diff --git a/assets/about.html b/assets/about.html
index de6a3dcf..4c2248cd 100644
--- a/assets/about.html
+++ b/assets/about.html
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <html>
 <head>
+<meta charset="utf-8" />
 <style>
-body { font-family: sans-serif; color: #f3f3f3; background: transparent;}
+body { font-family: sans-serif; background: transparent;}
 pre { background-color: #ccc; color: #000; padding: 1em; white-space: pre-wrap; display: none; }
 h2 { border-bottom: 1px solid #444; }
 a { color: #5c5cff; }
@@ -90,4 +91,15 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 </pre>
 </body>
+
+<script>
+	var query = decodeURIComponent(window.location.search.substring(1));
+	var color = query.match(/^#..(.+)/);
+	if (color != null) {
+		// android gives us aRGB, but we need RGB
+		color = '#' + color[1];
+		document.body.style.color = color;
+	}
+</script>
+
 </html>
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PreferencesActivity.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PreferencesActivity.java
index 6002da2f..80b1e753 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PreferencesActivity.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PreferencesActivity.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.webkit.WebView;
 import android.webkit.WebViewFragment;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -175,9 +176,9 @@ public class PreferencesActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 		public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState)
 		{
 			WebView view = (WebView)super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
-			view.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_SOFTWARE, null);
 			view.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
-			view.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/about.html");
+			String fontColor = getResources().getString(R.color.overlay_foreground_color);
+			view.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/about.html?"+Uri.encode(fontColor));
 			view.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
 			return view;
 		}
