diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialAutoCompleteTextView.java b/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialAutoCompleteTextView.java
index bf86683e..fbf0e2ee 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialAutoCompleteTextView.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialAutoCompleteTextView.java
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
 
     // draw the characters counter
     if ((hasFocus() && hasCharatersCounter()) || !isCharactersCountValid()) {
-      textPaint.setColor(isCharactersCountValid() ? getCurrentHintTextColor() : errorColor);
+      textPaint.setColor(isCharactersCountValid() ? (baseColor & 0x00ffffff | 0x44000000) : errorColor);
       String charactersCounterText = getCharactersCounterText();
       canvas.drawText(charactersCounterText, isRTL() ? startX : endX - textPaint.measureText(charactersCounterText), lineStartY + bottomSpacing + relativeHeight, textPaint);
     }
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
     // draw the bottom text
     if (textLayout != null) {
       if (tempErrorText != null || ((helperTextAlwaysShown || hasFocus()) && !TextUtils.isEmpty(helperText))) { // error text or helper text
-        textPaint.setColor(tempErrorText != null ? errorColor : helperTextColor != -1 ? helperTextColor : getCurrentHintTextColor());
+        textPaint.setColor(tempErrorText != null ? errorColor : helperTextColor != -1 ? helperTextColor : (baseColor & 0x00ffffff | 0x44000000));
         canvas.save();
         canvas.translate(startX + getBottomTextLeftOffset(), lineStartY + bottomSpacing - bottomTextPadding);
         textLayout.draw(canvas);
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
     if (floatingLabelEnabled && !TextUtils.isEmpty(floatingLabelText)) {
       textPaint.setTextSize(floatingLabelTextSize);
       // calculate the text color
-      textPaint.setColor((Integer) focusEvaluator.evaluate(focusFraction, floatingLabelTextColor != -1 ? floatingLabelTextColor : getCurrentHintTextColor(), primaryColor));
+      textPaint.setColor((Integer) focusEvaluator.evaluate(focusFraction, floatingLabelTextColor != -1 ? floatingLabelTextColor : (baseColor & 0x00ffffff | 0x44000000), primaryColor));
 
       // calculate the horizontal position
       float floatingLabelWidth = textPaint.measureText(floatingLabelText.toString());
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialEditText.java b/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialEditText.java
index e52dfa84..a39a463d 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialEditText.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialEditText.java
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
 
     // draw the characters counter
     if ((hasFocus() && hasCharatersCounter()) || !isCharactersCountValid()) {
-      textPaint.setColor(isCharactersCountValid() ? getCurrentHintTextColor() : errorColor);
+      textPaint.setColor(isCharactersCountValid() ? (baseColor & 0x00ffffff | 0x44000000) : errorColor);
       String charactersCounterText = getCharactersCounterText();
       canvas.drawText(charactersCounterText, isRTL() ? startX : endX - textPaint.measureText(charactersCounterText), lineStartY + bottomSpacing + relativeHeight, textPaint);
     }
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
     // draw the bottom text
     if (textLayout != null) {
       if (tempErrorText != null || ((helperTextAlwaysShown || hasFocus()) && !TextUtils.isEmpty(helperText))) { // error text or helper text
-        textPaint.setColor(tempErrorText != null ? errorColor : helperTextColor != -1 ? helperTextColor : getCurrentHintTextColor());
+        textPaint.setColor(tempErrorText != null ? errorColor : helperTextColor != -1 ? helperTextColor : (baseColor & 0x00ffffff | 0x44000000));
         canvas.save();
         canvas.translate(startX + getBottomTextLeftOffset(), lineStartY + bottomSpacing - bottomTextPadding);
         textLayout.draw(canvas);
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
     if (floatingLabelEnabled && !TextUtils.isEmpty(floatingLabelText)) {
       textPaint.setTextSize(floatingLabelTextSize);
       // calculate the text color
-      textPaint.setColor((Integer) focusEvaluator.evaluate(focusFraction, floatingLabelTextColor != -1 ? floatingLabelTextColor : getCurrentHintTextColor(), primaryColor));
+      textPaint.setColor((Integer) focusEvaluator.evaluate(focusFraction, floatingLabelTextColor != -1 ? floatingLabelTextColor : (baseColor & 0x00ffffff | 0x44000000), primaryColor));
 
       // calculate the horizontal position
       float floatingLabelWidth = textPaint.measureText(floatingLabelText.toString());
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialMultiAutoCompleteTextView.java b/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialMultiAutoCompleteTextView.java
index 4eb1a848..349d7f7b 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialMultiAutoCompleteTextView.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialMultiAutoCompleteTextView.java
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
 
     // draw the characters counter
     if ((hasFocus() && hasCharatersCounter()) || !isCharactersCountValid()) {
-      textPaint.setColor(isCharactersCountValid() ? getCurrentHintTextColor() : errorColor);
+      textPaint.setColor(isCharactersCountValid() ? (baseColor & 0x00ffffff | 0x44000000) : errorColor);
       String charactersCounterText = getCharactersCounterText();
       canvas.drawText(charactersCounterText, isRTL() ? startX : endX - textPaint.measureText(charactersCounterText), lineStartY + bottomSpacing + relativeHeight, textPaint);
     }
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
     // draw the bottom text
     if (textLayout != null) {
       if (tempErrorText != null || ((helperTextAlwaysShown || hasFocus()) && !TextUtils.isEmpty(helperText))) { // error text or helper text
-        textPaint.setColor(tempErrorText != null ? errorColor : helperTextColor != -1 ? helperTextColor : getCurrentHintTextColor());
+        textPaint.setColor(tempErrorText != null ? errorColor : helperTextColor != -1 ? helperTextColor : (baseColor & 0x00ffffff | 0x44000000));
         canvas.save();
         canvas.translate(startX + getBottomTextLeftOffset(), lineStartY + bottomSpacing - bottomTextPadding);
         textLayout.draw(canvas);
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
     if (floatingLabelEnabled && !TextUtils.isEmpty(floatingLabelText)) {
       textPaint.setTextSize(floatingLabelTextSize);
       // calculate the text color
-      textPaint.setColor((Integer) focusEvaluator.evaluate(focusFraction, floatingLabelTextColor != -1 ? floatingLabelTextColor : getCurrentHintTextColor(), primaryColor));
+      textPaint.setColor((Integer) focusEvaluator.evaluate(focusFraction, floatingLabelTextColor != -1 ? floatingLabelTextColor : (baseColor & 0x00ffffff | 0x44000000), primaryColor));
 
       // calculate the horizontal position
       float floatingLabelWidth = textPaint.measureText(floatingLabelText.toString());