diff --git a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
index ba448aa0131..bafdbd0a73e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ For upgrade instructions, please check the [migration guide](MIGRATIONS.released
 - Improved error messages for starting jobs on datasets from other organizations. [#8181](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8181)
 - Terms of Service for Webknossos are now accepted at registration, not afterward. [#8193](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8193)
 - Removed bounding box size restriction for inferral jobs for super users. [#8200](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8200)
+- Improved the default colors for skeleton trees. [#8228](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8228)
 - Improved logging for errors when loading datasets and problems arise during a conversion step. [#8202](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8202)
 - Allowed to train an AI model using differently sized bounding boxes. We recommend all bounding boxes to have equal dimensions or to have dimensions which are multiples of the smallest bounding box. [#8222](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/8222)
 
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/libs/color_generator.ts b/frontend/javascripts/libs/color_generator.ts
index 729f0ae28ac..944cec4fbeb 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/libs/color_generator.ts
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/libs/color_generator.ts
@@ -1,80 +1,73 @@
 import _ from "lodash";
 import type { Vector3 } from "oxalis/constants";
 import { chunk3 } from "oxalis/model/helpers/chunk";
+
 const rawRgbs = [
   173, 36, 13, 0, 0, 255, 217, 133, 18, 0, 255, 193, 255, 214, 61, 20, 102, 125, 246, 18, 97, 246,
   158, 220, 184, 15, 209, 105, 212, 8, 115, 61, 255, 61, 199, 255, 255, 255, 0, 140, 69, 18, 0, 102,
-  0, 255, 61, 150, 237, 216, 173, 132, 114, 0, 114, 246, 255, 158, 193, 255, 114, 200, 123, 158, 0,
-  0, 0, 79, 255, 0, 70, 149, 211, 255, 0, 185, 79, 211, 62, 0, 26, 237, 255, 176, 255, 123, 97, 70,
-  255, 123, 18, 167, 97, 211, 167, 167, 211, 79, 132, 106, 0, 193, 44, 97, 70, 0, 149, 246, 9, 62,
-  79, 167, 88, 9, 114, 150, 62, 9, 149, 0, 158, 50, 185, 255, 255, 114, 167, 246, 202, 149, 100,
-  185, 176, 176, 9, 44, 0, 79, 0, 202, 255, 79, 35, 0, 0, 185, 167, 158, 0, 53, 79, 123, 176, 26,
-  70, 193, 88, 211, 0, 114, 149, 53, 229, 167, 53, 246, 141, 149, 106, 18, 141, 229, 97, 193, 237,
-  211, 255, 158, 255, 158, 255, 79, 246, 149, 97, 255, 193, 185, 97, 237, 44, 53, 176, 106, 132, 70,
-  44, 88, 185, 132, 88, 141, 9, 255, 70, 79, 0, 220, 211, 176, 229, 149, 255, 0, 0, 9, 97, 62, 62,
-  237, 0, 132, 176, 0, 149, 106, 0, 0, 185, 167, 255, 167, 50, 193, 132, 44, 79, 114, 50, 114, 220,
-  70, 0, 9, 53, 0, 149, 202, 123, 0, 18, 211, 185, 237, 255, 88, 62, 149, 70, 132, 70, 176, 255, 79,
-  70, 202, 88, 229, 88, 106, 237, 141, 70, 123, 79, 18, 97, 114, 202, 0, 255, 237, 79, 149, 132,
-  185, 0, 202, 255, 220, 114, 18, 35, 185, 167, 0, 106, 158, 114, 106, 26, 185, 202, 0, 44, 35, 149,
