diff --git a/editor/scene/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/scene/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
index 0986bdcab00..e7c0eadbc96 100644
--- a/editor/scene/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -3170,10 +3170,10 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_draw_smart_snapping() {
 }
 
 void CanvasItemEditor::_draw_rulers() {
-	Color bg_color = get_theme_color(SNAME("dark_color_2"), EditorStringName(Editor));
+	Color bg_color = get_theme_color(SNAME("ruler_color"), EditorStringName(Editor));
 	Color graduation_color = get_theme_color(SceneStringName(font_color), EditorStringName(Editor)).lerp(bg_color, 0.5);
 	Color font_color = get_theme_color(SceneStringName(font_color), EditorStringName(Editor));
-	font_color.a = 0.8;
+	font_color.a = 0.9;
 	Ref<Font> font = get_theme_font(SNAME("rulers"), EditorStringName(EditorFonts));
 	real_t ruler_tick_scale = ruler_width_scaled / 15.0;
 	const String lang = _get_locale();
diff --git a/editor/themes/theme_classic.cpp b/editor/themes/theme_classic.cpp
index 146d811fd41..d92a4084fbc 100644
--- a/editor/themes/theme_classic.cpp
+++ b/editor/themes/theme_classic.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ void ThemeClassic::populate_shared_styles(const Ref<EditorTheme> &p_theme, Edito
 		p_theme->set_color("success_color", EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.success_color);
 		p_theme->set_color("warning_color", EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.warning_color);
 		p_theme->set_color("error_color", EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.error_color);
+		p_theme->set_color("ruler_color", EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.dark_color_2);
 #ifndef DISABLE_DEPRECATED // Used before 4.3.
 		p_theme->set_color("disabled_highlight_color", EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.highlight_disabled_color);
 #endif
diff --git a/editor/themes/theme_modern.cpp b/editor/themes/theme_modern.cpp
index 69eb6fbc3f8..ae4bf0edf46 100644
--- a/editor/themes/theme_modern.cpp
+++ b/editor/themes/theme_modern.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ void ThemeModern::populate_shared_styles(const Ref<EditorTheme> &p_theme, Editor
 		p_theme->set_color("success_color", EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.success_color);
 		p_theme->set_color("warning_color", EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.warning_color);
 		p_theme->set_color("error_color", EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.error_color);
+		p_theme->set_color("ruler_color", EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.base_color.lerp(p_config.mono_color_inv, 0.3) * Color(1, 1, 1, 0.8));
 #ifndef DISABLE_DEPRECATED // Used before 4.3.
 		p_theme->set_color("disabled_highlight_color", EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.highlight_disabled_color);
 #endif