diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/service/annotation-draw.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/service/annotation-draw.service.ts
index c531aa6ef..aa30fea72 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/service/annotation-draw.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/service/annotation-draw.service.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class AnnotationDrawService {
         highlight.setCustomData('skipped', annotationWrapper.isSkipped);
         highlight.setCustomData('changeLog', annotationWrapper.isChangeLogEntry);
         highlight.setCustomData('changeLogRemoved', annotationWrapper.isChangeLogRemoved);
-        highlight.setCustomData('redactionColor', this.getColor(activeViewer, 'skipped', 'skipped'));
+        highlight.setCustomData('redactionColor', this.getColor(activeViewer, 'redaction', 'redaction'));
         highlight.setCustomData('annotationColor', this.getColor(activeViewer, annotationWrapper.superType, annotationWrapper.dictionary));
 
         return highlight;
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.service.ts
index 6c6824575..89adef6f9 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.service.ts
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ export class AppStateService {
                     hint: true
                 };
                 dictionaryData['redaction'] = {
-                    hexColor: '#283241',
+                    hexColor: '#cccccc',
                     type: 'redaction',
                     virtual: true
                 };