diff --git a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/paint_vert_frag.glsl b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/paint_vert_frag.glsl
index c22e1c04b96..5ea8c11ff9a 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/paint_vert_frag.glsl
+++ b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/paint_vert_frag.glsl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ void main()
 	float dist_squared = dot(centered, centered);
 	const float rad_squared = 0.25;
 	const vec4 colSel = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-	const vec4 colUnsel = vec4(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0);
+	const vec4 colUnsel = vec4(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
 
 	// round point with jaggy edges
 	if (dist_squared > rad_squared) {