diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/log_display_item.xml b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/log_display_item.xml
index d35413185..25249003f 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/log_display_item.xml
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/layout/log_display_item.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:id="@+id/log_img"
             android:minWidth="10dp"
-            android:background="@color/bg_gray" />
+            android:background="?attr/colorLogBackground" />
 
         <TextView
             android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:id="@+id/log_second_img"
             android:minWidth="10dp"
-            android:background="@color/bg_gray" />
+            android:background="?attr/colorLogBackground" />
 
         <TextView
             android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@
             android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"/>
     </LinearLayout>
 
-</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 7357221a2..215b1b2fe 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
         <attr name="colorHeaderText" format="color" />
         <attr name="colorTertiaryText" format="color" />
         <attr name="colorButtonRow" format="color" />
+        <attr name="colorLogBackground" format="color" />
     </declare-styleable>
 </resources>
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index f943e0325..1c1e7bfe7 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <color name="icons">#FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="transparent">#00FFFFFF</color>
 
-    <color name="bg_gray">#cecbce</color>
+    <color name="bg_gray">#00ff00</color>
 
     <!-- tabs -->
     <color name="tab_text">#70FFFFFF</color>
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index 83143cbbf..68ce63eb4 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <item name="colorHeaderText">#212121</item>
         <item name="colorTertiaryText">#808080</item>
         <item name="colorButtonRow">#33cccccc</item>
+        <item name="colorLogBackground">#cecbce</item>
 
         <!-- remove actionbar and title, we use toolbar! -->
         <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
         <item name="colorHeaderText">#a0a0a0</item>
         <item name="colorTertiaryText">#808080</item>
         <item name="colorButtonRow">#33cccccc</item>
+        <item name="colorLogBackground">#303030</item>
 
         <!-- remove actionbar and title, we use toolbar! -->
         <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>