diff --git a/remotion-composer/src/Explainer.tsx b/remotion-composer/src/Explainer.tsx
index 7b3d3e76..99dd6370 100644
--- a/remotion-composer/src/Explainer.tsx
+++ b/remotion-composer/src/Explainer.tsx
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ interface Cut {
   heroSubtitle?: string;
   // Styling overrides
   backgroundColor?: string;
+  cardBackgroundColor?: string; // Inner card surface (comparison); defaults to theme.surfaceColor
   backgroundImage?: string; // AI-generated or stock image rendered behind the component
   backgroundVideo?: string; // Video clip rendered behind the component (takes priority over backgroundImage)
   backgroundVideoStart?: number; // Seek position in seconds for background video (default 0)
@@ -615,6 +616,7 @@ const SceneRenderer: React.FC<{ cut: Cut; theme: ThemeConfig }> = ({ cut, theme
         leftLabel={cut.leftLabel} rightLabel={cut.rightLabel}
         leftValue={cut.leftValue} rightValue={cut.rightValue}
         title={cut.title} backgroundColor={bgColor} textColor={textColor}
+        cardBackgroundColor={cut.cardBackgroundColor || theme.surfaceColor}
       />
     );
   }
@@ -660,6 +662,7 @@ const SceneRenderer: React.FC<{ cut: Cut; theme: ThemeConfig }> = ({ cut, theme
         data={cut.chartData} title={cut.title} colors={cut.chartColors || theme.chartColors}
         animationStyle={(cut.chartAnimation as any) || "grow-up"}
         showGrid={cut.showGrid} showValues={cut.showValues} backgroundColor={bgColor}
+        textColor={textColor}
       />
     );
   }
@@ -670,6 +673,7 @@ const SceneRenderer: React.FC<{ cut: Cut; theme: ThemeConfig }> = ({ cut, theme
         animationStyle={(cut.chartAnimation as any) || "draw"}
         showGrid={cut.showGrid} showMarkers={cut.showMarkers} showLegend={cut.showLegend}
         xLabel={cut.xLabel} yLabel={cut.yLabel} backgroundColor={bgColor}
+        textColor={textColor}
       />
     );
   }
@@ -680,6 +684,7 @@ const SceneRenderer: React.FC<{ cut: Cut; theme: ThemeConfig }> = ({ cut, theme
         animationStyle={(cut.chartAnimation as any) || "expand"}
         donut={cut.donut} centerLabel={cut.centerLabel} centerValue={cut.centerValue}
         showLegend={cut.showLegend} backgroundColor={bgColor}
+        textColor={textColor}
       />
     );
   }
@@ -689,6 +694,7 @@ const SceneRenderer: React.FC<{ cut: Cut; theme: ThemeConfig }> = ({ cut, theme
         metrics={cut.chartData} title={cut.title} columns={cut.columns}
         colors={cut.chartColors || theme.chartColors} animationStyle={(cut.chartAnimation as any) || "count-up"}
         backgroundColor={bgColor}
+        textColor={textColor}
       />
     );
   }
diff --git a/tests/contracts/test_remotion_video_transition_contract.py b/tests/contracts/test_remotion_video_transition_contract.py
index 3d30934b..a3286717 100644
--- a/tests/contracts/test_remotion_video_transition_contract.py
+++ b/tests/contracts/test_remotion_video_transition_contract.py
@@ -26,3 +26,43 @@ def test_cinematic_fades_are_bounded_by_each_scene_duration() -> None:
 
     assert "Math.round(scene.durationSeconds * fps)" in source
     assert "durationInFrames - fadeOutFrames" in source
+
+
+def _jsx_block(source: str, component: str) -> str:
+    """Return the JSX element text for <Component ... /> in the source."""
+    start = source.index(f"<{component}")
+    end = source.index("/>", start)
+    return source[start:end]
+
+
+def test_chart_scenes_receive_the_theme_text_color() -> None:
+    """Charts default textColor to near-black (#1F2937).
+
+    If Explainer does not forward the theme's textColor, every chart title,
+    axis label, category label and value renders dark-on-dark and is invisible
+    on any dark theme.
+    """
+    source = (REPO_ROOT / "remotion-composer/src/Explainer.tsx").read_text(
+        encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+
+    for component in ("BarChart", "LineChart", "PieChart", "KPIGrid"):
+        assert "textColor={textColor}" in _jsx_block(source, component), (
+            f"{component} must receive the theme textColor, "
+            f"or its labels are invisible on dark themes"
+        )
+
+
+def test_comparison_card_surface_follows_the_theme() -> None:
+    """ComparisonCard hardcodes cardBackgroundColor to a light grey (#F3F4F6).
+
+    On a dark theme it receives the theme's light textColor, so without a
+    themed card surface the labels are light-on-light.
+    """
+    source = (REPO_ROOT / "remotion-composer/src/Explainer.tsx").read_text(
+        encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    block = _jsx_block(source, "ComparisonCard")
+
+    assert "textColor={textColor}" in block
+    assert "cardBackgroundColor={cut.cardBackgroundColor || theme.surfaceColor}" in block