-  250, 79, 176, 211, 9, 185, 70, 53, 0, 114, 255, 255, 246, 0, 97, 167, 202, 88, 211, 158, 114, 70,
-  193, 141, 202, 185, 18, 53, 97, 132, 255, 0, 70, 106, 123, 0, 35, 132, 70, 0, 62, 176, 79, 149,
-  193, 79, 255, 211, 255, 141, 9, 26, 88, 62, 70, 62, 97, 88, 149, 246, 167, 141, 246, 123, 255,
-  229, 255, 220, 255, 176, 202, 123, 70, 114, 185, 123, 255, 97, 158, 0, 255, 176, 0, 44, 18, 9, 88,
-  255, 79, 211, 202, 211, 176, 123, 18, 132, 53, 9, 44, 132, 35, 106, 18, 35, 114, 62, 255, 44, 35,
-  53, 70, 176, 246, 53, 229, 141, 255, 229, 158, 246, 132, 176, 97, 114, 62, 149, 62, 158, 193, 211,
-  88, 176, 158, 132, 211, 114, 97, 141, 246, 114, 202, 158, 79, 0, 211, 62, 185, 123, 176, 255, 97,
-  176, 202, 35, 62, 132, 149, 220, 35, 0, 35, 158, 1, 149, 70, 106, 0, 202, 18, 97, 0, 97, 97, 0,
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-  237, 185, 255, 211, 176, 0, 132, 211, 255, 114, 255, 211, 79, 9, 158, 79, 88, 237, 97, 176, 132,
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-  114, 123, 211, 220, 0, 26, 44, 220, 0, 9, 158, 123, 53, 114, 106, 35, 202, 132, 123, 158, 9, 167,
-  255, 106, 0, 255, 141, 237, 193, 255, 185, 193, 211, 132, 229, 141, 97, 62, 44, 167, 97, 167, 176,
-  158, 1, 158, 132, 132, 97, 255, 123, 53, 88, 88, 193, 79, 193, 44, 141, 176, 0, 193, 185, 246,
-  255, 220, 79, 114, 97, 97, 114, 44, 26, 70, 9, 0, 132, 70, 141, 106, 62, 211, 132, 158, 255, 97,
-  0, 106, 158, 53, 0, 123, 246, 176, 53, 88, 35, 0, 167, 123, 141, 1, 158, 185, 141, 246, 88, 132,
-  97, 35, 9, 62, 158, 185, 88, 202, 62, 35, 176, 141, 211, 211, 193, 70, 123, 1, 176, 88, 132, 132,
-  106, 9, 70, 167, 62, 114, 70, 53, 35, 88, 35, 255, 0, 158, 62, 0, 62, 35, 0, 220, 246, 211, 0,
-  193, 255, 176, 97, 18, 158, 158, 0, 220, 185, 70, 88, 123, 246, 246, 193, 229, 97, 255, 211, 141,
-  158, 53, 88, 149, 141, 167, 97, 149, 176, 211, 26, 35, 35, 255, 176, 176, 132, 0, 132, 88, 106,
-  79, 176, 255, 18, 9, 35, 0, 53, 53, 123, 255, 193, 237, 106, 167, 97, 255, 26, 79, 114, 123, 26,
-  158, 149, 53, 255, 229, 220, 141, 211, 158, 0, 220, 0, 149, 53, 70, 62, 26, 44, 0, 132, 62, 185,
-  255, 114, 220, 237, 35, 0, 114, 149, 0, 0, 88, 246, 202, 158, 202, 106, 158, 255, 132, 202, 185,
-  1, 202, 0, 255, 149, 202, 70, 149, 158, 35, 132, 185, 97, 246, 255, 70, 26, 237, 149, 35, 141, 62,
-  237, 193, 123, 53, 114, 158, 211, 141, 97, 0, 114, 255, 149, 158, 53, 53, 97, 9, 220, 132, 246,
-  79, 44, 62, 255, 132, 106, 237, 193, 53, 88, 149, 220, 114, 149, 132, 220, 79, 132, 0, 193, 79,
-  185, 123, 176, 255, 114, 53, 53, 185, 193, 141, 229, 193, 114, 149, 79, 193, 255, 123, 123, 211,
-  158, 132, 220, 255, 255, 0, 220, 158, 26, 193, 106, 9, 0, 176, 123, 0, 53, 0, 62, 158, 9, 114, 97,
-  35, 35, 70, 158, 176, 53, 255, 0, 44, 88, 62, 88, 255, 26, 123, 255, 88, 211, 229, 88, 79, 0, 211,
+  0, 255, 61, 150, 132, 114, 0, 114, 246, 255, 158, 193, 255, 114, 200, 123, 158, 0, 0, 0, 79, 255,
+  0, 70, 149, 211, 255, 0, 185, 79, 211, 237, 255, 176, 255, 123, 97, 70, 255, 123, 18, 167, 97,
+  211, 167, 167, 211, 79, 132, 106, 0, 193, 44, 97, 70, 0, 149, 246, 167, 88, 9, 114, 150, 62, 9,
+  149, 0, 158, 50, 185, 255, 255, 114, 167, 246, 202, 149, 100, 185, 176, 176, 9, 0, 202, 255, 0,
