diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f2a68fcf6..894d09898 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
    task man page (thanks to Dirk Deimeke).
  + Fixed bug #535 which omitted the holidays-NO.rc file from the packages
    (thanks to Jostein Berntsen).
- + Fixed but #539, where the man page task-color(5) contained a line that
+ + Fixed bug #537, where the man page task-sync(5) mis-specified some URIs.
+ + Fixed bug #538, where some color legend items were not readable.
+ + Fixed bug #539, where the man page task-color(5) contained a line that
    began with a ' and was not displayed.
- + Fixed bug #537, where the man page task-sync(5) misspecified some URIs
 
 ------ old releases ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-16.theme b/doc/rc/dark-16.theme
index 8ab05b737..6b18ef65f 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-16.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-16.theme
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ color.header=yellow
 color.footnote=yellow
 color.debug=yellow
 
-color.summary.bar=on green
-color.summary.background=on black
+color.summary.bar=black on green
+color.summary.background=white on black
 
 color.history.add=black on red
 color.history.done=black on green
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-256.theme b/doc/rc/dark-256.theme
index c86c32c56..730feee97 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-256.theme
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ color.header=color3
 color.footnote=color3
 color.debug=color3
 
-color.summary.bar=on rgb141
-color.summary.background=on color0
+color.summary.bar=black on rgb141
+color.summary.background=white on color0
 
 color.history.add=color0 on rgb500
 color.history.done=color0 on rgb050
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-blue-256.theme b/doc/rc/dark-blue-256.theme
index 18d826266..2a2ea100c 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-blue-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-blue-256.theme
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ color.header=rgb013
 color.footnote=rgb013
 color.debug=rgb013
 
-color.summary.bar=on rgb003
-color.summary.background=on color0
+color.summary.bar=white on rgb003
+color.summary.background=white on color0
 
 color.history.add=color0 on rgb015
 color.history.done=color0 on rgb025
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-green-256.theme b/doc/rc/dark-green-256.theme
index 1a41cdd45..dbe1d6630 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-green-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-green-256.theme
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ color.header=rgb031
 color.footnote=rgb031
 color.debug=rgb031
 
-color.summary.bar=on rgb030
-color.summary.background=on color0
+color.summary.bar=white on rgb030
+color.summary.background=white on color0
 
 color.history.add=color0 on rgb010
 color.history.done=color0 on rgb030
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-red-256.theme b/doc/rc/dark-red-256.theme
index ea05a97dc..fd0166122 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-red-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-red-256.theme
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ color.header=rgb100
 color.footnote=rgb100
 color.debug=rgb100
 
-color.summary.bar=on rgb300
-color.summary.background=on color0
+color.summary.bar=white on rgb300
+color.summary.background=white on color0
 
 color.history.add=color0 on rgb100
 color.history.done=color0 on rgb300
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-violets-256.theme b/doc/rc/dark-violets-256.theme
index f42bb1bf6..5657c95bc 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-violets-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-violets-256.theme
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ color.header=rgb013
 color.footnote=rgb013
 color.debug=rgb013
 
-color.summary.bar=on rgb103
-color.summary.background=on color0
+color.summary.bar=white on rgb103
+color.summary.background=white on color0
 
 color.history.add=color0 on rgb105
 color.history.done=color0 on rgb205
diff --git a/doc/rc/dark-yellow-green.theme b/doc/rc/dark-yellow-green.theme
index b927d6270..23b3422fa 100644
--- a/doc/rc/dark-yellow-green.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/dark-yellow-green.theme
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ color.header=rgb031
 color.footnote=rgb031
 color.debug=rgb031
 
-color.summary.bar=on rgb030
-color.summary.background=on color0
+color.summary.bar=white on rgb030
+color.summary.background=white on color0
 
 color.history.add=color0 on rgb010
 color.history.done=color0 on rgb030
diff --git a/doc/rc/light-16.theme b/doc/rc/light-16.theme
index 9a805afde..3e5f85f13 100644
--- a/doc/rc/light-16.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/light-16.theme
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ color.header=blue
 color.footnote=blue
 color.debug=blue
 
-color.summary.bar=on green
-color.summary.background=on black
+color.summary.bar=black on green
+color.summary.background=white on black
 
 color.history.add=black on red
 color.history.done=black on green
diff --git a/doc/rc/light-256.theme b/doc/rc/light-256.theme
index c84492687..263741f10 100644
--- a/doc/rc/light-256.theme
+++ b/doc/rc/light-256.theme
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ color.header=color4
 color.footnote=color4
 color.debug=color4
 
-color.summary.bar=on rgb141
-color.summary.background=on color0
+color.summary.bar=black on rgb141
+color.summary.background=white on color0
 
 color.history.add=color0 on rgb500
 color.history.done=color0 on rgb050
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 8bfa80f36..6c9266c86 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ std::string Config::defaults =
   "color.debug=color3                             # Color of diagnostic output\n"
   "color.alternate=on color233                    # Alternate color for line coloring\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.summary.bar=on rgb141                    # Color of summary report progress bar\n"
-  "color.summary.background=on color0             # Color of summary report background\n"
+  "color.summary.bar=black on rgb141              # Color of summary report progress bar\n"
+  "color.summary.background=white on color0       # Color of summary report background\n"
   "\n"
   "color.history.add=color0 on rgb500             # Color of added tasks in ghistory report\n"
   "color.history.done=color0 on rgb050            # Color of completed tasks in ghistory report\n"
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ std::string Config::defaults =
   "color.debug=yellow                             # Color of diagnostic output\n"
   "color.alternate=                               # Alternate color for line coloring\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.summary.bar=on green                     # Color of summary report progress bar\n"
-  "color.summary.background=on black              # Color of summary report background\n"
+  "color.summary.bar=black on green               # Color of summary report progress bar\n"
+  "color.summary.background=white on black        # Color of summary report background\n"
   "\n"
   "color.history.add=black on red                 # Color of added tasks in ghistory report\n"
   "color.history.done=black on green              # Color of completed tasks in ghistory report\n"