diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditorstyle.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditorstyle.h
index 163f998d7d1..8193bdbf530 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditorstyle.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditorstyle.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct KeyframeItemStyleOption
     double size = 10.0;
     QColor color = QColor(200, 200, 0);
     QColor selectionColor = QColor(200, 200, 200);
-    QColor lockedColor = QColor(50, 50, 50);
+    QColor lockedColor = QColor(80, 80, 80);
     QColor unifiedColor = QColor(250, 50, 250);
     QColor splitColor = QColor(0, 250, 0);
 };
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct CurveItemStyleOption
     QColor errorColor = QColor(200, 0, 0);
     QColor selectionColor = QColor(200, 200, 200);
     QColor easingCurveColor = QColor(200, 0, 200);
-    QColor lockedColor = QColor(50, 50, 50);
+    QColor lockedColor = QColor(120, 120, 120);
     QColor hoverColor = QColor(200, 0, 200);
 };