The submission text is always grey. Your comments will not appear grey unless downvoted more so than upvoted, and that grey will be seen by others but not be s

The submission text is always grey. Your comments will not appear grey unless downvoted more so than upvoted, and that grey will be seen by others but not be seen by you while you are still logged in. Your account name is new and so appears in green which some users will scrutinize until they are confident it is not a bad actor.