diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs
index e4aaa3be..c23ec958 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl menu::Item for CompletionItem {
                                 Span::raw("color "),
                                 Span::styled("■", Style::default().fg(color)),
                             ]),
-                            // there is documentation but it cannot be parsed as a color
+                            // there is documentation but it cannot be parsed as a hex color
                             None => "color".into(),
                         }
                     })