+  185, 167, 158, 0, 53, 79, 123, 176, 26, 70, 193, 88, 211, 0, 114, 149, 53, 229, 167, 53, 246, 141,
+  149, 106, 18, 141, 229, 97, 193, 158, 255, 158, 255, 79, 246, 149, 97, 255, 193, 185, 97, 237, 44,
+  53, 176, 106, 132, 185, 132, 88, 141, 9, 255, 70, 79, 0, 229, 149, 255, 97, 62, 62, 237, 0, 132,
+  176, 0, 149, 106, 0, 0, 185, 167, 255, 167, 50, 193, 132, 44, 79, 114, 50, 114, 220, 70, 0, 149,
+  202, 123, 0, 18, 211, 185, 237, 255, 88, 62, 149, 70, 132, 70, 176, 255, 79, 70, 202, 88, 229, 88,
+  106, 237, 141, 70, 123, 79, 18, 97, 114, 202, 0, 255, 237, 79, 149, 132, 185, 0, 202, 255, 220,
+  114, 18, 35, 185, 167, 0, 106, 158, 114, 106, 26, 185, 202, 149, 250, 79, 176, 211, 9, 185, 70,
+  53, 0, 114, 255, 255, 246, 0, 97, 167, 202, 88, 211, 158, 114, 70, 193, 141, 202, 185, 132, 255,
+  0, 70, 106, 123, 176, 79, 149, 193, 79, 255, 211, 255, 141, 97, 88, 149, 246, 167, 141, 246, 123,
+  255, 255, 176, 202, 123, 70, 114, 185, 123, 255, 97, 158, 0, 255, 176, 0, 88, 255, 79, 176, 123,
+  18, 132, 53, 9, 44, 132, 35, 106, 18, 35, 114, 62, 255, 70, 176, 246, 53, 229, 141, 246, 132, 176,
+  97, 114, 62, 149, 62, 158, 193, 211, 88, 176, 158, 132, 211, 114, 97, 141, 246, 114, 202, 158, 79,
+  0, 211, 62, 185, 123, 176, 255, 97, 176, 202, 35, 62, 132, 149, 220, 158, 1, 149, 70, 106, 0, 202,
+  18, 97, 0, 97, 97, 0, 132, 97, 97, 176, 79, 255, 26, 255, 0, 88, 132, 0, 97, 202, 211, 97, 44,
+  211, 35, 149, 141, 44, 193, 185, 220, 167, 88, 35, 106, 229, 220, 44, 255, 202, 185, 132, 141, 0,
+  255, 88, 141, 237, 185, 255, 211, 176, 0, 132, 211, 255, 114, 255, 211, 79, 9, 158, 79, 88, 237,
+  97, 176, 132, 141, 106, 211, 193, 211, 246, 220, 70, 202, 176, 255, 246, 220, 255, 88, 158, 18,
+  229, 193, 88, 106, 202, 176, 123, 123, 1, 167, 18, 114, 193, 255, 97, 62, 202, 114, 0, 114, 70,
+  44, 123, 193, 0, 193, 220, 211, 176, 149, 18, 97, 44, 70, 211, 123, 202, 255, 79, 97, 79, 141,
+  255, 158, 18, 79, 97, 229, 211, 246, 246, 141, 167, 97, 53, 0, 141, 193, 255, 0, 211, 141, 79, 88,
+  185, 106, 211, 211, 158, 193, 0, 97, 44, 255, 211, 229, 149, 18, 26, 106, 211, 123, 123, 211, 220,
+  220, 0, 9, 158, 123, 53, 114, 106, 35, 202, 132, 123, 158, 9, 167, 255, 106, 0, 255, 141, 237,
+  193, 255, 185, 193, 211, 132, 229, 141, 97, 62, 44, 167, 97, 167, 176, 158, 1, 158, 132, 132, 97,
+  255, 123, 53, 88, 88, 193, 79, 193, 44, 141, 176, 0, 193, 185, 246, 255, 220, 79, 114, 44, 26,
+  132, 70, 141, 106, 62, 211, 132, 158, 255, 97, 0, 106, 158, 53, 0, 123, 246, 176, 53, 88, 35, 0,
+  167, 123, 141, 1, 158, 185, 141, 246, 88, 132, 97, 158, 185, 88, 202, 62, 35, 176, 141, 211, 211,
+  193, 70, 123, 1, 176, 88, 132, 132, 106, 9, 70, 167, 62, 114, 88, 35, 255, 0, 158, 62, 0, 220,
+  246, 211, 0, 193, 255, 176, 97, 18, 158, 158, 0, 220, 185, 246, 246, 193, 229, 97, 255, 211, 141,
+  158, 53, 88, 149, 141, 167, 97, 149, 176, 211, 255, 176, 176, 132, 0, 132, 88, 106, 79, 176, 255,
+  18, 53, 53, 123, 255, 193, 237, 106, 167, 97, 255, 26, 79, 114, 123, 26, 158, 149, 53, 141, 211,
+  158, 0, 220, 0, 149, 53, 70, 0, 132, 62, 185, 255, 114, 220, 237, 35, 0, 114, 149, 246, 202, 158,
