diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index 20807c5..f3f103b 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     "lint": "vue-cli-service lint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@types/color": "^3.0.3",
+    "color": "^4.2.3",
     "core-js": "^3.8.3",
     "luxon": "^3.0.3",
     "register-service-worker": "^1.7.2",
diff --git a/ui/src/components/TickerBar.vue b/ui/src/components/TickerBar.vue
index d5da609..d79a01c 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/TickerBar.vue
+++ b/ui/src/components/TickerBar.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <template>
-  <v-footer color="primary" fixed dark>
-    <span
-      class="text-h6"
-      :style="{ 'animation-duration': marqueeDuration }"
-      ref="slotWrapper"
-    >
+  <v-footer :color="variant" :dark="is_dark" fixed>
+    <span class="text-h6" :style="{ 'animation-duration': marqueeDuration }">
       <div v-html="content" />
     </span>
   </v-footer>
@@ -12,12 +8,32 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { Component, Prop, Vue } from "vue-property-decorator";
+import Color from "color";
 
 @Component
 export default class TickerBar extends Vue {
   @Prop({ required: true })
   private readonly content!: string;
 
+  @Prop({ default: "primary" })
+  private readonly variant!: string;
+
+  private get is_dark(): boolean {
+    return this.footerColor.isDark();
+  }
+
+  private get footerColor(): Color {
+    // try getting from vuetify theme
+    let color = this.$vuetify.theme.themes.light[this.variant];
+
+    if (typeof color === "string") {
+      return Color(color);
+    }
+
+    // fallback: parse color directly
+    return Color(this.variant);
+  }
+
   private get marqueeDuration(): string {
     // 10 seconds + another second per 7 chars
     let dv = this.content ? Math.round(this.content.length / 7) : 0;
diff --git a/ui/yarn.lock b/ui/yarn.lock
index 8bf352e..41da0d7 100644
--- a/ui/yarn.lock
+++ b/ui/yarn.lock
@@ -1191,6 +1191,25 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
+"@types/color-convert@*":
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/color-convert/-/color-convert-2.0.0.tgz#8f5ee6b9e863dcbee5703f5a517ffb13d3ea4e22"
+  integrity sha512-m7GG7IKKGuJUXvkZ1qqG3ChccdIM/qBBo913z+Xft0nKCX4hAU/IxKwZBU4cpRZ7GS5kV4vOblUkILtSShCPXQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/color-name" "*"
+
+"@types/color-name@*":
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.1.tgz#1c1261bbeaa10a8055bbc5d8ab84b7b2afc846a0"
+  integrity sha512-rr+OQyAjxze7GgWrSaJwydHStIhHq2lvY3BOC2Mj7KnzI7XK0Uw1TOOdI9lDoajEbSWLiYgoo4f1R51erQfhPQ==
+
+"@types/color@^3.0.3":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/color/-/color-3.0.3.tgz#e6d8d72b7aaef4bb9fe80847c26c7c786191016d"
+  integrity sha512-X//qzJ3d3Zj82J9sC/C18ZY5f43utPbAJ6PhYt/M7uG6etcF6MRpKdN880KBy43B0BMzSfeT96MzrsNjFI3GbA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/color-convert" "*"
+
 "@types/connect-history-api-fallback@^1.3.5":
   version "1.3.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/connect-history-api-fallback/-/connect-history-api-fallback-1.3.5.tgz#d1f7a8a09d0ed5a57aee5ae9c18ab9b803205dae"
@@ -2456,11 +2475,27 @@ color-name@1.1.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.3.tgz#a7d0558bd89c42f795dd42328f740831ca53bc25"
   integrity sha512-72fSenhMw2HZMTVHeCA9KCmpEIbzWiQsjN+BHcBbS9vr1mtt+vJjPdksIBNUmKAW8TFUDPJK5SUU3QhE9NEXDw==
 
-color-name@~1.1.4:
+color-name@^1.0.0, color-name@~1.1.4:
   version "1.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.4.tgz#c2a09a87acbde69543de6f63fa3995c826c536a2"
   integrity sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA==
 
+color-string@^1.9.0:
+  version "1.9.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/color-string/-/color-string-1.9.1.tgz#4467f9146f036f855b764dfb5bf8582bf342c7a4"
+  integrity sha512-shrVawQFojnZv6xM40anx4CkoDP+fZsw/ZerEMsW/pyzsRbElpsL/DBVW7q3ExxwusdNXI3lXpuhEZkzs8p5Eg==
+  dependencies:
+    color-name "^1.0.0"
+    simple-swizzle "^0.2.2"
+
+color@^4.2.3:
+  version "4.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/color/-/color-4.2.3.tgz#d781ecb5e57224ee43ea9627560107c0e0c6463a"
+  integrity sha512-1rXeuUUiGGrykh+CeBdu5Ie7OJwinCgQY0bc7GCRxy5xVHy+moaqkpL/jqQq0MtQOeYcrqEz4abc5f0KtU7W4A==
+  dependencies:
+    color-convert "^2.0.1"
+    color-string "^1.9.0"
+
 colord@^2.9.1:
   version "2.9.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/colord/-/colord-2.9.3.tgz#4f8ce919de456f1d5c1c368c307fe20f3e59fb43"
@@ -3975,6 +4010,11 @@ is-arrayish@^0.2.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-arrayish/-/is-arrayish-0.2.1.tgz#77c99840527aa8ecb1a8ba697b80645a7a926a9d"
   integrity sha512-zz06S8t0ozoDXMG+ube26zeCTNXcKIPJZJi8hBrF4idCLms4CG9QtK7qBl1boi5ODzFpjswb5JPmHCbMpjaYzg==
 
+is-arrayish@^0.3.1:
+  version "0.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-arrayish/-/is-arrayish-0.3.2.tgz#4574a2ae56f7ab206896fb431eaeed066fdf8f03"
+  integrity sha512-eVRqCvVlZbuw3GrM63ovNSNAeA1K16kaR/LRY/92w0zxQ5/1YzwblUX652i4Xs9RwAGjW9d9y6X88t8OaAJfWQ==
+
 is-bigint@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-bigint/-/is-bigint-1.0.4.tgz#08147a1875bc2b32005d41ccd8291dffc6691df3"
@@ -5853,6 +5893,13 @@ signal-exit@^3.0.0, signal-exit@^3.0.2, signal-exit@^3.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.7.tgz#a9a1767f8af84155114eaabd73f99273c8f59ad9"
   integrity sha512-wnD2ZE+l+SPC/uoS0vXeE9L1+0wuaMqKlfz9AMUo38JsyLSBWSFcHR1Rri62LZc12vLr1gb3jl7iwQhgwpAbGQ==
 
+simple-swizzle@^0.2.2:
+  version "0.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-swizzle/-/simple-swizzle-0.2.2.tgz#a4da6b635ffcccca33f70d17cb92592de95e557a"
+  integrity sha512-JA//kQgZtbuY83m+xT+tXJkmJncGMTFT+C+g2h2R9uxkYIrE2yy9sgmcLhCnw57/WSD+Eh3J97FPEDFnbXnDUg==
+  dependencies:
+    is-arrayish "^0.3.1"
+
 sirv@^1.0.7:
   version "1.0.19"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sirv/-/sirv-1.0.19.tgz#1d73979b38c7fe91fcba49c85280daa9c2363b49"