diff --git a/pd/nw/css/default.css b/pd/nw/css/default.css
index 2b0ac9de5741618b8e7d81104349c60225026fab..55193c58905602e14d8cc3a75ebd6bfbfc5e0b65 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/default.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/default.css
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ text {
 
 /* control inlet */
 .xlet_control {
-    stroke: black;
+    stroke: #777;
     fill: white;
 //    stroke-width: 1;
 }
 
 /* signal inlet */
 .xlet_signal {
-    stroke: black;
+    stroke: #777;
     fill: #808095;
     stroke-width: 1;
 }