diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
index 3e1fded6b6b11cf8a21eb88810ade9f90deb61bc..b0c4a6edf57e7bbed0ef9f3100a27839a4be372b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
@@ -489,9 +489,9 @@ $project-network-controls-color: #888;
 */
 $runner-state-shared-bg: #32b186;
 $runner-state-specific-bg: #3498db;
-$runner-status-online-color: green;
-$runner-status-offline-color: gray;
-$runner-status-paused-color: red;
+$runner-status-online-color: $green-normal;
+$runner-status-offline-color: $gray-darkest;
+$runner-status-paused-color: $red-normal;
 
 /*
 Stat Graph
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/25430-make-colors-in-runner-status-more-colorblind-friendly.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/25430-make-colors-in-runner-status-more-colorblind-friendly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e60c42cdfba11dfc160c2087934bda6bd8cbbe37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/25430-make-colors-in-runner-status-more-colorblind-friendly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Change status colors of runners to better defaults
+merge_request:
+author: