diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/ProgressStripe.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/ProgressStripe.java
index 4df9041f866b..11edb00ebfbb 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/ProgressStripe.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/ProgressStripe.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class ProgressStripe extends JBPanel {
 
     private void adjustFiller() {
       if (myFiller != null && myToolbar.getHeight() != 0) {
-        Dimension dimension = new Dimension(0, myToolbar.getHeight() - ProgressStripeIcon.getHeight() / 2);
+        Dimension dimension = new Dimension(0, myToolbar.getHeight());
         myFiller.changeShape(dimension, dimension, dimension);
       }
     }
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/ProgressStripeIcon.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/ProgressStripeIcon.java
index f6b9fa0114f2..bef1af4bbea9 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/ProgressStripeIcon.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/ProgressStripeIcon.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.intellij.vcs.log.ui.frame;
 
 import com.intellij.ide.ui.laf.IntelliJLaf;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.GraphicsConfig;
+import com.intellij.ui.ColorUtil;
 import com.intellij.ui.Gray;
 import com.intellij.ui.JBColor;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ public abstract class ProgressStripeIcon implements Icon {
   }
 
   private static class StripeIcon extends ProgressStripeIcon {
-    private static final JBColor BG_COLOR = new JBColor(Gray._165, Gray._88);
-    private static final JBColor FG_COLOR = new JBColor(Gray._255, Gray._128);
+    private static final double ALPHA = 0.8;
+    private static final JBColor BG_COLOR = new JBColor(ColorUtil.withAlpha(Gray._165, ALPHA), ColorUtil.withAlpha(Gray._88, ALPHA));
     private static final int WIDTH = 16;
 
     private StripeIcon(@NotNull JComponent component, int shift) {
@@ -95,9 +96,6 @@ public abstract class ProgressStripeIcon implements Icon {
     @Override
     protected void paint(@NotNull Graphics2D g2, int x, int y, int shift) {
       g2.setColor(BG_COLOR);
-      g2.fillRect(x + shift, y, JBUI.scale(WIDTH), JBUI.scale(HEIGHT));
-
-      g2.setColor(FG_COLOR);
 
       Path2D.Double path = new Path2D.Double();
       int height = JBUI.scale(HEIGHT);
@@ -118,10 +116,11 @@ public abstract class ProgressStripeIcon implements Icon {
   // this icon is not used under darcula
   @SuppressWarnings("UseJBColor")
   private static class GradientIcon extends ProgressStripeIcon {
+    private static final double ALPHA = 0.5;
     private static final Color DARK_BLUE = new Color(0x4d9ff8);
     private static final Color DARK_GRAY = Gray._165;
-    private static final Color LIGHT_BLUE = new Color(0x90c2f8);
-    private static final Color LIGHT_GRAY = new Color(0xdbdbdb);
+    private static final Color LIGHT_BLUE = ColorUtil.withAlpha(DARK_BLUE, ALPHA);
+    private static final Color LIGHT_GRAY = ColorUtil.withAlpha(DARK_GRAY, ALPHA);
     private static final int GRADIENT = 128;
 
     private GradientIcon(@NotNull JComponent component, int shift) {