diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/chart/ChartView.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/chart/ChartView.java
index d6d5d55ba..8aab49dc9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/chart/ChartView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/chart/ChartView.java
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public class ChartView extends View {
 
         axisPaint = new Paint();
         axisPaint.setStyle(Style.FILL_AND_STROKE);
-        axisPaint.setColor(context.getResources().getColor(android.R.color.black));
+        axisPaint.setColor(context.getResources().getColor(R.color.chart_axis_text));
         axisPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
         axisPaint.setTextSize(SMALL_TEXT_SIZE * scale);
 
@@ -319,13 +319,12 @@ public class ChartView extends View {
 
         gridPaint = new Paint();
         gridPaint.setStyle(Style.STROKE);
-        gridPaint.setColor(context.getResources().getColor(android.R.color.darker_gray));
+        gridPaint.setColor(context.getResources().getColor(R.color.chart_grid));
         gridPaint.setAntiAlias(false);
         gridPaint.setPathEffect(new DashPathEffect(new float[]{3, 2}, 0));
 
         markerPaint = new Paint();
         markerPaint.setStyle(Style.STROKE);
-        markerPaint.setColor(context.getResources().getColor(android.R.color.darker_gray));
         markerPaint.setAntiAlias(false);
 
         pointer = context.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_logo_color_24dp);
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index cb624d780..063d52a8a 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ limitations under the License.
     <color name="chart_power_fill">#40401465</color> <!-- transparent purple -->
     <color name="chart_speed_border">#FF0066FF</color> <!-- blue -->
     <color name="chart_speed_fill">#40C8E0FF</color> <!-- transparent blue -->
+    <color name="chart_grid">@android:color/darker_gray</color>
+    <color name="chart_axis_text">@android:color/black</color>
 
     <color name="holo_orange_dark">#FFFF8800</color>