx
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export function InviteTokensSection() {
           <p className="text-muted-foreground mt-1 pl-7 text-xs">
             {t("admin.invites.description")}
           </p>
-          <p className="text-muted-foreground/80 mt-1 flex items-center gap-1.5 pl-7 text-xs">
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground mt-1 flex items-center gap-1.5 pl-7 text-xs">
             <ShieldCheck className="size-3.5 shrink-0" aria-hidden="true" />
             {t("admin.invites.adminOnlyHint")}
           </p>
diff --git a/src/components/illness/illness-view.tsx b/src/components/illness/illness-view.tsx
index d786c6aeb..84a37e9a5 100644
--- a/src/components/illness/illness-view.tsx
+++ b/src/components/illness/illness-view.tsx
@@ -289,9 +289,7 @@ function EpisodeGroup({
             aria-hidden="true"
           />
           {title}
-          <span className="text-muted-foreground/70 normal-case">
-            ({parents.length})
-          </span>
+          <span className="normal-case">({parents.length})</span>
         </button>
         {open ? grid : null}
       </section>
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/guided-questions-card.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/guided-questions-card.tsx
index 33ce28600..3587cadfb 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/guided-questions-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/guided-questions-card.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export function GuidedQuestionsCard({
               disabled={disabled}
               onClick={onDismissAll}
               className={cn(
-                "text-muted-foreground/70 hover:text-foreground inline-flex min-h-8 items-center rounded-full px-2.5 text-xs",
+                "text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground inline-flex min-h-8 items-center rounded-full px-2.5 text-xs",
                 "hover:bg-dracula-purple/10 focus-visible:ring-dracula-purple/40 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:outline-none",
                 "disabled:opacity-60",
               )}
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-thread.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-thread.tsx
index 686bd83d3..86cbcd8c7 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-thread.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-thread.tsx
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ function BubbleTimestamp({
         aria-label={t("insights.coach.messageTimeLabel", { time: label })}
         onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)}
         onBlur={() => setOpen(false)}
-        className="peer text-muted-foreground/70 hover:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:ring-ring/50 inline-flex size-11 items-center justify-center rounded outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 sm:size-8"
+        className="peer text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground focus-visible:ring-ring/50 inline-flex size-11 items-center justify-center rounded outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 sm:size-8"
       >
         <Clock className="size-3" aria-hidden="true" />
       </button>
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-token-footer.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-token-footer.tsx
index f6b17fe6c..9f0d176ba 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-token-footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-token-footer.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function MessageTokenFooter({ tokens, model }: MessageTokenFooterProps) {
   return (
     <p
       data-slot="coach-token-footer"
-      className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-[11px] tabular-nums"
+      className="text-muted-foreground text-[11px] tabular-nums"
     >
       {label}
     </p>
diff --git a/src/components/insights/glucose/glucose-clinical-panel.tsx b/src/components/insights/glucose/glucose-clinical-panel.tsx
index 26dc807b6..4704087dd 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/glucose/glucose-clinical-panel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/glucose/glucose-clinical-panel.tsx
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export function GlucoseClinicalPanel() {
             the data. */}
         {clinical.isSpotEstimate ? (
           <p
-            className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs"
+            className="text-muted-foreground text-xs"
             data-slot="glucose-spot-caveat"
           >
             {t("insights.bloodGlucose.clinical.spotCaveat")}
diff --git a/src/components/insights/sleep-hypnogram.tsx b/src/components/insights/sleep-hypnogram.tsx
index 6f56369b2..00d06419b 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/sleep-hypnogram.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/sleep-hypnogram.tsx
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export function SleepHypnogram({ session }: SleepHypnogramProps) {
           {session.source ? (
             <span
               data-slot="sleep-hypnogram-source"
-              className="text-muted-foreground/70 text-xs"
+              className="text-muted-foreground text-xs"
             >
               {t("insights.sleep.hypnogram.source", {
                 source: session.source,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export function SleepHypnogram({ session }: SleepHypnogramProps) {
           {session.reconstructed === true && hasBreakdown ? (
             <span
               data-slot="sleep-hypnogram-estimate-note"
-              className="text-muted-foreground/70 text-xs"
+              className="text-muted-foreground text-xs"
             >
               {t("insights.sleep.hypnogram.estimateNote")}
             </span>
diff --git a/src/components/layout/sidebar-nav.tsx b/src/components/layout/sidebar-nav.tsx
index e28186030..2a0edc92e 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/sidebar-nav.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/sidebar-nav.tsx
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ export function SidebarNav() {
           <button
             onClick={toggleCollapsed}
             className={cn(
-              "text-muted-foreground/80 hover:text-foreground hover:bg-accent z-20 rounded-md p-1 transition-colors",
+              "text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-accent z-20 rounded-md p-1 transition-colors",
               className,
             )}
             aria-label={t("nav.collapseSidebar")}
diff --git a/src/components/medications/wizard/medication-wizard-dialog.tsx b/src/components/medications/wizard/medication-wizard-dialog.tsx
index 5d789d405..3aa56e8a4 100644
--- a/src/components/medications/wizard/medication-wizard-dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/medications/wizard/medication-wizard-dialog.tsx
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ function WizardDialogShell({
                     knows what the Next tap leads to (or, on the final
                     slot, that Next saves). */}
                 <p
-                  className="text-muted-foreground/80 flex items-center gap-0.5 pt-0.5 text-xs"
+                  className="text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-0.5 pt-0.5 text-xs"
                   data-slot="wizard-next-hint"
                 >
                   <ChevronRight
diff --git a/src/components/mood/mood-list.tsx b/src/components/mood/mood-list.tsx
index 9b0963845..89ead15cf 100644
--- a/src/components/mood/mood-list.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mood/mood-list.tsx
@@ -1081,9 +1081,12 @@ function MoodNoteText({
         ref={paragraphRef}
         data-testid="mood-note-text"
         className={
+          // User-authored content renders in foreground — user data is never
+          // muted (the row's timestamp stays muted); italic keeps the note
+          // visually distinct from app copy.
