diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg.scss b/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg.scss
index 00ef945280a..d457b4cf69a 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg.scss
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/wysiwyg.scss
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ img.o_we_custom_image.mx-auto {
 }
 
 .o_we_crop_widget {
-    background-color: #888;
+    background-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5);
     @include o-position-absolute(0, 0, 0, 0);
     z-index: 1024;