diff --git a/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/__init__.py b/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/__init__.py
index dc49358efd..3849449523 100644
--- a/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = DISPLAY_MENU_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
     cv.Schema(
         {
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(GraphicalDisplayMenu),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DISPLAY): cv.use_id(display.DisplayBuffer),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_DISPLAY): cv.use_id(display.Display),
             cv.Required(CONF_FONT): cv.use_id(font.Font),
             cv.Optional(CONF_MENU_ITEM_VALUE): cv.templatable(cv.string),
             cv.Optional(CONF_FOREGROUND_COLOR): cv.use_id(color.ColorStruct),
diff --git a/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.cpp b/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.cpp
index 2e4c14fb7b..fcbad41388 100644
--- a/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ inline void GraphicalDisplayMenu::draw_item(display::Display *display, const dis
     label.append(this->menu_item_value_.value(&args));
   }
 
-  display->print(bounds->x, bounds->y, this->font_, foreground_color, display::TextAlign::TOP_LEFT, label.c_str());
+  display->print(bounds->x, bounds->y, this->font_, foreground_color, display::TextAlign::TOP_LEFT, label.c_str(),
+                 ~foreground_color);
 }
 
 void GraphicalDisplayMenu::draw_item(const display_menu_base::MenuItem *item, const uint8_t row, const bool selected) {
diff --git a/esphome/core/color.h b/esphome/core/color.h
index 45b2d4c871..fb72973017 100644
--- a/esphome/core/color.h
+++ b/esphome/core/color.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct Color {
     return Color(esp_scale8(this->red, scale), esp_scale8(this->green, scale), esp_scale8(this->blue, scale),
                  esp_scale8(this->white, scale));
   }
+  inline Color operator~() const ALWAYS_INLINE { return Color(255 - this->red, 255 - this->green, 255 - this->blue); }
   inline Color &operator*=(uint8_t scale) ALWAYS_INLINE {
     this->red = esp_scale8(this->red, scale);
     this->green = esp_scale8(this->green, scale);