diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/bible/service/db/DatabaseContainer.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/bible/service/db/DatabaseContainer.kt
index e1fa2adbf0..9960f538c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/bible/service/db/DatabaseContainer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/bible/service/db/DatabaseContainer.kt
@@ -995,6 +995,8 @@ private val MIGRATION_58_59_workspace_colors = object : Migration(58, 59) {
             colDefs.forEach {
                 execSQL("ALTER TABLE `Workspace` ADD COLUMN $it")
                 execSQL("ALTER TABLE `PageManager` ADD COLUMN $it")
+                execSQL("UPDATE `Workspace` SET text_display_settings_colors_dayWorkspaceColor = -12303292")
+                execSQL("UPDATE `Workspace` SET text_display_settings_colors_nightWorkspaceColor = -16777216")
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/db/src/main/java/net/bible/android/database/WorkspaceEntities.kt b/db/src/main/java/net/bible/android/database/WorkspaceEntities.kt
index 64653fce45..328052b488 100644
--- a/db/src/main/java/net/bible/android/database/WorkspaceEntities.kt
+++ b/db/src/main/java/net/bible/android/database/WorkspaceEntities.kt
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ class WorkspaceEntities {
                     nightTextColor = white,
                     nightNoise = 0,
                     dayNoise = 0,
-                    dayWorkspaceColor = Color.parseColor("#ff444444"),
-                    nightWorkspaceColor = Color.parseColor("#ff000000")
+                    dayWorkspaceColor = Color.parseColor("#ff444444"), // -12303292
+                    nightWorkspaceColor = Color.parseColor("#ff000000"), // -16777216
                 ),
                 marginSize = MarginSize(
                     marginLeft = 3,