Gimp question

[Charles Curley]

I have a GIF image I'd like to add text to. I open the image, I set up
the text tool as I want it. This includes black for the foreground
color. I go to the image, and click on a location, and start
typing. The color of the text is only slightly darker than the
original image color, and certainly is not black. What am I doing
wrong?

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