diff --git a/gui/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/components/PeerInfoIcon.java b/gui/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/components/PeerInfoIcon.java
index 9b60cfd8e6..e1851b2a9d 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/components/PeerInfoIcon.java
+++ b/gui/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/components/PeerInfoIcon.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class PeerInfoIcon extends Group {
         int blue = (intValue >> 24) % 256;
 
         Color color = Color.rgb(red, green, blue);
-        color = color.deriveColor(1, saturation, 1, 1); // reduce saturation
+        color = color.deriveColor(1, saturation, 0.8, 1); // reduce saturation and brightness
 
         Canvas background = new Canvas(SIZE, SIZE);
         GraphicsContext gc = background.getGraphicsContext2D();