diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index f7df0f0bb9078..38f4eb8859252 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 -   `Popover`: fix limitShift logic by adding iframe offset correctly [#42950](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/42950)).
 -   `Popover`: refine position-to-placement conversion logic, add tests ([#44377](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/44377)).
+-   `ToggleGroupControl`: adjust icon color when inactive, from `gray-700` to `gray-900` ([#44575](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/44575)).
 -   `TokenInput`: improve logic around the `aria-activedescendant` attribute, which was causing unintended focus behavior for some screen readers ([#44526](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/44526)).
 
 ### Internal
diff --git a/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap b/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
index 519a7702985ce..51b1f8b9100cf 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/test/__snapshots__/index.tsx.snap
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ exports[`ToggleGroupControl should render correctly with icons 1`] = `
 }
 
 .emotion-15 {
+  color: #1e1e1e;
   width: 30px;
   padding-left: 0;
   padding-right: 0;
diff --git a/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control-option-base/styles.ts b/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control-option-base/styles.ts
index da2cc709f5045..885ff171eb211 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control-option-base/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control-option-base/styles.ts
@@ -55,13 +55,6 @@ export const buttonView = css`
 	}
 `;
 
-export const buttonActive = css`
-	color: ${ COLORS.white };
-	&:active {
-		background: transparent;
-	}
-`;
-
 export const ButtonContentView = styled.div`
 	font-size: ${ CONFIG.fontSize };
 	line-height: 1;
@@ -82,8 +75,17 @@ export const isIcon = ( {
 	};
 
 	return css`
+		color: ${ COLORS.gray[ 900 ] };
 		width: ${ iconButtonSizes[ size ] };
 		padding-left: 0;
 		padding-right: 0;
 	`;
 };
+
+export const buttonActive = css`
+	color: ${ COLORS.white };
+
+	&:active {
+		background: transparent;
+	}
+`;