diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
index c54fde87c4..1ed9808b9a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ void debugger_frame::ChangeColors()
 {
 	if (m_debugger_list)
 	{
-		m_debugger_list->m_color_bp = m_breakpoint_list->m_color_bp = gui::utils::get_label_color("debugger_frame_breakpoint", QPalette::Background);
-		m_debugger_list->m_color_pc = gui::utils::get_label_color("debugger_frame_pc", QPalette::Background);
+		m_debugger_list->m_color_bp = m_breakpoint_list->m_color_bp = gui::utils::get_label_color("debugger_frame_breakpoint", QPalette::Window);
+		m_debugger_list->m_color_pc = gui::utils::get_label_color("debugger_frame_pc", QPalette::Window);
 		m_debugger_list->m_text_color_bp = m_breakpoint_list->m_text_color_bp = gui::utils::get_label_color("debugger_frame_breakpoint");;
 		m_debugger_list->m_text_color_pc = gui::utils::get_label_color("debugger_frame_pc");;
 	}
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h
index 8d1133bfd1..fd16d32f0f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace gui
 		QStringList get_dir_entries(const QDir& dir, const QStringList& name_filters);
 
 		// Returns the color specified by its color_role for the QLabels with object_name
-		QColor get_label_color(const QString& object_name, QPalette::ColorRole color_role = QPalette::Foreground);
+		QColor get_label_color(const QString& object_name, QPalette::ColorRole color_role = QPalette::WindowText);
 
 		// Returns the font of the QLabels with object_name
 		QFont get_label_font(const QString& object_name);