diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-16.theme b/doc/rc/dark-16.theme
index 196e7b99d..b3cccf109 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-16.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-16.theme
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ color.alternate=
 color.header=yellow
 color.footnote=yellow
 color.warning=bold red
-color.error=yellow
+color.error=white on red
 color.debug=blue
 
 # Task state
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-256.theme b/doc/rc/dark-256.theme
index 42c946ad7..36ec00041 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-256.theme
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ color.alternate=on gray2
 color.header=color3
 color.footnote=color3
 color.warning=bold red
-color.error=color3
+color.error=white on red
 color.debug=color4
 
 # Task state
-color.completed=rgb010 on white
-color.deleted=rgb100 on white
+color.completed=
+color.deleted=
 color.active=rgb555 on rgb410
 color.recurring=rgb013
 color.scheduled=on rgb001
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-blue-256.theme b/doc/rc/dark-blue-256.theme
index 82bacaea9..d038bf147 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-blue-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-blue-256.theme
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ rule.precedence.color=deleted,completed,active,keyword.,tag.,uda.,project.,overd
 # General decoration
 color.label=
 color.label.sort=
-color.alternate=on gray1
+color.alternate=on gray2
 color.header=rgb013
 color.footnote=rgb013
 color.warning=bold red
-color.error=rgb013
+color.error=white on red
 color.debug=rgb013
 
 # Task state
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-gray-256.theme b/doc/rc/dark-gray-256.theme
index ad9f34610..1fccb2986 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-gray-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-gray-256.theme
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ rule.precedence.color=deleted,completed,active,keyword.,tag.,uda.,project.,overd
 # General decoration
 color.label=
 color.label.sort=
-color.alternate=on gray1
+color.alternate=on gray2
 color.header=color0 on gray11
 color.footnote=on gray5
 color.warning=bold red
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ color.error=white on red
 color.debug=blue
 
 # Task state
-color.completed=black on white
-color.deleted=black on white
+color.completed=
+color.deleted=
 color.active=black on gray18
 color.recurring=
 color.scheduled=on gray8
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ color.tag.none=
 color.tagged=
 
 # Due
-color.due=on gray2
+color.due=on gray3
 color.due.today=on gray4
 color.overdue=on gray6
 
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-gray-blue-256.theme b/doc/rc/dark-gray-blue-256.theme
index de733e879..0c3958b45 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-gray-blue-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-gray-blue-256.theme
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ rule.precedence.color=deleted,completed,active,keyword.,tag.,uda.,project.,overd
 # General decoration
 color.label=
 color.label.sort=
-color.alternate=on gray0
+color.alternate=on gray2
 color.header=gray10
 color.footnote=gray10
 color.warning=
diff --git a/doc/rc/light-16.theme b/doc/rc/light-16.theme
index ba40dfe1e..37f2e2b73 100644
--- a/doc/rc/light-16.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/light-16.theme
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ color.alternate=
 color.header=bold white on bright black
 color.footnote=bold cyan on bright black
 color.warning=bold red
-color.error=red on white
+color.error=white on red
 color.debug=blue
 
 # Task state
diff --git a/doc/rc/light-256.theme b/doc/rc/light-256.theme
index 51314ea7d..57eb3463a 100644
--- a/doc/rc/light-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/light-256.theme
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ color.alternate=on gray22
 color.header=color15 on gray8
 color.footnote=on gray18
 color.warning=color9
-color.error=red on white
+color.error=white on red
 color.debug=rgb025
 
 # Task state