diff --git a/mercurial/templates/static/style-monoblue.css b/mercurial/templates/static/style-monoblue.css
--- a/mercurial/templates/static/style-monoblue.css
+++ b/mercurial/templates/static/style-monoblue.css
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ div.annotate-info {
   display: none;
   position: absolute;
   background-color: #FFFFFF;
-  border: 1px solid #000000;
+  border: solid 1px #CCC;
   text-align: left;
-  color: #000000;
+  color: #666;
   padding: 5px;
 }
 div.annotate-info a { color: #0000FF; }