diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index 7932c6874d9..89c23598c58 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ namespace ts {
     const redForegroundEscapeSequence = "\u001b[91m";
     const yellowForegroundEscapeSequence = "\u001b[93m";
     const blueForegroundEscapeSequence = "\u001b[93m";
-    const gutterStyleSequence = "\u001b[100;30m";
+    const gutterStyleSequence = "\u001b[30;47m";
     const gutterSeparator = " ";
     const resetEscapeSequence = "\u001b[0m";
     const ellipsis = "...";