diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/create-recipe.html b/src/main/resources/templates/create-recipe.html
index b088f46..05e7739 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/create-recipe.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/create-recipe.html
@@ -303,9 +303,10 @@ function showError(input, message) {
   if (!error) {
     error = document.createElement('p');
     error.className = 'error-message';
-    error.style.color = 'red';
+    error.style.color = '#CC0C0C';
     error.style.fontSize = '0.9em';
     error.style.marginTop = '6px';
+    error.style.fontWeight = '600';
     input.parentElement.appendChild(error);
   }