diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/annotation-draw.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/annotation-draw.service.ts
index a73ef55e3..89873fcaf 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/annotation-draw.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/annotation-draw.service.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export class AnnotationDrawService {
         annotation.setCustomData('changeLog', String(annotationWrapper.isChangeLogEntry));
         annotation.setCustomData('changeLogRemoved', String(annotationWrapper.isChangeLogRemoved));
         annotation.setCustomData('opacity', String(annotation.Opacity));
-        annotation.setCustomData('redactionColor', String(this.getColor('redaction', 'redaction')));
+        annotation.setCustomData('redactionColor', String(this.getColor('redaction', 'preview')));
         annotation.setCustomData('annotationColor', String(this.getColor(annotationWrapper.superType, annotationWrapper.type)));
 
         return annotation;