diff -r d5ab4262ea77 -r 6c9cb1e8b2d9 pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c	Sat Sep 03 16:03:29 2016 -0400
+++ b/pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c	Sat Sep 03 17:08:37 2016 -0400
@@ -597,8 +597,7 @@
 static void
 pidgin_status_box_refresh(PidginStatusBox *status_box)
 {
-	GtkStyle *style;
-	char aa_color[8];
+	const char *aa_color;
 	PurpleSavedStatus *saved_status;
 	char *primary, *secondary, *text;
 	const char *stock = NULL;
@@ -607,12 +606,6 @@
 	gboolean account_status = FALSE;
 	PurpleAccount *acct = (status_box->account) ? status_box->account : status_box->token_status_account;
 
-	style = gtk_widget_get_style(GTK_WIDGET(status_box));
-	snprintf(aa_color, sizeof(aa_color), "#%02x%02x%02x",
-		 style->text_aa[GTK_STATE_NORMAL].red >> 8,
-		 style->text_aa[GTK_STATE_NORMAL].green >> 8,
-		 style->text_aa[GTK_STATE_NORMAL].blue >> 8);
-
 	saved_status = purple_savedstatus_get_current();
 
 	if (status_box->account || (status_box->token_status_account
@@ -693,6 +686,7 @@
 		stock = pidgin_stock_id_from_status_primitive(prim);
 	}
 
+	aa_color = pidgin_get_dim_grey_string(GTK_WIDGET(status_box));
 	if (status_box->account != NULL) {
 		text = g_strdup_printf("%s - <span size=\"smaller\" color=\"%s\">%s</span>",
 				       purple_account_get_username(status_box->account),
@@ -2078,15 +2072,10 @@
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		GtkStyle *style;
-		char aa_color[8];
+		const char *aa_color;
 		gchar *escaped_title, *escaped_desc;
 
-		style = gtk_widget_get_style(GTK_WIDGET(status_box));
-		snprintf(aa_color, sizeof(aa_color), "#%02x%02x%02x",
-			 style->text_aa[GTK_STATE_NORMAL].red >> 8,
-			 style->text_aa[GTK_STATE_NORMAL].green >> 8,
-			 style->text_aa[GTK_STATE_NORMAL].blue >> 8);
+		aa_color = pidgin_get_dim_grey_string(GTK_WIDGET(status_box));
 
 		escaped_title = g_markup_escape_text(title, -1);
 		escaped_desc = g_markup_escape_text(desc, -1);