diff --git a/gui/src/state.ts b/gui/src/state.ts
index 3338a5de..3ef7be19 100644
--- a/gui/src/state.ts
+++ b/gui/src/state.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export function createStateSlices(base: ServerParams) {
   const createInpaintSlice: StateCreator<OnnxState, [], [], InpaintSlice> = (set) => ({
     inpaint: {
       ...defaults,
-      fillColor: '',
+      fillColor: '#000000',
       filter: 'none',
       mask: null,
       noise: 'histogram',
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export function createStateSlices(base: ServerParams) {
       set({
         inpaint: {
           ...defaults,
-          fillColor: '',
+          fillColor: '#000000',
           filter: 'none',
           mask: null,
           noise: 'histogram',