diff --git a/editeng/source/editeng/StripPortionsHelper.cxx b/editeng/source/editeng/StripPortionsHelper.cxx
index 71391194734b..cf8e59d6489e 100644
--- a/editeng/source/editeng/StripPortionsHelper.cxx
+++ b/editeng/source/editeng/StripPortionsHelper.cxx
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ buildTextPortionPrimitive(const DrawPortionInfo& rInfo, const OUString& rText,
         }
     }
 
-    // create complex text primitive and append
-    const Color aFontColor(rInfo.mrFont.GetColor());
+    // tdf#167511 get FontColor, evtl. adapted for HighContrast
+    const Color aFontColor(Application::GetSettings().GetStyleSettings().GetHighContrastMode()
+                               ? Application::GetSettings().GetStyleSettings().GetWindowTextColor()
+                               : rInfo.mrFont.GetColor());
     const basegfx::BColor aBFontColor(aFontColor.getBColor());
-
     const Color aTextFillColor(rInfo.mrFont.GetFillColor());
 
     // prepare wordLineMode (for underline and strikeout)