diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/scalefigure/FinPointFigure.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/scalefigure/FinPointFigure.java
index e6b545e4b..08d8d3c04 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/scalefigure/FinPointFigure.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/scalefigure/FinPointFigure.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class FinPointFigure extends AbstractScaleFigure {
  
     private final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FinPointFigure.class);
 
-    private static final Color GRID_LINE_COLOR = new Color( 137, 137, 137, 32);
+    private static final Color GRID_LINE_COLOR = new Color( 128, 128, 128);
     private static final int GRID_LINE_BASE_WIDTH_PIXELS = 1;
 
     private static final int LINE_WIDTH_PIXELS = 1;