diff --git a/src/gui/properties/downloadedpiecesbar.cpp b/src/gui/properties/downloadedpiecesbar.cpp
index 896ce5f57..55e05a13d 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/downloadedpiecesbar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/properties/downloadedpiecesbar.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ bool DownloadedPiecesBar::updateImage(QImage &image)
     }
 
     if (m_pieces.isEmpty()) {
-        image2.fill(Qt::white);
+        image2.fill(backgroundColor());
         image = image2;
         return true;
     }
@@ -157,12 +157,6 @@ void DownloadedPiecesBar::setProgress(const QBitArray &pieces, const QBitArray &
     requestImageUpdate();
 }
 
-void DownloadedPiecesBar::setColors(const QColor &background, const QColor &border, const QColor &complete, const QColor &incomplete)
-{
-    m_dlPieceColor = incomplete;
-    base::setColors(background, border, complete);
-}
-
 void DownloadedPiecesBar::clear()
 {
     m_pieces.clear();
@@ -172,7 +166,11 @@ void DownloadedPiecesBar::clear()
 
 QString DownloadedPiecesBar::simpleToolTipText() const
 {
-    return tr("White: Missing pieces") + '\n'
-           + tr("Green: Partial pieces") + '\n'
-           + tr("Blue: Completed pieces") + '\n';
+    const QString borderColor = colorBoxBorderColor().name();
+    const QString rowHTML = QString::fromLatin1("<tr><td width=20 bgcolor='%1' style='border: 1px solid \"%2\";'></td><td>%3</td></tr>");
+    return QLatin1String("<table cellspacing=4>")
+           + rowHTML.arg(backgroundColor().name(), borderColor, tr("Missing pieces"))
+           + rowHTML.arg(m_dlPieceColor.name(), borderColor, tr("Partial pieces"))
+           + rowHTML.arg(pieceColor().name(), borderColor, tr("Completed pieces"))
+           + QLatin1String("</table>");
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/properties/downloadedpiecesbar.h b/src/gui/properties/downloadedpiecesbar.h
index 102913ce8..e0621fe0b 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/downloadedpiecesbar.h
+++ b/src/gui/properties/downloadedpiecesbar.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ public:
 
     void setProgress(const QBitArray &pieces, const QBitArray &downloadedPieces);
 
-    void setColors(const QColor &background, const QColor &border, const QColor &complete, const QColor &incomplete);
-
     // PiecesBar interface
     void clear() override;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/properties/pieceavailabilitybar.cpp b/src/gui/properties/pieceavailabilitybar.cpp
index 922220661..f03b6b855 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/pieceavailabilitybar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/properties/pieceavailabilitybar.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ bool PieceAvailabilityBar::updateImage(QImage &image)
     }
 
     if (m_pieces.empty()) {
-        image2.fill(Qt::white);
+        image2.fill(backgroundColor());
         image = image2;
         return true;
     }
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ void PieceAvailabilityBar::clear()
 
 QString PieceAvailabilityBar::simpleToolTipText() const
 {
-    return tr("White: Unavailable pieces") + '\n'
-           + tr("Blue: Available pieces") + '\n';
+    const QString borderColor = colorBoxBorderColor().name();
+    const QString rowHTML = QString::fromLatin1("<tr><td width=20 bgcolor='%1' style='border: 1px solid \"%2\";'></td><td>%3</td></tr>");
+    return QLatin1String("<table cellspacing=4>")
+           + rowHTML.arg(backgroundColor().name(), borderColor, tr("Unavailable pieces"))
+           + rowHTML.arg(pieceColor().name(), borderColor, tr("Available pieces"))
+           + QLatin1String("</table>");
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp
index 37d455618..458edcf3e 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.cpp
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ namespace
 PiecesBar::PiecesBar(QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget {parent}
     , m_torrent {nullptr}
-    , m_borderColor {palette().color(QPalette::Dark)}
-    , m_bgColor {Qt::white}
-    , m_pieceColor {Qt::blue}
     , m_hovered {false}
 {
     updatePieceColors();
@@ -134,16 +131,6 @@ void PiecesBar::clear()
     update();
 }
 
-void PiecesBar::setColors(const QColor &background, const QColor &border, const QColor &complete)
-{
-    m_bgColor = background;
-    m_borderColor = border;
-    m_pieceColor = complete;
-
-    updatePieceColors();
-    requestImageUpdate();
-}
-
 bool PiecesBar::event(QEvent *e)
 {
     if (e->type() == QEvent::ToolTip) {
@@ -181,7 +168,7 @@ void PiecesBar::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
     QPainter painter(this);
     QRect imageRect(borderWidth, borderWidth, width() - 2 * borderWidth, height() - 2 * borderWidth);
     if (m_image.isNull()) {
-        painter.setBrush(Qt::white);
+        painter.setBrush(backgroundColor());
         painter.drawRect(imageRect);
     }
     else {
@@ -199,7 +186,7 @@ void PiecesBar::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 
     QPainterPath border;
     border.addRect(0, 0, width(), height());
-    painter.setPen(m_borderColor);
+    painter.setPen(borderColor());
     painter.drawPath(border);
 }
 
@@ -211,17 +198,22 @@ void PiecesBar::requestImageUpdate()
 
 QColor PiecesBar::backgroundColor() const
 {
-    return m_bgColor;
+    return palette().color(QPalette::Base);
 }
 
 QColor PiecesBar::borderColor() const
 {
-    return m_borderColor;
+    return palette().color(QPalette::Dark);
 }
 
 QColor PiecesBar::pieceColor() const
 {
-    return m_pieceColor;
+    return palette().color(QPalette::Highlight);
+}
+
+QColor PiecesBar::colorBoxBorderColor() const
+{
+    return palette().color(QPalette::ToolTipText);
 }
 
 const QVector<QRgb> &PiecesBar::pieceColors() const
@@ -326,6 +318,6 @@ void PiecesBar::updatePieceColors()
     m_pieceColors = QVector<QRgb>(256);
     for (int i = 0; i < 256; ++i) {
         float ratio = (i / 255.0);
-        m_pieceColors[i] = mixTwoColors(backgroundColor().rgb(), m_pieceColor.rgb(), ratio);
+        m_pieceColors[i] = mixTwoColors(backgroundColor().rgb(), pieceColor().rgb(), ratio);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h
index 7d555aeff..335b0c23a 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h
+++ b/src/gui/properties/piecesbar.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public:
     explicit PiecesBar(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
     void setTorrent(const BitTorrent::TorrentHandle *torrent);
-    void setColors(const QColor &background, const QColor &border, const QColor &complete);
 
     virtual void clear();
 
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ protected:
     QColor backgroundColor() const;
     QColor borderColor() const;
     QColor pieceColor() const;
+    QColor colorBoxBorderColor() const;
     const QVector<QRgb> &pieceColors() const;
 
     // mix two colors by light model, ratio <0, 1>
@@ -90,13 +90,6 @@ private:
 
     const BitTorrent::TorrentHandle *m_torrent;
     QImage m_image;
-    // I used values, because it should be possible to change colors at run time
-    // border color
-    QColor m_borderColor;
-    // background color
-    QColor m_bgColor;
-    // complete piece color
-    QColor m_pieceColor;
     // buffered 256 levels gradient from bg_color to piece_color
     QVector<QRgb> m_pieceColors;
     bool m_hovered;