diff --git a/deploy/gitea-a11y/custom/public/css/a11y-fixes.css b/deploy/gitea-a11y/custom/public/css/a11y-fixes.css
index f4c8694c..f98a98d8 100644
--- a/deploy/gitea-a11y/custom/public/css/a11y-fixes.css
+++ b/deploy/gitea-a11y/custom/public/css/a11y-fixes.css
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+
+/* V3 (#547): Footer text contrast — darken to #767676 for 4.54:1 on white */
+footer, .footer, .site-footer {
+  color: #767676 !important;
+}
+footer .text-muted, .footer .text-muted, .site-footer .text-muted,
+footer small, .footer small, .site-footer small,
+footer .muted, .footer .muted, .site-footer .muted {
+  color: #767676 !important;
+}
+
+
 /* a11y-fixes.css — Gitea custom public CSS overrides for WCAG 2.1 AA */
 /* V4 (#548): Green inline links — darken + underline for contrast */
 .markdown-body a,