diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/WidgetDateConfigureActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/WidgetDateConfigureActivity.kt
index 8852bb13d..31fba1baa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/WidgetDateConfigureActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/WidgetDateConfigureActivity.kt
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import android.widget.SeekBar
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.extensions.config
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.Formatter
-import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.LOW_ALPHA
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.MyWidgetDateProvider
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.ColorPickerDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.adjustAlpha
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.applyColorFilter
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.setFillWithStroke
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.LOWER_ALPHA
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.widget_config_date.*
 
 class WidgetDateConfigureActivity : SimpleActivity() {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class WidgetDateConfigureActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     private fun updateColors() {
         mTextColor = mTextColorWithoutTransparency
-        mWeakTextColor = mTextColorWithoutTransparency.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+        mWeakTextColor = mTextColorWithoutTransparency.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
         mPrimaryColor = config.primaryColor
 
         config_text_color.setFillWithStroke(mTextColor, Color.BLACK)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/WidgetMonthlyConfigureActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/WidgetMonthlyConfigureActivity.kt
index 1b0302585..9171af04c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/WidgetMonthlyConfigureActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/WidgetMonthlyConfigureActivity.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.extensions.addDayEvents
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.extensions.addDayNumber
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.extensions.config
-import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.LOW_ALPHA
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.MonthlyCalendarImpl
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.MyWidgetMonthlyProvider
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.interfaces.MonthlyCalendar
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.adjustAlpha
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.applyColorFilter
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.beVisible
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.setFillWithStroke
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.LOWER_ALPHA
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.first_row.*
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.top_navigation.*
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.widget_config_monthly.*
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class WidgetMonthlyConfigureActivity : SimpleActivity(), MonthlyCalendar {
 
     private fun updateColors() {
         mTextColor = mTextColorWithoutTransparency
-        mWeakTextColor = mTextColorWithoutTransparency.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+        mWeakTextColor = mTextColorWithoutTransparency.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
         mPrimaryColor = config.primaryColor
 
         top_left_arrow.applyColorFilter(mTextColor)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/DayEventsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/DayEventsAdapter.kt
index 36cdfd449..225f3c7c5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/DayEventsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/DayEventsAdapter.kt
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.extensions.shareEvents
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.Formatter
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.ITEM_EVENT
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.ITEM_EVENT_SIMPLE
-import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.LOW_ALPHA
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.models.Event
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.adapters.MyRecyclerViewAdapter
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.adjustAlpha
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.applyColorFilter
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.beInvisible
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.beInvisibleIf
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.LOWER_ALPHA
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.ensureBackgroundThread
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyRecyclerView
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.event_item_day_view.view.*
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class DayEventsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, val events: ArrayList<Event>, r
 
             var newTextColor = textColor
             if (dimPastEvents && event.isPastEvent && !isPrintVersion) {
-                newTextColor = newTextColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+                newTextColor = newTextColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
             }
 
             event_item_start.setTextColor(newTextColor)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/EventListAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/EventListAdapter.kt
index 9f05f928e..e27d10b0b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/EventListAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/EventListAdapter.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.adjustAlpha
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.applyColorFilter
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.beInvisible
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.beInvisibleIf
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.LOWER_ALPHA
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.ensureBackgroundThread
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.interfaces.RefreshRecyclerViewListener
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyRecyclerView
@@ -177,8 +178,8 @@ class EventListAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: ArrayList<ListIt
                 }
 
                 if (tryDimPastEvents && dimPastEvents && listEvent.isPastEvent && !isPrintVersion) {
-                    startTextColor = startTextColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
-                    endTextColor = endTextColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+                    startTextColor = startTextColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
+                    endTextColor = endTextColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
                 }
             } else if (listEvent.startTS <= now && listEvent.endTS >= now && !isPrintVersion) {
                 startTextColor = adjustedPrimaryColor
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ class EventListAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: ArrayList<ListIt
             setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(null, if (position == 0) null else topDivider, null, null)
             var color = if (listSection.isToday && !isPrintVersion) adjustedPrimaryColor else textColor
             if (dimPastEvents && listSection.isPastSection && !isPrintVersion) {
-                color = color.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+                color = color.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
             }
             setTextColor(color)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/EventListWidgetAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/EventListWidgetAdapter.kt
index 50ff6beed..25eeb7313 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/EventListWidgetAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/adapters/EventListWidgetAdapter.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.adjustAlpha
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.setBackgroundColor
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.setText
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.setTextSize
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.LOWER_ALPHA
 import org.joda.time.DateTime
 import java.util.*
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class EventListWidgetAdapter(val context: Context) : RemoteViewsService.RemoteVi
     private val allDayString = context.resources.getString(R.string.all_day)
     private var events = ArrayList<ListItem>()
     private var textColor = context.config.widgetTextColor
-    private var weakTextColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+    private var weakTextColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
     private val replaceDescription = context.config.replaceDescription
     private val dimPastEvents = context.config.dimPastEvents
     private var mediumFontSize = context.getWidgetFontSize()
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ class EventListWidgetAdapter(val context: Context) : RemoteViewsService.RemoteVi
 