           expanded
-            ? "text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs break-words whitespace-pre-wrap italic"
-            : "text-muted-foreground/80 line-clamp-2 text-xs italic"
+            ? "text-foreground text-sm break-words whitespace-pre-wrap italic"
+            : "text-foreground line-clamp-2 text-sm italic"
         }
       >
         {note}
diff --git a/src/components/settings/integrations/fitbit-card.tsx b/src/components/settings/integrations/fitbit-card.tsx
index 529f5eed7..e5c4f73a1 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/integrations/fitbit-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/integrations/fitbit-card.tsx
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export function FitbitCard({
                 />
               </div>
             </div>
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs">
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
               {t("settings.integrationCredentialsHint")}
             </p>
             <div className="flex justify-end">
diff --git a/src/components/settings/integrations/google-health-card.tsx b/src/components/settings/integrations/google-health-card.tsx
index fda8a111f..f07a19473 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/integrations/google-health-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/integrations/google-health-card.tsx
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ export function GoogleHealthCard({
                 />
               </div>
             </div>
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs">
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
               {t("settings.integrationCredentialsHint")}
             </p>
             <div className="flex justify-end">
diff --git a/src/components/settings/integrations/nightscout-card.tsx b/src/components/settings/integrations/nightscout-card.tsx
index 397f13f25..9392777c1 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/integrations/nightscout-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/integrations/nightscout-card.tsx
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export function NightscoutCard({ enabled = true }: { enabled?: boolean }) {
               autoCapitalize="none"
               enterKeyHint="done"
             />
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs">
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
               {t("settings.nightscoutTokenHelp")}
             </p>
           </div>
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export function NightscoutCard({ enabled = true }: { enabled?: boolean }) {
               <Label htmlFor="nightscout-private" className="text-sm">
                 {t("settings.nightscoutPrivateHost")}
               </Label>
-              <p className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs">
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
                 {t("settings.nightscoutPrivateHostHelp")}
               </p>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/settings/integrations/oauth-provider-card.tsx b/src/components/settings/integrations/oauth-provider-card.tsx
index 4205c2390..49ce5e618 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/integrations/oauth-provider-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/integrations/oauth-provider-card.tsx
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export function OAuthProviderCard({
                   />
                 </div>
               </div>
-              <p className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs">
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
                 {t("settings.integrationCredentialsHint")}
               </p>
               <div className="flex justify-end">
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export function OAuthProviderCard({
 
         {serverUnavailable && (
           <p
-            className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs"
+            className="text-muted-foreground text-xs"
             data-testid={`${provider}-unavailable`}
           >
             {t(`${i18nPrefix}Unavailable`)}
diff --git a/src/components/settings/integrations/setup-guide-link.tsx b/src/components/settings/integrations/setup-guide-link.tsx
index 07cbbd9fd..34319a9ce 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/integrations/setup-guide-link.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/integrations/setup-guide-link.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function IntegrationCardDescription({
   return (
     <>
       <p className="text-foreground">{t(`${i18nPrefix}Description`)}</p>
-      <p className="text-muted-foreground/80">
+      <p className="text-muted-foreground">
         {t(`${i18nPrefix}DescriptionSecondary`)}{" "}
         <a
           href={integrationDocsHref(provider)}
diff --git a/src/components/settings/integrations/whoop-card.tsx b/src/components/settings/integrations/whoop-card.tsx
index 1669ee9df..6c3aefd31 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/integrations/whoop-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/integrations/whoop-card.tsx
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export function WhoopCard({
                 />
               </div>
             </div>
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs">
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
               {t("settings.integrationCredentialsHint")}
             </p>
             <div className="flex justify-end">
diff --git a/src/components/settings/integrations/withings-card.tsx b/src/components/settings/integrations/withings-card.tsx
index 1920c17f7..d05f96008 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/integrations/withings-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/integrations/withings-card.tsx
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ export function WithingsCard({
                 />
               </div>
             </div>
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs">
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
               {t("settings.integrationCredentialsHint")}
             </p>
             <div className="flex justify-end">
diff --git a/src/components/settings/module-toggle-row.tsx b/src/components/settings/module-toggle-row.tsx
index efa4d0a46..3c252864a 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/module-toggle-row.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/module-toggle-row.tsx
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ export function ModuleToggleRow({
           )}
           <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{description}</p>
           {locked && lockedNote ? (
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs">{lockedNote}</p>
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{lockedNote}</p>
           ) : null}
         </div>
       </div>
       {operatorDisabled ? (
         // Operator kill-switch: read-only note, no toggle.
-        <span className="text-muted-foreground/80 mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-xs">
+        <span className="text-muted-foreground mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-xs">
           {operatorNote}
         </span>
       ) : managed ? (
diff --git a/src/components/ui/learning-gate.tsx b/src/components/ui/learning-gate.tsx
index 346a94a38..d02bb8bdf 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/learning-gate.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/learning-gate.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function LearningGate({
       {caveat ? (
         <p
           data-slot="learning-gate-caveat"
-          className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs leading-snug"
+          className="text-muted-foreground text-xs leading-snug"
         >
           {caveat}
         </p>