diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index 2cc959a21da..39417cbd918 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
             <field name="type">tree</field>
             <field eval="2" name="priority"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree colors="grey:state in ('cancelled','done');blue:remaining_hours&lt;0 and state in ('pending');red:date_deadline and (date_deadline&gt;current_date) and (state in ('draft','open'));black:state not in ('cancelled','done')" string="Tasks">
+                <tree colors="grey:state in ('cancelled','done');blue:remaining_hours&lt;0 and state in ('pending');red:date_deadline and (date_deadline&lt;current_date) and (state in ('draft','open'))" string="Tasks">
                     <field name="sequence" invisible="not context.get('seq_visible', False)"/>
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="project_id" icon="gtk-indent" domain="['|',('user_id','=',uid),('members','=',uid)]" invisible="context.get('user_invisible', False)"/>