I cannot reproduce this on the latest version of Ubuntu (15.10). Using a mostly black wallpaper and Unity changes its colour to a dark blue/black that looks just fine.
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug. We have tried to recreate this on the latest release of Ubuntu and cannot reproduce it. This bug is being marked as Invalid. If you believe the problem to still exist in the latest version of Ubuntu please comment on why that is the case and change the bug status to NEW. ** Changed in: unity Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/967039 Title: Automatic launcher color is ugly - contrasts with the wallpaper too much To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/967039/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs