diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
index 908af965baa0b..3b55ab42c28e5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
@@ -6245,8 +6245,9 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
          *
          * @param color the color to check
          * @return true if the color has higher contrast with white than black
+         * @hide
          */
-        private static boolean isColorDark(int color) {
+        public static boolean isColorDark(int color) {
             // as per ContrastColorUtil.shouldUseDark, this uses the color contrast midpoint.
             return ContrastColorUtil.calculateLuminance(color) <= 0.17912878474;
         }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/RemoteInputView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/RemoteInputView.java
index 7f3152c085721..1398c525df09c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/RemoteInputView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/RemoteInputView.java
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.internal.graphics.ColorUtils;
 import com.android.internal.logging.UiEvent;
 import com.android.internal.logging.UiEventLogger;
-import com.android.internal.util.ContrastColorUtil;
 import com.android.systemui.Dependency;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationRemoteInputManager;
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ public class RemoteInputView extends LinearLayout implements View.OnClickListene
         final int stroke = colorized ? mContext.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.remote_input_view_text_stroke) : 0;
         if (colorized) {
-            final boolean dark = !ContrastColorUtil.isColorLight(backgroundColor);
+            final boolean dark = Notification.Builder.isColorDark(backgroundColor);
             final int foregroundColor = dark ? Color.WHITE : Color.BLACK;
             final int inverseColor = dark ? Color.BLACK : Color.WHITE;
             editBgColor = backgroundColor;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/SmartReplyView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/SmartReplyView.java
index 41b1dd12639a4..4e33529f3c36f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/SmartReplyView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/SmartReplyView.java
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ public class SmartReplyView extends ViewGroup {
         mCurrentBackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
         mCurrentColorized = colorized;
 
-        final boolean dark = !ContrastColorUtil.isColorLight(backgroundColor);
+        final boolean dark = Notification.Builder.isColorDark(backgroundColor);
 
         mCurrentTextColor = ContrastColorUtil.ensureTextContrast(
                 dark ? mDefaultTextColorDarkBg : mDefaultTextColor,