diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index d5de9f8d8e..8e6557936e 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ label {
 
   &.error {
     color: $error_color;
-    &:disabled { color: $insensitive_fg_color; }
-    &:disabled:backdrop { color: $backdrop_insensitive_color; }
+    &:disabled { color: transparentize($error_color,0.5); }
+    &:disabled:backdrop { color: transparentize($error_color,0.6); }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index 46bae25651..772f4b88a8 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ button label:disabled:backdrop { color: inherit; }
 
 label.error { color: #cc0000; }
 
-label.error:disabled { color: #919190; }
+label.error:disabled { color: rgba(204, 0, 0, 0.5); }
 
-label.error:disabled:backdrop { color: #5b5b5b; }
+label.error:disabled:backdrop { color: rgba(204, 0, 0, 0.4); }
 
 .dim-label, .titlebar:not(headerbar) .subtitle, headerbar .subtitle, label.separator { opacity: 0.55; text-shadow: none; }
 
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index a5765e8d36..478b3ffdb6 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ button label:disabled:backdrop { color: inherit; }
 
 label.error { color: #cc0000; }
 
-label.error:disabled { color: #929595; }
+label.error:disabled { color: rgba(204, 0, 0, 0.5); }
 
-label.error:disabled:backdrop { color: #d4cfca; }
+label.error:disabled:backdrop { color: rgba(204, 0, 0, 0.4); }
 
 .dim-label, .titlebar:not(headerbar) .subtitle, headerbar .subtitle, label.separator { opacity: 0.55; text-shadow: none; }