Define android:textColorHint
in your application theme:
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
<item name="colorPrimary">@color/primary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">@color/accent</item>
<item name="android:textColorHint">@color/secondary_text</item>
</style>
Source
Or, in your layout, like:
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android.support.design:hintTextAppearance="@style/GreenTextInputLayout"
android:textColorHint="@color/secondary_text">