diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/css/e4-dark_jdt_syntaxhighlighting.css b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/css/e4-dark_jdt_syntaxhighlighting.css
index fbd57ccb2c5..4be30b95d94 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/css/e4-dark_jdt_syntaxhighlighting.css
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/css/e4-dark_jdt_syntaxhighlighting.css
@@ -136,6 +136,6 @@ FormatterPreferenceSectionComposite {
      * the background with the lighter color used for the background
      * of toolbars and make the foreground color brighter too.
      */
-    background-color:#515658;
+    background-color:#1E1F22;
     color: white;
 }