diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
index c3d7d61b90..9f969a9fec 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@
     <Color name="meter color7" value="0xff8800ff"/>
     <Color name="meter color8" value="0xff0000ff"/>
     <Color name="meter color9" value="0xff0000ff"/>
+    <Color name="midi color0" value="0x1e7727ff"/>
+    <Color name="midi color1" value="0x52af25ff"/>
+    <Color name="midi color2" value="0x85e524ff"/>
+    <Color name="midi color3" value="0xcbba0fff"/>
+    <Color name="midi color4" value="0xe2ab09ff"/>
+    <Color name="midi color5" value="0xff9900ff"/>
   </Colors>
   <ColorAliases>
     <ColorAlias name="active crossfade" alias="color 1"/>
@@ -268,16 +274,16 @@
     <ColorAlias name="midi frame base" alias="color 87"/>
     <ColorAlias name="midi input button: fill active" alias="color 48"/>
     <ColorAlias name="midi input button: led active" alias="color 4"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color0" alias="color 52"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color1" alias="color 53"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color2" alias="color 53"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color3" alias="color 54"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color4" alias="color 54"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color5" alias="color 55"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color6" alias="color 55"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color7" alias="color 56"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color8" alias="color 56"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color9" alias="color 17"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color0" alias="midi color0"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color1" alias="midi color1"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color2" alias="midi color1"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color3" alias="midi color2"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color4" alias="midi color2"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color5" alias="midi color3"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color6" alias="midi color3"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color7" alias="midi color4"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color8" alias="midi color4"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="midi meter color9" alias="midi color5"/>
     <ColorAlias name="midi note inactive channel" alias="color 4"/>
     <ColorAlias name="midi note selected" alias="color 40"/>
     <ColorAlias name="midi note selected outline" alias="color 9"/>