diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss b/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
index 40aef1121..b948e2934 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
@@ -883,4 +883,7 @@ ul.add-list-reset {
 .submit-row .select2,
 .submit-row .select2 span {
     margin-top: 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+.transfer-user-selector .select2-selection__placeholder {
+    color: #3d4551!important;
+}
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/admin/transfer_user.html b/src/registrar/templates/admin/transfer_user.html
index a73106979..eee1d1140 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/admin/transfer_user.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/admin/transfer_user.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <div class="module padding-4 display-flex flex-row flex-justify submit-row">
 
         <div class="desktop:flex-align-center">
-            <form method="GET" action="{% url 'transfer_user' current_user.pk %}">
+            <form class="transfer-user-selector" method="GET" action="{% url 'transfer_user' current_user.pk %}">
                 <label for="selected_user" class="text-middle">Select user to transfer data from:</label>
                 <select name="selected_user" id="selected_user" class="admin-combobox margin-top-0" onchange="this.form.submit()">
                     <option value="">Select a user</option>
@@ -226,4 +226,4 @@
             </button>
         </div>
 </div>
-{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endblock %}