diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index d88999ba60b2d..9e73f57200c9f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -11339,7 +11339,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
     private final TextPaint         mTextPaint;
     private boolean                 mUserSetTextScaleX;
     private final Paint             mHighlightPaint;
-    private int                     mHighlightColor = 0x4C33B5E5;
+    private int                     mHighlightColor = 0x6633B5E5;
     /**
      * This is temporarily visible to fix bug 3085564 in webView. Do not rely on
      * this field being protected. Will be restored as private when lineHeight