+  202, 106, 158, 255, 132, 202, 185, 1, 202, 0, 255, 149, 202, 70, 149, 158, 35, 132, 185, 97, 246,
+  255, 70, 26, 237, 149, 35, 141, 62, 237, 193, 123, 53, 114, 158, 211, 141, 97, 0, 114, 255, 149,
+  158, 53, 53, 97, 9, 220, 132, 246, 79, 44, 62, 255, 132, 106, 237, 193, 53, 88, 149, 220, 114,
+  149, 132, 220, 79, 132, 0, 193, 79, 185, 123, 176, 255, 114, 53, 53, 185, 193, 141, 229, 193, 114,
+  149, 79, 193, 255, 123, 123, 211, 158, 132, 220, 255, 255, 0, 220, 158, 26, 193, 106, 123, 0, 53,
+  0, 62, 158, 9, 114, 97, 158, 176, 53, 255, 0, 44, 255, 26, 123, 255, 88, 211, 229, 88, 79, 0, 211,
   211, 193, 0, 26, 176, 229, 70, 62, 97, 88, 167, 106, 79, 158, 1, 149, 193, 237, 149, 123, 176, 62,
-  70, 44, 220, 229, 62, 255, 246, 114, 141, 220, 18, 176, 211, 97, 0, 255, 53, 167, 18, 70, 70, 185,
-  237, 211, 114, 53, 149, 211, 114, 141, 0, 158, 193, 79, 106, 229, 97, 193, 167, 79, 70, 114, 141,
-  229, 9, 220, 53, 132, 35, 26, 106, 211, 158, 246, 70, 141, 211, 0, 88, 106, 149, 123, 79, 132,
-  114, 97, 211, 229, 79, 106, 193, 70, 255, 167, 255, 220, 158, 106, 35, 0, 18, 211, 106, 70, 149,
-  229, 149, 18, 18, 0, 123, 1, 158, 158, 88, 141, 141, 97, 114, 255, 149, 132, 70, 53, 62, 79, 132,
-  158, 9, 0, 149, 44, 62, 0, 141, 18, 88, 53, 106, 35, 202, 185, 176, 106, 79, 246, 149, 255, 229,
-  79, 35, 35, 9, 0, 70, 53, 35, 0, 97, 88, 70, 0, 246, 255, 0, 220, 106, 220, 114, 220, 114, 229,
-  255, 97, 35, 88, 132, 70, 35, 193, 35, 0, 114, 97, 185, 167, 79, 106, 185, 106, 114, 88, 62, 123,
-  79, 44, 149, 88, 97, 97, 202, 88, 88, 97, 79, 0, 35, 53, 79, 79, 193, 229, 237, 229, 255, 220,
+  70, 44, 220, 229, 62, 255, 246, 114, 141, 220, 18, 176, 211, 97, 0, 255, 53, 167, 185, 237, 211,
+  114, 53, 149, 211, 114, 141, 0, 158, 193, 79, 106, 229, 97, 193, 167, 79, 70, 114, 141, 229, 9,
+  220, 53, 132, 211, 158, 246, 70, 141, 211, 0, 88, 106, 149, 123, 79, 211, 229, 79, 106, 193, 70,
+  255, 167, 255, 220, 158, 106, 211, 106, 70, 149, 229, 149, 123, 1, 158, 158, 88, 141, 141, 97,
+  114, 255, 149, 132, 79, 132, 158, 141, 18, 88, 53, 106, 35, 106, 79, 246, 149, 255, 229, 0, 246,
+  255, 0, 220, 106, 220, 114, 220, 114, 229, 255, 97, 35, 88, 132, 70, 35, 193, 35, 0, 114, 97, 185,
+  167, 79, 106, 185, 106, 114, 88, 62, 123, 79, 44, 149, 202, 88, 88, 97, 79, 0, 79, 193, 229, 220,
   141, 185, 149, 1, 141, 255, 193, 53, 211, 9, 79, 132, 26, 0, 132, 220, 62, 35, 62, 202, 149, 202,
   229, 53, 149, 97, 185, 62, 220, 44, 158, 132, 132, 53, 106, 176, 0, 255, 97, 18, 53, 88, 229, 97,
-  220, 211, 149, 220, 149, 62, 211, 123, 246, 88, 88, 35, 229, 220, 132, 18, 0, 26, 132, 114, 185,
-  158, 70, 44, 44, 79, 0, 185, 220, 114, 141, 97, 53, 185, 237, 35, 149, 193, 158, 0, 53, 114, 176,
-  132, 141, 106, 141, 70, 220, 0, 220, 141, 44, 167, 246, 193, 97, 255, 246, 220, 255, 88, 79, 255,
-  255, 79, 220, 185, 211, 106, 53, 0, 176, 79, 35, 79, 132, 44, 53, 123, 220, 176, 132, 106, 0, 185,
-  53, 220, 185, 158, 202, 167, 220, 9, 0, 229, 237, 229, 106, 149, 18, 202, 106, 114, 149, 158, 149,
-  255, 88, 185, 114, 123, 1, 123, 35, 53, 35, 70, 88, 167, 255, 132, 79, 44, 44, 97, 44, 176, 229,
