diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs
index 188554b8..58667a2a 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ internal sealed class ChatRenderArgs : IFileCollisionArgs, ITwitchDownloaderArgs
         [Option("alternate-backgrounds", Default = false, HelpText = "Alternates the background color of every other chat message to help tell them apart.")]
         public bool AlternateMessageBackgrounds { get; set; }
 
-        [Option("readable-colors", Default = false, HelpText = "Increases the contrast of usernames against the background or outline color.")]
+        [Option("readable-colors", Default = true, HelpText = "Increases the contrast of usernames against the background or outline color.")]
         public bool AdjustUsernameVisibility { get; set; }
 
         [Option("offline", Default = false, HelpText = "Render completely offline using only embedded emotes, badges, and bits from the input json.")]
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/README.md b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/README.md
index 56ff057c..c0361987 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/README.md
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/README.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Other = `1`, Broadcaster = `2`, Moderator = `4`, VIP = `8`, Subscriber = `16`, P
 (Default: `false`) Alternates the background color of every other chat message to help tell them apart.
 
 **--readable-colors**
-(Default: `false`) Increases the contrast of usernames against the background or outline color.
+(Default: `true`) Increases the contrast of usernames against the background or outline color.
 
 **--offline**
 (Default: `false`) Render completely offline using only embedded emotes, badges, and bits from the input json.
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderWPF/App.config b/TwitchDownloaderWPF/App.config
index 087773d6..1a8520be 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderWPF/App.config
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderWPF/App.config
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
                 <value>30</value>
             </setting>
             <setting name="AdjustUsernameVisibility" serializeAs="String">
-                <value>False</value>
+                <value>True</value>
             </setting>
             <setting name="VodTrimMode" serializeAs="String">
                 <value>1</value>
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderWPF/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/TwitchDownloaderWPF/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index ab2114d5..a613bcba 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderWPF/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderWPF/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ public int LogLevels {
         
         [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("False")]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("True")]
         public bool AdjustUsernameVisibility {
             get {
                 return ((bool)(this["AdjustUsernameVisibility"]));
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderWPF/Properties/Settings.settings b/TwitchDownloaderWPF/Properties/Settings.settings
index f3be4edd..d5191fb8 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderWPF/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderWPF/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
       <Value Profile="(Default)">30</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="AdjustUsernameVisibility" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)">False</Value>
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">True</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="VodTrimMode" Type="System.Int32" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">1</Value>