diff --git a/typstwriter/editor.py b/typstwriter/editor.py
index 2b055e0..d8cef2a 100644
--- a/typstwriter/editor.py
+++ b/typstwriter/editor.py
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ def highlight_errors(self, errors):
             cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.MoveOperation.Right, QtGui.QTextCursor.MoveMode.KeepAnchor, length)
 
             mark_line = QtWidgets.QTextEdit.ExtraSelection()
-            mark_line.format.setBackground(QtGui.QColor("#ffeeee"))
+            mark_line.format.setBackground(QtGui.QColor(self.highlighter.error_highlight_color))
             mark_line.format.setProperty(QtGui.QTextFormat.FullWidthSelection, True)
             mark_line.cursor = cursor
             mark_line.cursor.clearSelection()
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ def highlight_errors(self, errors):
 
             mark_span = QtWidgets.QTextEdit.ExtraSelection()
             mark_span.format.setUnderlineStyle(QtGui.QTextCharFormat.DashUnderline)
-            mark_span.format.setUnderlineColor("#cc1b1b")
+            mark_span.format.setUnderlineColor(QtGui.QColor(self.highlighter.error_font_color))
             mark_span.cursor = cursor
             highlights.append(mark_span)
 
diff --git a/typstwriter/syntax_highlighting.py b/typstwriter/syntax_highlighting.py
index f43b8b4..5ebfcf0 100644
--- a/typstwriter/syntax_highlighting.py
+++ b/typstwriter/syntax_highlighting.py
@@ -138,6 +138,20 @@ def line_number_special_background_color(self):
         """Line number special background color."""
         return self.formatter.style.line_number_special_background_color
 
+    @property
+    def error_font_color(self):
+        """Font color for error tokens."""
+        return self.formatter.style.styles[pygments.token.Error]
+
+    @property
+    def error_highlight_color(self):
+        """Color for highlighting errors."""
+        # Use the same saturation, value (brightness) and alpha as standard highlight color, but use hue 0 (red).
+        # This ensures decent readability on most themes while being distinct from the standard highlight color.
+        color = QtGui.QColor(self.highlight_color)
+        color.setHsv(0, color.saturation(), color.value(), color.alpha())
+        return color.name(QtGui.QColor.HexRgb)
+
     def highlightBlock(self, text):  # This is an overriding function # noqa: N802
         """Highlight the given text block."""
         format_list = self.formatter.format(pygments.lex(text, self.lexer), None)