     override fun onDataSetChanged() {
         textColor = context.config.widgetTextColor
-        weakTextColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+        weakTextColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
         mediumFontSize = context.getWidgetFontSize()
         val fromTS = DateTime().seconds() - context.config.displayPastEvents * 60
         val toTS = DateTime().plusYears(1).seconds()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
index d87c1c093..2438795fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ fun Context.scheduleCalDAVSync(activate: Boolean) {
 fun Context.addDayNumber(rawTextColor: Int, day: DayMonthly, linearLayout: LinearLayout, dayLabelHeight: Int, callback: (Int) -> Unit) {
     var textColor = rawTextColor
     if (!day.isThisMonth)
-        textColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+        textColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
 
     (View.inflate(applicationContext, R.layout.day_monthly_number_view, null) as TextView).apply {
         setTextColor(textColor)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/fragments/WeekFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/fragments/WeekFragment.kt
index 9948b5759..adfc76663 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/fragments/WeekFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/fragments/WeekFragment.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.models.EventWeeklyView
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.views.MyScrollView
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.DAY_SECONDS
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.HIGHER_ALPHA
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.LOWER_ALPHA
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.WEEK_SECONDS
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_week.*
@@ -451,8 +453,8 @@ class WeekFragment : Fragment(), WeeklyCalendar {
                     var backgroundColor = eventTypeColors.get(event.eventType, primaryColor)
                     var textColor = backgroundColor.getContrastColor()
                     if (dimPastEvents && event.isPastEvent && !isPrintVersion) {
-                        backgroundColor = backgroundColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
-                        textColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+                        backgroundColor = backgroundColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
+                        textColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(HIGHER_ALPHA)
                     }
 
                     background = ColorDrawable(backgroundColor)
@@ -558,8 +560,8 @@ class WeekFragment : Fragment(), WeeklyCalendar {
             var backgroundColor = eventTypeColors.get(event.eventType, primaryColor)
             var textColor = backgroundColor.getContrastColor()
             if (dimPastEvents && event.isPastEvent && !isPrintVersion) {
-                backgroundColor = backgroundColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
-                textColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+                backgroundColor = backgroundColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
+                textColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(HIGHER_ALPHA)
             }
             background = ColorDrawable(backgroundColor)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
index 5f6d96d57..020b69644 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers
 
-const val LOW_ALPHA = .3f
-const val MEDIUM_ALPHA = .6f
 const val STORED_LOCALLY_ONLY = 0
 const val ROW_COUNT = 6
 const val COLUMN_COUNT = 7
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/MyWidgetMonthlyProvider.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/MyWidgetMonthlyProvider.kt
index ebda2b729..fc456a3f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/MyWidgetMonthlyProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/MyWidgetMonthlyProvider.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.interfaces.MonthlyCalendar
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.models.DayMonthly
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.models.Event
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.MEDIUM_ALPHA
 import org.joda.time.DateTime
 
 class MyWidgetMonthlyProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/views/MonthView.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/views/MonthView.kt
index b56479865..b63d83475 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/views/MonthView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/views/MonthView.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.adjustAlpha
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.getAdjustedPrimaryColor
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.getContrastColor
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.moveLastItemToFront
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.HIGHER_ALPHA
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.LOWER_ALPHA
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.MEDIUM_ALPHA
 import org.joda.time.DateTime
 import org.joda.time.Days
 
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ class MonthView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet, defStyle: Int) : View(con
         }
 
         gridPaint = Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG).apply {
-            color = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+            color = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
         }
 
         circleStrokePaint = Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG).apply {
@@ -322,7 +325,7 @@ class MonthView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet, defStyle: Int) : View(con
     private fun getEventTitlePaint(event: MonthViewEvent, startDay: DayMonthly, endDay: DayMonthly): Paint {
         var paintColor = event.color.getContrastColor()
         if ((!startDay.isThisMonth && !endDay.isThisMonth) || (dimPastEvents && event.isPastEvent && !isPrintVersion)) {
-            paintColor = paintColor.adjustAlpha(MEDIUM_ALPHA)
+            paintColor = paintColor.adjustAlpha(HIGHER_ALPHA)
         }
 
         val curPaint = Paint(eventTitlePaint)
@@ -400,7 +403,7 @@ class MonthView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet, defStyle: Int) : View(con
         }
 
         textPaint.color = textColor
-        gridPaint.color = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
+        gridPaint.color = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
         invalidate()
         initWeekDayLetters()
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/views/SmallMonthView.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/views/SmallMonthView.kt
index f17072f58..ee8e37d09 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/views/SmallMonthView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/views/SmallMonthView.kt
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.View
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.extensions.config
-import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.MEDIUM_ALPHA
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.helpers.isWeekend
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.models.DayYearly
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.adjustAlpha
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.getAdjustedPrimaryColor
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.MEDIUM_ALPHA
 import java.util.*
 
 // used for displaying months at Yearly view