diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/text/text.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/text/text.ios.scss
index a3c58e2913..2a020aba48 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/text/text.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/text/text.ios.scss
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 @each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-ios) {
 
   .text-ios-#{$color-name},
-  .text-ios-#{$color-name} a {
-    color: $color-base;
+  .text-ios-#{$color-name} a,
+  .text-ios-#{$color-name} p {
+    color: $color-base !important
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/text/text.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/text/text.md.scss
index b397acb291..050af1ad11 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/text/text.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/text/text.md.scss
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 @each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-md) {
 
   .text-md-#{$color-name},
-  .text-md-#{$color-name} a {
-    color: $color-base;
+  .text-md-#{$color-name} a,
+  .text-md-#{$color-name} p {
+    color: $color-base !important;
   }
 
 }