diff --git a/extensions/theme-monokai/themes/monokai-color-theme.json b/extensions/theme-monokai/themes/monokai-color-theme.json
index 7f54f825424..d8138d5cd91 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-monokai/themes/monokai-color-theme.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-monokai/themes/monokai-color-theme.json
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@
 		"peekViewResult.matchHighlightBackground": "#75715E",
 		"peekViewEditor.matchHighlightBackground": "#75715E",
         "terminal.ansiBlack": "#333333",
-        "terminal.ansiRed": "#f92672BF",
-        "terminal.ansiGreen": "#A6E22EBF",
-        "terminal.ansiYellow": "#e2e22eBF",
-        "terminal.ansiBlue": "#819affBF",
-        "terminal.ansiMagenta": "#AE81FFBF",
-        "terminal.ansiCyan": "#66D9EFBF",
+        "terminal.ansiRed": "#C4265E", // the bright color with ~75% transparent on the background
+        "terminal.ansiGreen": "#86B42B",
+        "terminal.ansiYellow": "#B3B42B",
+        "terminal.ansiBlue": "#6A7EC8",
+        "terminal.ansiMagenta": "#8C6BC8",
+        "terminal.ansiCyan": "#56ADBC",
         "terminal.ansiWhite": "#e3e3dd",
         "terminal.ansiBrightBlack": "#666666",
         "terminal.ansiBrightRed": "#f92672",