diff --git a/lib/actions/apiV2.js b/lib/actions/apiV2.js
index 16d6c5e1d..a10a06381 100644
--- a/lib/actions/apiV2.js
+++ b/lib/actions/apiV2.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 import {
   getRouteColorBasedOnSettings,
   getRouteIdForPattern,
+  getRouteTextColorBasedOnSettings,
   routeIsValid
 } from '../util/viewer'
 import { isLastStop } from '../util/stop-times'
@@ -1144,6 +1145,16 @@ export function routingQuery(searchId = null, updateSearchInReducer) {
                               config.transitOperators
                             ),
                             { color: leg?.route?.color, mode: leg.mode }
+                          ).split('#')?.[1],
+                          textColor: getRouteTextColorBasedOnSettings(
+                            getRouteOperator(
+                              {
+                                agencyId: leg?.agency?.id,
+                                id: leg?.route?.id
+                              },
+                              config.transitOperators
+                            ),
+                            { color: leg?.route?.color, mode: leg.mode }
                           ).split('#')?.[1]
                         }
                       }
diff --git a/lib/util/viewer.js b/lib/util/viewer.js
index d407b356c..45912bbd1 100644
--- a/lib/util/viewer.js
+++ b/lib/util/viewer.js
@@ -353,6 +353,10 @@ export function getRouteColorBasedOnSettings(operator = {}, route = {}) {
       return backgroundColor
   }
 }
+export function getRouteTextColorBasedOnSettings(operator = {}, route = {}) {
+  const { color } = getColorAndNameFromRoute(operator, route)
+  return color
+}
 
 /**
  * Helper method to determine if a stop being viewed is a flex stop. This is not marked by