diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.cpp
index edd344a0d..e9a742325 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ContextWidget::ContextWidget( QWidget* parent )
 
     ensurePolished();
     QPalette pal = palette();
-    pal.setBrush( QPalette::Window, QColor( "##272b2e" ) );
+    pal.setBrush( QPalette::Window, QColor( "#272b2e" ) );
     setPalette( pal );
 
     connect( ui->toggleButton, SIGNAL( clicked() ), SLOT( toggleSize() ) );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.cpp
index 19aefc348..cb484e0e9 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ TrackInfoWidget::TrackInfoWidget( const Tomahawk::query_ptr& query, QWidget* par
     ui->setupUi( widget );
 
     QPalette pal = palette();
-    pal.setColor( QPalette::Window, QColor( "##272b2e" ) );
+    pal.setColor( QPalette::Window, QColor( "#272b2e" ) );
 
     widget->setPalette( pal );
     widget->setAutoFillBackground( true );