diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/blob/overmind.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/blob/overmind.dm
index 853fc068d61..382fc8dd953 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/blob/overmind.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/blob/overmind.dm
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	if(blob_core)
 		blob_core.adjustcolors(blob_reagent_datum.color)
 
+	color = blob_reagent_datum.complementary_color
 	ghostimage = image(src.icon,src,src.icon_state)
 	ghost_darkness_images |= ghostimage //so ghosts can see the blob cursor when they disable darkness
 	updateallghostimages()
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/blob/powers.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/blob/powers.dm
index 995ce7c6913..139acb49eb3 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/blob/powers.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/blob/powers.dm
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 /mob/camera/blob/verb/chemical_reroll()
 	set category = "Blob"
 	set name = "Reactive Chemical Adaptation (50)"
-	set desc = "Replaces your chemical with a different one"
+	set desc = "Replaces your chemical with a random, different one."
 
 	if(!can_buy(50))
 		return
@@ -417,13 +417,15 @@
 	var/datum/reagent/blob/B = pick((subtypesof(/datum/reagent/blob) - blob_reagent_datum.type))
 	blob_reagent_datum = new B
 
+	color = blob_reagent_datum.complementary_color
+
 	for(var/obj/structure/blob/BL in blobs)
 		BL.adjustcolors(blob_reagent_datum.color)
 
 	for(var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/blob/BLO)
 		BLO.adjustcolors(blob_reagent_datum.color)
 
-	to_chat(src, "Your reagent is now: <b>[blob_reagent_datum.name]</b>!")
+	to_chat(src, "Your reagent is now: <b><font color=\"[blob_reagent_datum.color]\">[blob_reagent_datum.name]</b></font> - [blob_reagent_datum.description]")
 
 /mob/camera/blob/verb/blob_help()
 	set category = "Blob"
@@ -441,5 +443,5 @@
 	to_chat(src, "<i>Storage Blobs</i> are storage towers which will store extra resources for you. This increases your max resource cap by 50.")
 	to_chat(src, "<i>Node Blobs</i> are blobs which grow, like the core. Like the core it can activate resource and factory blobs.")
 	to_chat(src, "<b>In addition to the buttons on your HUD, there are a few click shortcuts to speed up expansion and defense.</b>")
-	to_chat(src, "<b>Shortcuts:</b> CTRL Click = Expand Blob / Middle Mouse Click = Rally Spores / Alt Click = Create Shield")
+	to_chat(src, "<b>Shortcuts:</b> CTRL Click = Expand Blob <b>|</b> Middle Mouse Click = Rally Spores <b>|</b> Alt Click = Create Shield Blob")
 	to_chat(src, "Attempting to talk will send a message to all other <b>overminds</b>, allowing you to coordinate with them.")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm
index a2ecc811e6a..ed792c03128 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	var/volume = 0
 	var/metabolization_rate = REAGENTS_METABOLISM
 	var/color = "#000000" // rgb: 0, 0, 0 (does not support alpha channels - yet!)
+	var/complementary_color = "#000000"
 	var/shock_reduction = 0
 	var/heart_rate_increase = 0
 	var/heart_rate_decrease = 0
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/blob.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/blob.dm
index 29f373610d8..cea407199cd 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/blob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/blob.dm
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	description = "Deals High Brute damage, as well as Stamina damage."
 	id = "ripping_tendrils"
 	color = "#7F0000"
+	complementary_color = "#a15656"
 	message_living = ", and you feel your skin ripping and tearing off"
 
 /datum/reagent/blob/ripping_tendrils/reaction_mob(mob/living/M, method=TOUCH, volume)
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 	description = "Deals High Burn damage, and sets the victim aflame."
 	id = "boiling_oil"
 	color = "#B68D00"
+	complementary_color = "#c0a856"
 	message = "The blob splashes you with burning oil"
 	message_living = ", and you feel your skin char and melt"
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@
 	description = "Deals High Toxin damage, causes Hallucinations, and injects Spores into the bloodstream."
 	id = "envenomed_filaments"
 	color = "#9ACD32"
+	complementary_color = "#b0cd73"
 	message_living = ", and you feel sick and nauseated"
 
 /datum/reagent/blob/envenomed_filaments/reaction_mob(mob/living/M, method=TOUCH, volume)
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@
 	description = "Deals Medium Brute damage, but massive amounts of Respiration Damage."
 	id = "lexorin_jelly"
 	color = "#00FFC5"
+	complementary_color = "#56ebc9"
 	message_living = ", and your lungs feel heavy and weak"
 
 /datum/reagent/blob/lexorin_jelly/reaction_mob(mob/living/M, method=TOUCH, volume)
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@
 	description = "Deals Randomized damage, between 0.33 to 2.33 times the standard amount."
 	id = "kinetic"
 	color = "#FFA500"
+	complementary_color = "#ebb756"
 	message = "The blob pummels you"
 
 /datum/reagent/blob/kinetic/reaction_mob(mob/living/M, method=TOUCH, volume)
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@
 	description = "Deals Medium Brute damage, Stamina Damage, and injects Frost Oil into its victims, freezing them to death."
 	id = "cryogenic_liquid"
 	color = "#8BA6E9"
+	complementary_color = "#a8b7df"
 	message = "The blob splashes you with an icy liquid"
 	message_living = ", and you feel cold and tired"
 
@@ -102,6 +108,7 @@
 	description = "Deals High Brute damage and sucks everyone and everything closer, creating a vortex of death."
 	id = "dark_matter"
 	color = "#61407E"
+	complementary_color = "#8f7ca0"
 	message = "You feel a thrum as the blob strikes you, and everything flies at you"
 
 /datum/reagent/blob/dark_matter/reaction_mob(mob/living/M, method=TOUCH, volume)
@@ -116,6 +123,7 @@
 	description = "Deals High Brute damage, and sends people flying away."
 	id = "b_sorium"
 	color = "#808000"
+	complementary_color = "#a2a256"
 	message = "The blob slams into you, and sends you flying"
 
 /datum/reagent/blob/b_sorium/reaction_mob(mob/living/M, method=TOUCH, volume)
diff --git a/icons/mob/blob.dmi b/icons/mob/blob.dmi
index 1d2f53b03cc..ef70ac3155e 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/blob.dmi and b/icons/mob/blob.dmi differ