diff --git a/share/qtcreator/themes/dark.creatortheme b/share/qtcreator/themes/dark.creatortheme
index 6e5e66cc6f38eff775e58a236629daa7f3382e23..bc0e02b0bdd1aba8d6c96f02bdba7e19ea39f5c5 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/themes/dark.creatortheme
+++ b/share/qtcreator/themes/dark.creatortheme
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DefaultTextEditorColorScheme=dark.xml
 [Palette]
 shadowBackground=ff232323
 text=ffe7e7e7
-textDisabled=ffa0a0a0
+textDisabled=ff909090
 hoverBackground=ff515151
 selectedBackground=ff151515
 normalBackground=ff333333
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/icon.cpp b/src/libs/utils/icon.cpp
index 83c7a2683c5182dbe1232e7c26476dd8d5f5d89e..e1e641baf730b965a315f277b01292f900387d33 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/icon.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/icon.cpp
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ QIcon Icon::icon() const
         const QPixmap combinedMask = Utils::combinedMask(masks, m_style);
         result.addPixmap(masksToIcon(masks, combinedMask, m_style));
 
-        QColor disabledColor = creatorTheme()->palette().mid().color();
-        disabledColor.setAlphaF(0.6);
+        const QColor disabledColor = creatorTheme()->color(Theme::IconsDisabledColor);
         result.addPixmap(maskToColorAndAlpha(combinedMask, disabledColor), QIcon::Disabled);
         return result;
     }