diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 71c8018717..2357c6b575 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -3479,7 +3479,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <param name="alpha"></param>
         public void SetText(string text, Vector3 color, double alpha)
         {
-            Color = Color.FromArgb(0xff - (int) (alpha*0xff),
+            Color = Color.FromArgb((int) (alpha*0xff),
                                    (int) (color.X*0xff),
                                    (int) (color.Y*0xff),
                                    (int) (color.Z*0xff));