diff --git a/Paper/gtk-3.0/widgets/progressbars.css b/Paper/gtk-3.0/widgets/progressbars.css
index 439fe2c..0e7f394 100644
--- a/Paper/gtk-3.0/widgets/progressbars.css
+++ b/Paper/gtk-3.0/widgets/progressbars.css
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ GtkProgressBar {
 }
 
 GtkProgressBar.progressbar {
-    color: @selected_foreground;
+    color: alpha(#000,0.5);
     background-color: @progressbar_background;
 }
 
 GtkProgressBar.progressbar:backdrop {
-    color: @selected_foreground;
+    color: alpha(#000,0.5);
     background-color: @backdrop_progressbar_background;
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ GtkProgressBar.trough {
 .progressbar.vertical row:hover,
 .progressbar.vertical row:selected,
 .progressbar.vertical row:selected:focus {
-    color: @selected_foreground;
+    color: alpha(#000,0.5);
     background-color: @selection;
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ GtkProgressBar.trough {
 .progressbar.vertical row:hover:insensitive,
 .progressbar.vertical row:selected:insensitive,
 .progressbar.vertical row:selected:focus:insensitive {
-    color: @selected_foreground;
+    color: alpha(#000,0.5);
     background-color: @selection;
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ GtkProgressBar.trough {
 .progressbar.vertical row:hover:backdrop,
 .progressbar.vertical row:selected:backdrop,
 .progressbar.vertical row:selected:focus:backdrop {
-    color: @selected_foreground;
+    color: alpha(#000,0.5);
     background-color: @backdrop_progressbar_background;
 }