diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/RSPermissionMatrixWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/RSPermissionMatrixWidget.cpp
index d7c623d7a..16901692d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/RSPermissionMatrixWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/RSPermissionMatrixWidget.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void RSPermissionMatrixWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 
   QPen pen ;
   pen.setWidth(2) ;
-  pen.setBrush(Qt::black) ;
+  pen.setBrush(FOREGROUND_COLOR) ;
 
   _painter->setPen(pen) ;
   int i=0;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void RSPermissionMatrixWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
       pen.setWidth(2) ;
 
       if(_current_service_id == it->second.mServiceType)
-          pen.setBrush(Qt::black) ;
+          pen.setBrush(FOREGROUND_COLOR) ;
       else
           pen.setBrush(Qt::gray) ;
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void RSPermissionMatrixWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
       _painter->drawLine(QPointF(X,Y+3),QPointF(X+text_width,Y+3)) ;
       _painter->drawLine(QPointF(X+text_width/2, Y+3), QPointF(X+text_width/2,S*fMATRIX_START_Y+peer_ids.size()*S*fROW_SIZE - S*fROW_SIZE+5)) ;
 
-      pen.setBrush(Qt::black) ;
+      pen.setBrush(FOREGROUND_COLOR) ;
       _painter->setPen(pen) ;
 
       _painter->drawText(QPointF(X,Y),name);
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ void RSPermissionMatrixWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 
       QPen pen ;
       pen.setWidth(2) ;
-      pen.setBrush(Qt::black) ;
+      pen.setBrush(FOREGROUND_COLOR) ;
 
       _painter->setPen(pen) ;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/RSPermissionMatrixWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/RSPermissionMatrixWidget.h
index 6dec86389..6b64150cb 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/RSPermissionMatrixWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/RSPermissionMatrixWidget.h
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@
 #define HOR_SPC       2   /** Space between data points */
 #define SCALE_WIDTH   75  /** Width of the scale */
 
-#define BACK_COLOR    Qt::white
-#define SCALE_COLOR   Qt::black
-#define GRID_COLOR    Qt::lightGray
-#define RSDHT_COLOR   Qt::magenta
-#define ALLDHT_COLOR  Qt::yellow
+#define BACK_COLOR       Qt::white
+#define FOREGROUND_COLOR Qt::black
+#define SCALE_COLOR      Qt::black
+#define GRID_COLOR       Qt::lightGray
+#define RSDHT_COLOR      Qt::magenta
+#define ALLDHT_COLOR     Qt::yellow
 
 #define FONT_SIZE     11