diff --git a/lib/components/input_textarea/input_textarea.a11y.test.ts b/lib/components/input_textarea/input_textarea.a11y.test.ts
index 5abdd27ed9..4f508e61f0 100644
--- a/lib/components/input_textarea/input_textarea.a11y.test.ts
+++ b/lib/components/input_textarea/input_textarea.a11y.test.ts
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ const otherModifiers = ["creditcard", "search"];
                               ...attributes,
                           },
                 children,
-                template,
-                // TODO revisit these skipped test ids
-                skippedTestids: [/readonly/],
+                template
             });
         });
 
diff --git a/lib/components/input_textarea/input_textarea.less b/lib/components/input_textarea/input_textarea.less
index 8e3daf8f33..ab385bb994 100644
--- a/lib/components/input_textarea/input_textarea.less
+++ b/lib/components/input_textarea/input_textarea.less
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     &[readonly],
     .is-readonly & {
         .highcontrast-mode({
-            --_in-fc: var(--fc-light);
+            --_in-fc: var(--fc-medium);
         });
 
         --_in-bg: var(--black-150);