diff --git a/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp b/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp
index 9a0437e9ae..d4fff1af8b 100644
--- a/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp
@@ -382,17 +382,20 @@ URLInputGroup::URLTextView::InsertText(const char* inText, int32 inLength,
 
 	BFont font;
 	GetFont(&font);
-	const rgb_color black = (rgb_color) { 0, 0, 0, 255 };
-	const rgb_color gray = (rgb_color) { 60, 60, 60, 255 };
+	const rgb_color hostColor = ui_color(B_DOCUMENT_TEXT_COLOR);
+	const rgb_color urlColor = tint_color(hostColor,
+		(hostColor.Brightness() < 128 ? B_LIGHTEN_1_TINT : B_DARKEN_1_TINT));
 	if (baseUrlStart > 0)
-		SetFontAndColor(0, baseUrlStart, &font, B_FONT_ALL, &gray);
+		SetFontAndColor(0, baseUrlStart, &font, B_FONT_ALL, &urlColor);
 	if (baseUrlEnd > baseUrlStart) {
 		font.SetFace(B_BOLD_FACE);
-		SetFontAndColor(baseUrlStart, baseUrlEnd, &font, B_FONT_ALL, &black);
+		SetFontAndColor(baseUrlStart, baseUrlEnd, &font, B_FONT_ALL,
+			&hostColor);
 	}
 	if (baseUrlEnd < TextLength()) {
 		font.SetFace(B_REGULAR_FACE);
-		SetFontAndColor(baseUrlEnd, TextLength(), &font, B_FONT_ALL, &gray);
+		SetFontAndColor(baseUrlEnd, TextLength(), &font, B_FONT_ALL,
+			&urlColor);
 	}
 
 	fURLAutoCompleter->TextModified(fUpdateAutoCompleterChoices);