diff --git a/re/sniffer/SnifferDelegate.cpp b/re/sniffer/SnifferDelegate.cpp
index cb6a000..543d0e8 100644
--- a/re/sniffer/SnifferDelegate.cpp
+++ b/re/sniffer/SnifferDelegate.cpp
@@ -7,14 +7,26 @@
 
 SnifferDelegate::SnifferDelegate(QWidget *parent) : QItemDelegate(parent)
 {
+    QColor TextColor = QApplication::palette().color(QPalette::Text);
+    if (TextColor.red() + TextColor.green() + TextColor.blue() < 200)
+    {
+        mDarkMode = false;
+        redBrush = QBrush(Qt::red);
+        greenBrush = QBrush(Qt::green);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        mDarkMode = true;
+        redBrush = QBrush(QColor(128,0,0));
+        greenBrush = QBrush(QColor(0,128,0));
+    }
     blackBrush = QBrush(Qt::black);
     whiteBrush = QBrush(Qt::white);
-    redBrush = QBrush(Qt::red);
-    greenBrush = QBrush(Qt::green);
     grayBrush = QBrush(QColor(230,230,230));
     mainFont.setPointSize(10);
     mainFontInfo = new QFontInfo(mainFont);
     mFadeInactive = false;
+
 }
 
 bool SnifferDelegate::getFadeInactive()
diff --git a/re/sniffer/SnifferDelegate.h b/re/sniffer/SnifferDelegate.h
index 693c259..9c98ed5 100644
--- a/re/sniffer/SnifferDelegate.h
+++ b/re/sniffer/SnifferDelegate.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ private:
     QBrush blackBrush, whiteBrush, redBrush, greenBrush, grayBrush;
     QFont mainFont;
     QFontInfo* mainFontInfo;
-    bool                        mFadeInactive;
+    bool  mFadeInactive;
+    bool  mDarkMode;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.cpp b/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.cpp
index 8f455ed..2fb0b77 100644
--- a/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.cpp
+++ b/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ SnifferModel::SnifferModel(QObject *parent)
       mMuteNotched(false),
       mTimeSequence(0)
 {
+    QColor TextColor = QApplication::palette().color(QPalette::Text);
+    if (TextColor.red() + TextColor.green() + TextColor.blue() < 200)
+    {
+        mDarkMode = false;
+    }
+    else mDarkMode = true;
 }
 
 SnifferModel::~SnifferModel()
@@ -76,8 +82,8 @@ QVariant SnifferModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
             //qDebug() << "mTS: " << mTimeSequence << " gDT(" << (col - 2) << ") " << item->getDataTimestamp(col - 2);
             if (v > 225) v = 225;
             if (v < 0) v = 0;
-            QColor TextColor = QApplication::palette().color(QPalette::Text);
-            if (TextColor.red() + TextColor.green() + TextColor.blue() < 200) //text defaults to being dark
+
+            if (!mDarkMode) //text defaults to being dark
             {
                 return QBrush(QColor(v,v,v,255));
             }
@@ -92,7 +98,10 @@ QVariant SnifferModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
             if(tc::ID==col)
             {
                 if(item->elapsed() > 4000)
-                    return QBrush(Qt::red);
+                {
+                    if (!mDarkMode) return QBrush(Qt::red);
+                    return QBrush(QColor(128,0,0));
+                }
             }
             else if(tc::DATA_0<=col && col<=tc::DATA_7)
             {
@@ -100,9 +109,11 @@ QVariant SnifferModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
                 switch(change)
                 {
                     case dc::INC:
-                        return QBrush(Qt::green);
+                        if (!mDarkMode) return QBrush(Qt::green);
+                        return QBrush(QColor(0,128,0));
                     case dc::DEINC:
-                        return QBrush(Qt::red);
+                        if (!mDarkMode) return QBrush(Qt::red);
+                        return QBrush(QColor(128,0,0));
                     default:
                         return QApplication::palette().brush(QPalette::Base);
                 }
diff --git a/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.h b/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.h
index 4945cd2..04ee5f8 100644
--- a/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.h
+++ b/re/sniffer/sniffermodel.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ private:
     bool                        mNeverExpire;
     bool                        mFadeInactive;
     bool                        mMuteNotched;
+    bool                        mDarkMode;
     quint32                     mTimeSequence;
 };