diff --git a/src/citra/config.cpp b/src/citra/config.cpp
index f08b4069c5..957d8dc867 100644
--- a/src/citra/config.cpp
+++ b/src/citra/config.cpp
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ void Config::ReadValues() {
     Settings::values.toggle_framelimit =
         sdl2_config->GetBoolean("Renderer", "toggle_framelimit", true);
 
-    Settings::values.bg_red = (float)sdl2_config->GetReal("Renderer", "bg_red", 1.0);
-    Settings::values.bg_green = (float)sdl2_config->GetReal("Renderer", "bg_green", 1.0);
-    Settings::values.bg_blue = (float)sdl2_config->GetReal("Renderer", "bg_blue", 1.0);
+    Settings::values.bg_red = (float)sdl2_config->GetReal("Renderer", "bg_red", 0.0);
+    Settings::values.bg_green = (float)sdl2_config->GetReal("Renderer", "bg_green", 0.0);
+    Settings::values.bg_blue = (float)sdl2_config->GetReal("Renderer", "bg_blue", 0.0);
 
     // Layout
     Settings::values.layout_option =
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/configuration/config.cpp b/src/citra_qt/configuration/config.cpp
index 2b99447ecf..64ffc91525 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/configuration/config.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/configuration/config.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ void Config::ReadValues() {
     Settings::values.use_vsync = qt_config->value("use_vsync", false).toBool();
     Settings::values.toggle_framelimit = qt_config->value("toggle_framelimit", true).toBool();
 
-    Settings::values.bg_red = qt_config->value("bg_red", 1.0).toFloat();
-    Settings::values.bg_green = qt_config->value("bg_green", 1.0).toFloat();
-    Settings::values.bg_blue = qt_config->value("bg_blue", 1.0).toFloat();
+    Settings::values.bg_red = qt_config->value("bg_red", 0.0).toFloat();
+    Settings::values.bg_green = qt_config->value("bg_green", 0.0).toFloat();
+    Settings::values.bg_blue = qt_config->value("bg_blue", 0.0).toFloat();
     qt_config->endGroup();
 
     qt_config->beginGroup("Layout");