diff --git a/macos/Ghostty.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/macos/Ghostty.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 08cc344a4..a80f3b4b7 100644
--- a/macos/Ghostty.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/macos/Ghostty.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
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 		A5FEB3002ABB69450068369E /* main.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5FEB2FF2ABB69450068369E /* main.swift */; };
 		C159E81D2B66A06B00FDFE9C /* NSColor+Extension.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C159E81C2B66A06B00FDFE9C /* NSColor+Extension.swift */; };
+		C159E8402B68EB0000FDFE9C /* UIColor+Extension.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C159E83F2B68EB0000FDFE9C /* UIColor+Extension.swift */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
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@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@
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 		A5FEB2FF2ABB69450068369E /* main.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = main.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C159E81C2B66A06B00FDFE9C /* NSColor+Extension.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = "NSColor+Extension.swift"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		C159E83F2B68EB0000FDFE9C /* UIColor+Extension.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = "UIColor+Extension.swift"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@
 				A59630962AEE163600D64628 /* HostingWindow.swift */,
 				A59FB5D02AE0DEA7009128F3 /* MetalView.swift */,
 				C159E81C2B66A06B00FDFE9C /* NSColor+Extension.swift */,
+				C159E83F2B68EB0000FDFE9C /* UIColor+Extension.swift */,
 				A5CEAFDA29B8005900646FDA /* SplitView */,
 			);
 			path = Helpers;
@@ -506,6 +509,7 @@
 				A53D0C942B53B43700305CE6 /* iOSApp.swift in Sources */,
 				A514C8D72B54A16400493A16 /* Ghostty.Config.swift in Sources */,
 				A5333E232B5A219A008AEFF7 /* SurfaceView.swift in Sources */,
+				C159E8402B68EB0000FDFE9C /* UIColor+Extension.swift in Sources */,
 				A5333E202B5A2111008AEFF7 /* SurfaceView_UIKit.swift in Sources */,
 				A5333E1D2B5A1CE3008AEFF7 /* CrossKit.swift in Sources */,
 				A53D0C9C2B543F7B00305CE6 /* Package.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
index fa4b1f4e0..7cad80bc8 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
@@ -268,8 +268,10 @@ extension Ghostty {
             let newColor = isLightBackground ? backgroundColor.shadow(withLevel: 0.1) : backgroundColor.shadow(withLevel: 0.4)
             return Color(nsColor: newColor ?? .gray.withAlphaComponent(0.5))
             #else
-            // I don't know how to do the above with UIKit
-            return .gray
+            let backgroundColor = UIColor(backgroundColor)
+            let isLightBackground = backgroundColor.isLightColor
+            let newColor = isLightBackground ? backgroundColor.darken(by: 0.1) : backgroundColor.darken(by: 0.4)
+            return Color(newColor)
             #endif
         }
     }
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Helpers/UIColor+Extension.swift b/macos/Sources/Helpers/UIColor+Extension.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a839916ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macos/Sources/Helpers/UIColor+Extension.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import UIKit
+
+extension UIColor {
+    var isLightColor: Bool {
+        var r: CGFloat = 0
+        var g: CGFloat = 0
+        var b: CGFloat = 0
+        var a: CGFloat = 0
+
+        self.getRed(&r, green: &g, blue: &b, alpha: &a)
+        let luminance = (0.299 * r) + (0.587 * g) + (0.114 * b)
+        return luminance > 0.5
+    }
+
+    func darken(by amount: CGFloat) -> UIColor {
+        var h: CGFloat = 0, s: CGFloat = 0, b: CGFloat = 0, a: CGFloat = 0
+        self.getHue(&h, saturation: &s, brightness: &b, alpha: &a)
+        return UIColor(hue: h, saturation: s, brightness: min(b * (1 - amount), 1), alpha: a)
+    }
+}