diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index c2a7f55fb..32230c7e9 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ Background color for prompts.
 
 Type: <<types,QssColor>>
 
-Default: +pass:[dimgrey]+
+Default: empty
 
 [[colors.prompts.border]]
 === colors.prompts.border
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
index 9a3574282..5d7999dd3 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ colors.prompts.border:
   desc: Border used around UI elements in prompts.
 
 colors.prompts.bg:
-  default: dimgrey
+  default: #444444
   type: QssColor
   desc: Background color for prompts.