diff --git a/win/win32/mhmap.c b/win/win32/mhmap.c
index 6850cbf70..29e8e71fa 100644
--- a/win/win32/mhmap.c
+++ b/win/win32/mhmap.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ void nhglyph2charcolor(short g, uchar* ch, int* color)
 COLORREF nhcolor_to_RGB(int c)
 {
 	switch(c) {
-	case CLR_BLACK:			return	RGB(  0,   0,   0);		
+	case CLR_BLACK:			return RGB(85, 85, 85);
 	case CLR_RED:			return RGB(255,   0,   0);		
 	case CLR_GREEN:			return RGB(  0, 128,   0);		
 	case CLR_BROWN:			return RGB(165,  42,   42);