diff --git a/torchvision/transforms/v2/_color.py b/torchvision/transforms/v2/_color.py
index 7a471e7c1f6..2ee83e72a41 100644
--- a/torchvision/transforms/v2/_color.py
+++ b/torchvision/transforms/v2/_color.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def _check_input(
             raise TypeError(f"{name}={value} should be a single number or a sequence with length 2.")
 
         if not bound[0] <= value[0] <= value[1] <= bound[1]:
-            raise ValueError(f"{name} values should be between {bound}, but got {value}.")
+            raise ValueError(f"{name} values should be between {bound} and increasing, but got {value}.")
 
         return None if value[0] == value[1] == center else (float(value[0]), float(value[1]))