diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 7c22b64..c697832 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -13,14 +13,12 @@ export(display_bricks)
 export(display_colors)
 export(display_pieces)
 export(display_set)
-export(drawDetails.resizingTextGrob)
 export(generate_instructions)
 export(geom_brick_point)
 export(geom_brick_rect)
 export(image_to_bricks)
 export(layer_from_bricks)
 export(legoize)
-export(preDrawDetails.resizingTextGrob)
 export(resizingTextGrob)
 export(scale_image)
 export(table_pieces)
diff --git a/R/geom_brick.R b/R/geom_brick.R
index 1316b76..e36f4c5 100644
--- a/R/geom_brick.R
+++ b/R/geom_brick.R
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ GeomBrick <- ggproto("GeomBrick", Geom,
                          coords_nudge <- ggplot2::transform_position(coords,  
                                                                      function(x) x + x_size*(5/8)*(1/2)*(1/4),
                                                                      function(y) y - y_size*(5/8)*(1/2)*(1/4))
+                         
+                         # outline and text for dark colors
+                         coords$color_intensity <- as.numeric(colSums(col2rgb(coords$fill)))
+                         coords$text_alpha <- ifelse(coords$color_intensity < 200, 0.2, 0.2)
+                         coords$text_col <- ifelse(coords$color_intensity < 200, "#CCCCCC", "#333333")
 
                          gm_knob_shadow <- grid::circleGrob(
                            coords_nudge$x,
@@ -157,7 +162,8 @@ GeomBrick <- ggproto("GeomBrick", Geom,
                            r= diameter*(5/8)*(1/2),
                            default.units = "native",
                            gp = grid::gpar(
-                             col = alpha("#333333", 0.2),
+                             # col = alpha("#333333", 0.2),
+                             col = alpha(coords$text_col, coords$text_alpha),
                              fill = alpha(coords$fill, coords$alpha),
                              size = coords$size * .pt,
                              lty = coords$linetype
@@ -185,7 +191,8 @@ GeomBrick <- ggproto("GeomBrick", Geom,
                               hjust = data$hjust, vjust = data$vjust,
                               rot = data$angle,
                               gp = grid::gpar(
-                                col = alpha("#333333", 0.2),
+                                # col = alpha("#333333", 0.2),
+                                col = alpha(coords$text_col, coords$text_alpha),
                                 cex = 3/8 * 0.5 * (1.5) * ((100/n)^(1/2)), #100 bricks is optimal size for labels by default?
                                 fontfamily = data$family,
                                 fontface = "bold",
diff --git a/man/brickr-ggproto.Rd b/man/brickr-ggproto.Rd
index 0309ad5..6134908 100644
--- a/man/brickr-ggproto.Rd
+++ b/man/brickr-ggproto.Rd
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 \alias{resizingTextGrob}
 \alias{drawDetails.resizingTextGrob}
 \alias{preDrawDetails.resizingTextGrob}
+\alias{postDrawDetails.resizingTextGrob}
 \alias{GeomBrick}
 \alias{GeomStud}
 \title{GeomBrick}
@@ -12,9 +13,11 @@
 \usage{
 resizingTextGrob(...)
 
-drawDetails.resizingTextGrob(x, recording = TRUE)
+\method{drawDetails}{resizingTextGrob}(x, recording = TRUE)
 
-preDrawDetails.resizingTextGrob(x)
+\method{preDrawDetails}{resizingTextGrob}(x)
+
+\method{postDrawDetails}{resizingTextGrob}(x)
 
 GeomStud
 }