diff --git a/cmd/task/list.go b/cmd/task/list.go
index 6efb9741e1a314976af983c6f600c9181034d687..14b3f4beb25891e955544d365e5e53c102fc4138 100644
--- a/cmd/task/list.go
+++ b/cmd/task/list.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func runList(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	tasks = applyFilters(tasks, areaID, statusFilter, showAll)
 
 	if len(tasks) == 0 {
-		fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), ui.Muted.Render("No tasks found"))
+		fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "No tasks found")
 
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ui/styles.go b/internal/ui/styles.go
index 4a3c5a362087df9857ff5714729f62df2adacd51..291b0a32b2855d1007541f20f65fe6811364e4cb 100644
--- a/internal/ui/styles.go
+++ b/internal/ui/styles.go
@@ -17,10 +17,25 @@ var (
 	Success = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("2")) // green
 	Warning = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("3")) // yellow
 	Error   = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("1")) // red
-	Muted   = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("8")) // gray
 	Bold    = lipgloss.NewStyle().Bold(true)
 )
 
+// Heading styles with backgrounds for contrast on any theme.
+var (
+	// H1 is the primary heading style (top-level items).
+	H1 = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Bold(true).
+		Foreground(lipgloss.Color("0")).
+		Background(lipgloss.Color("4")).
+		Padding(0, 1)
+	// H2 is the secondary heading style (nested items).
+	H2 = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Bold(true).
+		Foreground(lipgloss.Color("0")).
+		Background(lipgloss.Color("6")).
+		Padding(0, 1)
+)
+
 // FormatDate formats a time.Time as a date string using the user's locale.
 // Locale is auto-detected from LC_TIME, LC_ALL, or LANG environment variables.
 func FormatDate(t time.Time) string {