diff --git a/CRT.c b/CRT.c
index ca9a10dd..15534f8f 100644
--- a/CRT.c
+++ b/CRT.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [CPU_NICE_TEXT] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Blue,Black),
       [CPU_NORMAL] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
       [CPU_KERNEL] = ColorPair(Red,Black),
-      [CPU_IOWAIT] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Black, Black),
+      [CPU_IOWAIT] = A_BOLD | ColorPairGrayBlack,
       [CPU_IRQ] = ColorPair(Yellow,Black),
       [CPU_SOFTIRQ] = ColorPair(Magenta,Black),
       [CPU_STEAL] = ColorPair(Cyan,Black),