diff --git a/src/common/config.py b/src/common/config.py
index fc411b1ca..310cb1207 100644
--- a/src/common/config.py
+++ b/src/common/config.py
@@ -216,12 +216,14 @@ class Config:
 			'bannertextcolor': [ opt_color, '#ffffff' ],
 			'bannerbgcolor': [ opt_color, '#000000' ],
 
-			'state_unread_color': [ opt_color, '#000000' ],
-			'state_active_color': [ opt_color, '#000000' ],
-			'state_inactive_color': [ opt_color, '#9e9e9e' ],
-			'state_composing_color': [ opt_color, '#008b00' ],
-			'state_paused_color': [ opt_color, '#0000cd' ],
-			'state_gone_color': [ opt_color, '#bebebe' ],
+			# http://www.pitt.edu/~nisg/cis/web/cgi/rgb.html
+			# FIXME: not black but the default color from gtk+ theme
+			'state_unread_color': [ opt_color, 'black' ],
+			'state_active_color': [ opt_color, 'black' ],
+			'state_inactive_color': [ opt_color, 'grey62' ],
+			'state_composing_color': [ opt_color, 'green4' ],
+			'state_paused_color': [ opt_color, 'mediumblue' ],
+			'state_gone_color': [ opt_color, 'grey' ],
 		}, {}),
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/dialogs.py b/src/dialogs.py
index 2e0662bf3..b8eb1b80b 100644
--- a/src/dialogs.py
+++ b/src/dialogs.py
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ class PopupNotificationWindow:
 			txt = self.jid
 		event_description_label.set_text(txt)
 		
-		# set colors [ http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colornames.asp ]
+		# set colors [ http://www.pitt.edu/~nisg/cis/web/cgi/rgb.html ]
 		self.window.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse('black'))
 		
 		if event_type == _('Contact Signed In'):