diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/ColorButton.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/ColorButton.cs
index a6ff24ad8..a4cb90914 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/ColorButton.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/ColorButton.cs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pevent)
 
             if (Color.A < 255)
             {
-                using (Image checker = ImageHelpers.CreateCheckers(boxSize, boxSize, Color.LightGray, Color.White))
+                using (Image checker = ImageHelpers.CreateCheckerPattern(boxSize, boxSize))
                 {
                     g.DrawImage(checker, boxRectangle);
                 }
diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/MyPictureBox.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/MyPictureBox.cs
index 4b2de7b23..8bec738d7 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/MyPictureBox.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/MyPictureBox.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ private void UpdateCheckers()
                 if (pbMain.BackgroundImage == null || pbMain.BackgroundImage.Size != pbMain.ClientSize)
                 {
                     if (pbMain.BackgroundImage != null) pbMain.BackgroundImage.Dispose();
-                    pbMain.BackgroundImage = ImageHelpers.CreateCheckers();
+                    pbMain.BackgroundImage = ImageHelpers.CreateCheckerPattern();
                 }
             }
             else
diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Helpers/ImageHelpers.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Helpers/ImageHelpers.cs
index 0fe33b4ac..a9520be94 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Helpers/ImageHelpers.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Helpers/ImageHelpers.cs
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ public static Bitmap FillBackground(Image img, Brush brush)
 
         public static Image DrawCheckers(Image img)
         {
-            return DrawCheckers(img, 10, Color.LightGray, Color.White);
+            return DrawCheckers(img, 10, Color.FromArgb(230, 230, 230), Color.White);
         }
 
         public static Image DrawCheckers(Image img, int size, Color color1, Color color2)
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ public static Image DrawCheckers(Image img, int size, Color color1, Color color2
             Bitmap bmp = img.CreateEmptyBitmap();
 
             using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
-            using (Image checker = CreateCheckers(size, color1, color2))
+            using (Image checker = CreateCheckerPattern(size, size, color1, color2))
             using (Brush checkerBrush = new TextureBrush(checker, WrapMode.Tile))
             using (img)
             {
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ public static Image DrawCheckers(int width, int height)
             Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(width, height);
 
             using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
-            using (Image checker = CreateCheckers())
+            using (Image checker = CreateCheckerPattern())
             using (Brush checkerBrush = new TextureBrush(checker, WrapMode.Tile))
             {
                 g.FillRectangle(checkerBrush, new Rectangle(0, 0, bmp.Width, bmp.Height));
@@ -638,17 +638,17 @@ public static Image DrawCheckers(int width, int height)
             return bmp;
         }
 
-        public static Image CreateCheckers()
+        public static Image CreateCheckerPattern()
         {
-            return CreateCheckers(10, Color.LightGray, Color.White);
+            return CreateCheckerPattern(10, 10);
         }
 
-        public static Image CreateCheckers(int size, Color color1, Color color2)
+        public static Image CreateCheckerPattern(int width, int height)
         {
-            return CreateCheckers(size, size, color1, color2);
+            return CreateCheckerPattern(width, height, Color.FromArgb(230, 230, 230), Color.White);
         }
 
-        public static Image CreateCheckers(int width, int height, Color color1, Color color2)
+        private static Image CreateCheckerPattern(int width, int height, Color color1, Color color2)
         {
             Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(width * 2, height * 2);
 
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ public static void DrawColorPickerIcon(Graphics g, Color color, Rectangle rect,
         {
             if (color.A < 255)
             {
-                using (Image checker = CreateCheckers(rect.Width / 2, rect.Height / 2, Color.LightGray, Color.White))
+                using (Image checker = CreateCheckerPattern(rect.Width / 2, rect.Height / 2))
                 {
                     g.DrawImage(checker, rect);
                 }
diff --git a/ShareX.ScreenCaptureLib/Forms/RegionCaptureForm.cs b/ShareX.ScreenCaptureLib/Forms/RegionCaptureForm.cs
index 1e6022d1f..81dff3266 100644
--- a/ShareX.ScreenCaptureLib/Forms/RegionCaptureForm.cs
+++ b/ShareX.ScreenCaptureLib/Forms/RegionCaptureForm.cs
@@ -168,9 +168,16 @@ public void Prepare(Image img)
 
                 ImageRectangle = new Rectangle(rect.X + rect.Width / 2 - Image.Width / 2, rect.Y + rect.Height / 2 - Image.Height / 2, Image.Width, Image.Height);
 
-                using (Image background = ImageHelpers.DrawCheckers(ScreenRectangle0Based.Width, ScreenRectangle0Based.Height))
+                using (Bitmap background = new Bitmap(ScreenRectangle0Based.Width, ScreenRectangle0Based.Height))
                 using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(background))
                 {
+                    g.Clear(Color.FromArgb(14, 14, 14));
+
+                    using (Image checkers = ImageHelpers.DrawCheckers(ImageRectangle.Width, ImageRectangle.Height))
+                    {
+                        g.DrawImage(checkers, ImageRectangle);
+                    }
+
                     g.DrawImage(Image, ImageRectangle);
 
                     backgroundBrush = new TextureBrush(background) { WrapMode = WrapMode.Clamp };