-  53, 114, 70, 132, 9, 35, 88, 176, 167, 53, 79, 88, 114, 0, 158, 149, 53, 255, 97, 123, 193, 114,
-  149, 9, 123, 88, 158, 237, 193, 70, 229, 255, 123, 193, 53, 158, 79, 35, 123, 255, 229, 185, 0,
-  185, 0, 0, 123, 123, 123, 88, 79, 211, 149, 211, 51, 102, 153, 128, 1, 179, 0, 255, 255, 35, 35,
-  9,
+  220, 211, 149, 220, 149, 62, 211, 123, 246, 88, 88, 35, 229, 220, 132, 132, 114, 185, 158, 70, 44,
+  44, 79, 0, 185, 220, 114, 141, 97, 53, 185, 237, 35, 149, 193, 158, 176, 132, 141, 106, 141, 70,
+  220, 0, 220, 141, 44, 167, 246, 193, 97, 255, 88, 79, 255, 255, 79, 220, 185, 211, 106, 53, 0,
+  176, 79, 35, 79, 132, 44, 53, 123, 220, 176, 132, 106, 0, 185, 53, 220, 185, 158, 202, 167, 220,
+  9, 0, 229, 237, 229, 106, 149, 18, 202, 158, 149, 255, 88, 185, 114, 123, 1, 123, 70, 88, 167,
+  255, 132, 79, 44, 176, 229, 53, 114, 70, 132, 9, 35, 88, 176, 167, 114, 0, 158, 149, 53, 255, 97,
+  123, 193, 114, 149, 9, 123, 88, 158, 237, 193, 70, 229, 255, 123, 193, 53, 158, 79, 35, 123, 0,
+  185, 0, 0, 123, 123, 123, 88, 79, 211, 149, 211, 51, 102, 153, 128, 1, 179, 0, 255, 255,
 ];
-// @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2322) FIXME: Type 'number[][]' is not assignable to type 'Vecto... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-export const rgbs: Vector3[] = chunk3(rawRgbs).map((rgb) => rgb.map((el) => el / 255));
+
+export const rgbs: Vector3[] = chunk3(rawRgbs).map((rgb) => rgb.map((el) => el / 255) as Vector3);
+
 const ColorGenerator = {
   distinctColorForId(id: number): Vector3 {
     return rgbs[(id - 1 + rgbs.length) % rgbs.length];
@@ -94,4 +87,5 @@ const ColorGenerator = {
     return _.shuffle(shuffledColors);
   },
 };
+
 export default ColorGenerator;
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/right-border-tabs/segments_tab/segment_list_item.tsx b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/right-border-tabs/segments_tab/segment_list_item.tsx
index 9399d883b2a..dd4ea4ac386 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/right-border-tabs/segments_tab/segment_list_item.tsx
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/right-border-tabs/segments_tab/segment_list_item.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export function ColoredDotIcon({ colorRGBA }: { colorRGBA: Vector4 }) {
         backgroundColor: rgbaCss,
         alignSelf: "flex-start",
         marginTop: 5,
+        marginLeft: 1,
       }}
     />
   );
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/test/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.spec.ts b/frontend/javascripts/test/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.spec.ts
index 05ecdf24cf1..caaac52ef2b 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/test/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/test/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.spec.ts
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ test("SkeletonTracing should add a new tree", (t) => {
     branchPoints: [],
     nodes: new DiffableMap(),
     treeId: 2,
-    color: [0, 0, 1], // name: ...
+    color: [0, 0, 1],
   });
 });
 test("SkeletonTracing should add a several new trees", (t) => {