diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/businessObjects/phases/phase.cpp b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/businessObjects/phases/phase.cpp
index 0c13f1fd..463fde5c 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/businessObjects/phases/phase.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/businessObjects/phases/phase.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void Phase::draw(QPainter *painter, const QwtScaleMap &xMap,
         if (!line->isCollapsed())
         {
             drawPhaseSymbol(span.Begin(), span.End(), line->getYVal(),
-                            drawingProperties.drawText, getPhaseSymbol(), painter, xMap, yMap);
+                            drawingProperties.drawText, getPhaseSymbol(), painter, xMap, yMap, drawingProperties.textColor);
 
             if (getGranularity() == Granularity::Bankwise)
             {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void Phase::draw(QPainter *painter, const QwtScaleMap &xMap,
         for (auto commandBusLine : drawingProperties.getCommandBusLines())
         {
             drawPhaseSymbol(span.Begin(), span.End(), commandBusLine->getYVal(),
-                            false, PhaseSymbol::Hexagon, painter, xMap, yMap);
+                            false, PhaseSymbol::Hexagon, painter, xMap, yMap, drawingProperties.textColor);
         }
     }
 
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ void Phase::draw(QPainter *painter, const QwtScaleMap &xMap,
         for (auto dataBusLine : drawingProperties.getDataBusLines())
         {
             drawPhaseSymbol(spanOnDataBus->Begin(), spanOnDataBus->End(), dataBusLine->getYVal(),
-                            false, PhaseSymbol::Hexagon, painter, xMap, yMap);
+                            false, PhaseSymbol::Hexagon, painter, xMap, yMap, drawingProperties.textColor);
         }
     }
 }
 
 void Phase::drawPhaseSymbol(traceTime begin, traceTime end, double y,
                             bool drawtext, PhaseSymbol symbol, QPainter *painter, const QwtScaleMap &xMap,
-                            const QwtScaleMap &yMap) const
+                            const QwtScaleMap &yMap, QColor textColor) const
 {
     double yVal = yMap.transform(y);
     double symbolHeight = yMap.transform(0) - yMap.transform(hexagonHeight);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void Phase::drawPhaseSymbol(traceTime begin, traceTime end, double y,
 
     if (drawtext)
         drawText(painter, Name(), QPoint(static_cast<int>(xMap.transform(begin)),
-                                         static_cast<int>(yVal + symbolHeight / 2)), TextPositioning::bottomRight);
+                                         static_cast<int>(yVal + symbolHeight / 2)), TextPositioning::bottomRight, textColor);
 }
 
 void Phase::drawPhaseDependencies(traceTime begin, traceTime end, double y,
diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/businessObjects/phases/phase.h b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/businessObjects/phases/phase.h
index 3f05b8d2..ce474fe8 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/businessObjects/phases/phase.h
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/businessObjects/phases/phase.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ protected:
     virtual QColor getPhaseColor() const = 0;
     virtual void drawPhaseSymbol(traceTime begin, traceTime end, double y,
                                  bool drawtext, PhaseSymbol symbol, QPainter *painter, const QwtScaleMap &xMap,
-                                 const QwtScaleMap &yMap) const;
+                                 const QwtScaleMap &yMap, QColor textColor) const;
     virtual void drawPhaseDependencies(traceTime begin, traceTime end, double y,
                                        const TraceDrawingProperties &drawingProperties, QPainter *painter,
                                        const QwtScaleMap &xMap, const QwtScaleMap &yMap) const;
diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracedrawingproperties.h b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracedrawingproperties.h
index 6c437ad0..119d1a24 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracedrawingproperties.h
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracedrawingproperties.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
     bool drawBorder;
     DependencyOptions drawDependenciesOption;
     ColorGrouping colorGrouping;
+    QColor textColor;
 
     unsigned int numberOfRanks = 1;
     unsigned int numberOfBankGroups = 1;
diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/traceplot.cpp b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/traceplot.cpp
index 7c986afd..d81bc852 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/traceplot.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/traceplot.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ void TracePlot::setUpDrawingProperties()
 {
     drawingProperties.init(navigator->getTracePlotLines(), navigator->getTracePlotLineCache(), this);
 
+    drawingProperties.textColor = palette().text().color();
     drawingProperties.numberOfRanks = navigator->GeneralTraceInfo().numberOfRanks;
     drawingProperties.numberOfBankGroups = navigator->GeneralTraceInfo().numberOfBankGroups;
     drawingProperties.numberOfBanks =  navigator->GeneralTraceInfo().numberOfBanks;
diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracescroller.cpp b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracescroller.cpp
index 79d75c72..883c7c5c 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracescroller.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracescroller.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ void TraceScroller::setUpDrawingProperties()
 {
     drawingProperties.init(navigator->getTracePlotLines(), navigator->getTracePlotLineCache());
 
+    drawingProperties.textColor = palette().text().color();
     drawingProperties.numberOfRanks = navigator->GeneralTraceInfo().numberOfRanks;
     drawingProperties.numberOfBankGroups = navigator->GeneralTraceInfo().numberOfBankGroups;
     drawingProperties.numberOfBanks =  navigator->GeneralTraceInfo().numberOfBanks;
diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/selectmetrics.ui b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/selectmetrics.ui
index b74e0ca8..cfbf9f22 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/selectmetrics.ui
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/selectmetrics.ui
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@
    <property name="autoFillBackground">
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
-   <property name="styleSheet">
-    <string notr="true"/>
-   </property>
    <property name="widgetResizable">
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
@@ -78,13 +75,10 @@
      <rect>
       <x>0</x>
       <y>0</y>
-      <width>469</width>
-      <height>599</height>
+      <width>467</width>
+      <height>597</height>
      </rect>
     </property>
-    <property name="styleSheet">
-     <string notr="true">background-color:white</string>
-    </property>
    </widget>
   </widget>
  </widget>