diff --git a/.changeset/curly-boxes-return.md b/.changeset/curly-boxes-return.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c78ed43dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curly-boxes-return.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@primer/primitives': patch
+---
+
+Updates inactive button text colors to meet contrast against the inactive button background color.
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diff --git a/data/colors/vars/component_dark.ts b/data/colors/vars/component_dark.ts
index ff908708c..f08f901f0 100644
--- a/data/colors/vars/component_dark.ts
+++ b/data/colors/vars/component_dark.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export default {
 
     inactive: {
       bg: get('scale.gray.7'),
-      text: get('fg.muted'),
+      text: get('scale.gray.3'),
     }
   },
   underlinenav: {
diff --git a/data/colors/vars/component_light.ts b/data/colors/vars/component_light.ts
index 99df67b30..6c7bc45b1 100644
--- a/data/colors/vars/component_light.ts
+++ b/data/colors/vars/component_light.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export default {
 
     inactive: {
       bg: get('scale.gray.1'),
-      text: get('fg.muted'),
+      text: get('scale.gray.6'),
     }
   },
   underlinenav: {
diff --git a/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5 b/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5
index a22f94ec1..cf345d0fa 100644
--- a/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5
+++ b/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@
     inactive: {
       fgColor: {
         rest: {
-          $value: '{fgColor.muted}',
+          $value: '{base.color.gray.3}',
           $type: 'color',
           $extensions: {
             'org.primer.figma': {
diff --git a/src/tokens/functional/color/light/patterns-light.json5 b/src/tokens/functional/color/light/patterns-light.json5
index b08063704..cfdcc1cd1 100644
--- a/src/tokens/functional/color/light/patterns-light.json5
+++ b/src/tokens/functional/color/light/patterns-light.json5
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@
     inactive: {
       fgColor: {
         rest: {
-          $value: '{fgColor.muted}',
+          $value: '{base.color.gray.6}',
           $type: 'color',
           $extensions: {
             'org.primer.figma': {