diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/overview/OverviewData.kt b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/overview/OverviewData.kt
index 8648b27428..834c546425 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/overview/OverviewData.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/overview/OverviewData.kt
@@ -182,11 +182,6 @@ class OverviewData @Inject constructor(
             }
         } ?: R.drawable.ic_cp_basal_no_tbr
 
-    // will be removed if a solution of getting the right color for widget is solved
-    fun temporaryBasalColor(iobCobCalculator: IobCobCalculator): Int =
-        iobCobCalculator.getTempBasalIncludingConvertedExtended(dateUtil.now())?.let { rh.gc(R.color.basal) }
-            ?: rh.gc(R.color.textAppearancemediumDark)
-
     fun temporaryBasalColor(context: Context?, iobCobCalculator: IobCobCalculator): Int = iobCobCalculator.getTempBasalIncludingConvertedExtended(dateUtil.now())?.let { rh.gac(context , R.attr.basal) }
             ?: rh.gac(context, R.attr.textAppearancemediumColor)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/widget/Widget.kt b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/widget/Widget.kt
index 4c3d145915..53b93ff5bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/widget/Widget.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/widget/Widget.kt
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ class Widget : AppWidgetProvider() {
 
     private fun updateTemporaryBasal(views: RemoteViews) {
         views.setTextViewText(R.id.base_basal, overviewData.temporaryBasalText(iobCobCalculator))
-        views.setTextColor(R.id.base_basal, overviewData.temporaryBasalColor(iobCobCalculator))
+        views.setTextColor(R.id.base_basal, iobCobCalculator.getTempBasalIncludingConvertedExtended(dateUtil.now())?.let { rh.gc(R.color.basal) }
+            ?: rh.gc(R.color.white))
         views.setImageViewResource(R.id.base_basal_icon, overviewData.temporaryBasalIcon(iobCobCalculator))
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_layout.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_layout.xml
index 7fa0fb9973..a15711a490 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_layout.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_layout.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
             android:layout_weight="1"
             android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
             android:text="n/a"
-            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+            android:textColor="@color/white"
+            android:textSize="12sp"
             tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
         <TextView
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@
             android:layout_weight="1"
             android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
             android:text="n/a"
-            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+            android:textColor="@color/white"
+            android:textSize="12sp"
             tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
     </LinearLayout>
@@ -77,7 +79,8 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
                 android:text="n/a"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+                android:textColor="@color/white"
+                android:textSize="12sp"
                 tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
         </LinearLayout>
@@ -104,7 +107,8 @@
                     android:contentDescription="last delta"
                     android:text="Δ: "
                     android:textAlignment="textEnd"
-                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+                    android:textColor="@color/white"
+                    android:textSize="12sp"
                     tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
                 <TextView
@@ -114,7 +118,8 @@
                     android:layout_gravity="end"
                     android:text="n/a"
                     android:textAlignment="textEnd"
-                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+                    android:textColor="@color/white"
+                    android:textSize="12sp"
                     tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
             </LinearLayout>
@@ -132,7 +137,8 @@
                     android:contentDescription="15 minutes delta"
                     android:text="15m Δ: "
                     android:textAlignment="textEnd"
-                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+                    android:textColor="@color/white"
+                    android:textSize="12sp"
                     tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
                 <TextView
@@ -142,7 +148,8 @@
                     android:layout_gravity="end"
                     android:text="n/a"
                     android:textAlignment="textEnd"
-                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+                    android:textColor="@color/white"
+                    android:textSize="12sp"
                     tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
             </LinearLayout>
@@ -160,7 +167,8 @@
                     android:contentDescription="40 minutes delta"
                     android:text="40m Δ: "
                     android:textAlignment="textEnd"
-                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+                    android:textColor="@color/white"
+                    android:textSize="12sp"
                     tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
                 <TextView
@@ -170,7 +178,8 @@
                     android:layout_gravity="end"
                     android:text="n/a"
                     android:textAlignment="textEnd"
-                    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+                    android:textColor="@color/white"
+                    android:textSize="12sp"
                     tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
             </LinearLayout>
@@ -210,7 +219,8 @@
                 android:paddingTop="3dp"
                 android:paddingBottom="3dp"
                 android:text="n/a"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
+                android:textColor="@color/white"
+                android:textSize="18sp"
                 android:textStyle="bold"
                 tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
@@ -242,7 +252,8 @@
                 android:paddingTop="3dp"
                 android:paddingBottom="3dp"
                 android:text="n/a"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
+                android:textColor="@color/white"
+                android:textSize="18sp"
                 android:textStyle="bold"
                 tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
@@ -273,7 +284,8 @@
                 android:paddingTop="3dp"
                 android:paddingBottom="3dp"
                 android:text="n/a"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
+                android:textColor="@color/white"
+                android:textSize="18sp"
                 android:textStyle="bold"
                 tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
@@ -303,7 +315,8 @@
                 android:paddingTop="3dp"
                 android:paddingBottom="3dp"
                 android:text="n/a"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
+                android:textColor="@color/white"
+                android:textSize="18sp"
                 android:textStyle="bold"
                 tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
@@ -335,7 +348,8 @@
                 android:paddingTop="3dp"
                 android:paddingBottom="3dp"
                 android:text="n/a"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
+                android:textColor="@color/white"
+                android:textSize="18sp"
                 android:textStyle="bold"
                 tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
@@ -347,7 +361,8 @@
                 android:gravity="center_horizontal"
                 android:paddingBottom="3dp"
                 android:text="n/a"
-                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
+                android:textColor="@color/white"
+                android:textSize="18sp"
                 android:textStyle="bold"
                 android:visibility="visible"
                 tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />