diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/D3D11PipelineStateViewer.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/D3D11PipelineStateViewer.cpp
index 03683fd1f..7a257e2bb 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/D3D11PipelineStateViewer.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/D3D11PipelineStateViewer.cpp
@@ -2118,7 +2118,8 @@ void D3D11PipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
 
   const D3D11Pipe::IA &IA = m_Ctx.CurD3D11PipelineState().m_IA;
 
-  QColor col = QColor::fromHslF(float(idx) / 32.0f, 1.0f, 0.95f);
+  QColor col = QColor::fromHslF(float(idx) / 32.0f, 1.0f,
+                                qBound(0.05, palette().color(QPalette::Base).lightnessF(), 0.95));
 
   ui->iaLayouts->beginUpdate();
   ui->iaBuffers->beginUpdate();
@@ -2128,7 +2129,7 @@ void D3D11PipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
     RDTreeWidgetItem *item = m_VBNodes[(int)slot];
 
     item->setBackgroundColor(col);
-    item->setForegroundColor(QColor(0, 0, 0));
+    item->setForegroundColor(contrastingColor(col, QColor(0, 0, 0)));
   }
 
   for(int i = 0; i < ui->iaLayouts->topLevelItemCount(); i++)
@@ -2143,7 +2144,7 @@ void D3D11PipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
     else
     {
       item->setBackgroundColor(col);
-      item->setForegroundColor(QColor(0, 0, 0));
+      item->setForegroundColor(contrastingColor(col, QColor(0, 0, 0)));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/D3D12PipelineStateViewer.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/D3D12PipelineStateViewer.cpp
index 33600b5b8..804a20028 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/D3D12PipelineStateViewer.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/D3D12PipelineStateViewer.cpp
@@ -2020,7 +2020,8 @@ void D3D12PipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
 
   const D3D12Pipe::IA &IA = m_Ctx.CurD3D12PipelineState().m_IA;
 
-  QColor col = QColor::fromHslF(float(idx) / 32.0f, 1.0f, 0.95f);
+  QColor col = QColor::fromHslF(float(idx) / 32.0f, 1.0f,
+                                qBound(0.05, palette().color(QPalette::Base).lightnessF(), 0.95));
 
   ui->iaLayouts->beginUpdate();
   ui->iaBuffers->beginUpdate();
@@ -2028,7 +2029,7 @@ void D3D12PipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
   if(slot < m_VBNodes.count())
   {
     m_VBNodes[slot]->setBackgroundColor(col);
-    m_VBNodes[slot]->setForegroundColor(QColor(0, 0, 0));
+    m_VBNodes[slot]->setForegroundColor(contrastingColor(col, QColor(0, 0, 0)));
   }
 
   for(int i = 0; i < ui->iaLayouts->topLevelItemCount(); i++)
@@ -2043,7 +2044,7 @@ void D3D12PipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
     else
     {
       item->setBackgroundColor(col);
-      item->setForegroundColor(QColor(0, 0, 0));
+      item->setForegroundColor(contrastingColor(col, QColor(0, 0, 0)));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/GLPipelineStateViewer.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/GLPipelineStateViewer.cpp
index 6f573936f..735564c2d 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/GLPipelineStateViewer.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/GLPipelineStateViewer.cpp
@@ -2149,7 +2149,8 @@ void GLPipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
 
   const GLPipe::VertexInput &VI = m_Ctx.CurGLPipelineState().m_VtxIn;
 
-  QColor col = QColor::fromHslF(float(idx) / 32.0f, 1.0f, 0.95f);
+  QColor col = QColor::fromHslF(float(idx) / 32.0f, 1.0f,
+                                qBound(0.05, palette().color(QPalette::Base).lightnessF(), 0.95));
 
   ui->viAttrs->beginUpdate();
   ui->viBuffers->beginUpdate();
@@ -2157,7 +2158,7 @@ void GLPipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
   if(slot < m_VBNodes.count())
   {
     m_VBNodes[slot]->setBackgroundColor(col);
-    m_VBNodes[slot]->setForegroundColor(QColor(0, 0, 0));
+    m_VBNodes[slot]->setForegroundColor(contrastingColor(col, QColor(0, 0, 0)));
   }
 
   for(int i = 0; i < ui->viAttrs->topLevelItemCount(); i++)
@@ -2172,7 +2173,7 @@ void GLPipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
     else
     {
       item->setBackgroundColor(col);
-      item->setForegroundColor(QColor(0, 0, 0));
+      item->setForegroundColor(contrastingColor(col, QColor(0, 0, 0)));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/VulkanPipelineStateViewer.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/VulkanPipelineStateViewer.cpp
index 7e94193f2..54404cd06 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/VulkanPipelineStateViewer.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PipelineState/VulkanPipelineStateViewer.cpp
@@ -2163,7 +2163,8 @@ void VulkanPipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
 
   const VKPipe::VertexInput &VI = m_Ctx.CurVulkanPipelineState().VI;
 
-  QColor col = QColor::fromHslF(float(idx) / 32.0f, 1.0f, 0.95f);
+  QColor col = QColor::fromHslF(float(idx) / 32.0f, 1.0f,
+                                qBound(0.05, palette().color(QPalette::Base).lightnessF(), 0.95));
 
   ui->viAttrs->beginUpdate();
   ui->viBuffers->beginUpdate();
@@ -2171,13 +2172,13 @@ void VulkanPipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
   if(slot < m_VBNodes.count())
   {
     m_VBNodes[slot]->setBackgroundColor(col);
-    m_VBNodes[slot]->setForegroundColor(QColor(0, 0, 0));
+    m_VBNodes[slot]->setForegroundColor(contrastingColor(col, QColor(0, 0, 0)));
   }
 
   if(slot < m_BindNodes.count())
   {
     m_BindNodes[slot]->setBackgroundColor(col);
-    m_BindNodes[slot]->setForegroundColor(QColor(0, 0, 0));
+    m_BindNodes[slot]->setForegroundColor(contrastingColor(col, QColor(0, 0, 0)));
   }
 
   for(int i = 0; i < ui->viAttrs->topLevelItemCount(); i++)
@@ -2192,7 +2193,7 @@ void VulkanPipelineStateViewer::highlightIABind(int slot)
     else
     {
       item->setBackgroundColor(col);
-      item->setForegroundColor(QColor(0, 0, 0));
+      item->setForegroundColor(contrastingColor(col, QColor(0, 0, 0)));
     }
   }