diff --git a/src/kits/interface/ColorControl.cpp b/src/kits/interface/ColorControl.cpp
index 65d0f308c6..0a8fd78ec7 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/ColorControl.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/ColorControl.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ BColorControl::_InitData(color_control_layout layout, float size,
 		AddChild(fBlueText);
 	}
 
+	fRedText->SetHighUIColor(B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR);
+	fBlueText->SetHighUIColor(B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR);
+	fGreenText->SetHighUIColor(B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR);
+
 	// right align rgb values so that they line up
 	fRedText->SetAlignment(B_ALIGN_LEFT, B_ALIGN_RIGHT);
 	fGreenText->SetAlignment(B_ALIGN_LEFT, B_ALIGN_RIGHT);