diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_empty_list_96dp.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_empty_list_96dp.xml
index c059405..883cd90 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_empty_list_96dp.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_empty_list_96dp.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <vector android:height="96dp" android:viewportHeight="24.0"
     android:viewportWidth="24.0" android:width="96dp" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <path android:fillColor="#FFFFFF" android:pathData="M14.59,8L12,10.59 9.41,8 8,9.41 10.59,12 8,14.59 9.41,16 12,13.41 14.59,16 16,14.59 13.41,12 16,9.41 14.59,8zM12,2C6.47,2 2,6.47 2,12s4.47,10 10,10 10,-4.47 10,-10S17.53,2 12,2zM12,20c-4.41,0 -8,-3.59 -8,-8s3.59,-8 8,-8 8,3.59 8,8 -3.59,8 -8,8z"/>
+    <path android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"
+          android:fillAlpha="0.3"
+          android:pathData="M14.59,8L12,10.59 9.41,8 8,9.41 10.59,12 8,14.59 9.41,16 12,13.41 14.59,16 16,14.59 13.41,12 16,9.41 14.59,8zM12,2C6.47,2 2,6.47 2,12s4.47,10 10,10 10,-4.47 10,-10S17.53,2 12,2zM12,20c-4.41,0 -8,-3.59 -8,-8s3.59,-8 8,-8 8,3.59 8,8 -3.59,8 -8,8z"/>
 </vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_recycler_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_recycler_view.xml
index e7a1277..baa562f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_recycler_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_recycler_view.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         android:layout_gravity="center"
         android:gravity="center"
         android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_headline"
+        android:textColor="@color/empty_recyclerview_text_color"
         android:drawablePadding="@dimen/text_compound_drawable_padding"
         android:visibility="gone"/>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index a6b08ab..434801c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
     <color name="alert_dialog_background_color">@color/colorPrimaryFallback</color>
     <color name="alert_dialog_background_color_inverse">@color/colorPrimaryFallbackInverse</color>
     <color name="alert_dialog_background_color_black">#111111</color>
+
+    <color name="empty_recyclerview_text_color">#4dffffff</color> <!--30% white-->
 </resources>
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