diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/metal_renderer.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/metal_renderer.rs
index f42a2e2df7..cd1ff9daa4 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/metal_renderer.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/metal_renderer.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use cocoa::{
 };
 use collections::HashMap;
 use core_foundation::base::TCFType;
+use core_graphics::{color_space::kCGColorSpaceSRGB, color_space::CGColorSpace};
 use foreign_types::ForeignType;
 use media::core_video::CVMetalTextureCache;
 use metal::{CAMetalLayer, CommandQueue, MTLPixelFormat, MTLResourceOptions, NSRange};
@@ -121,10 +122,12 @@ impl MetalRenderer {
 
         let layer = metal::MetalLayer::new();
         layer.set_device(&device);
-        layer.set_pixel_format(MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm);
+        layer.set_pixel_format(MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm_sRGB);
         layer.set_opaque(false);
         layer.set_maximum_drawable_count(3);
         unsafe {
+            let color_space = CGColorSpace::create_with_name(kCGColorSpaceSRGB);
+            let _: () = msg_send![&*layer, setColorspace: color_space];
             let _: () = msg_send![&*layer, setAllowsNextDrawableTimeout: NO];
             let _: () = msg_send![&*layer, setNeedsDisplayOnBoundsChange: YES];
             let _: () = msg_send![
@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@ impl MetalRenderer {
             "path_sprites",
             "path_sprite_vertex",
             "path_sprite_fragment",
-            MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm,
+            MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm_sRGB,
         );
         let shadows_pipeline_state = build_pipeline_state(
             &device,
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ impl MetalRenderer {
             "shadows",
             "shadow_vertex",
             "shadow_fragment",
-            MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm,
+            MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm_sRGB,
         );
         let quads_pipeline_state = build_pipeline_state(
             &device,
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ impl MetalRenderer {
             "quads",
             "quad_vertex",
             "quad_fragment",
-            MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm,
+            MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm_sRGB,
         );
         let underlines_pipeline_state = build_pipeline_state(
             &device,
@@ -201,7 +204,7 @@ impl MetalRenderer {
             "underlines",
             "underline_vertex",
             "underline_fragment",
-            MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm,
+            MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm_sRGB,
         );
         let monochrome_sprites_pipeline_state = build_pipeline_state(
             &device,
@@ -209,7 +212,7 @@ impl MetalRenderer {
             "monochrome_sprites",
             "monochrome_sprite_vertex",
             "monochrome_sprite_fragment",
-            MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm,
+            MTLPixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm_sRGB,
         );
         let polychrome_sprites_pipeline_state = build_pipeline_state(
             &device,
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/shaders.metal b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/shaders.metal
index 464e4b5903..cc3411240d 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/shaders.metal
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/shaders.metal
@@ -526,6 +526,12 @@ fragment float4 surface_fragment(SurfaceFragmentInput input [[stage_in]],
   return ycbcrToRGBTransform * ycbcr;
 }
 
+float3 srgb_to_linear(float3 c) {
+    float3 low = c / 12.92;
+    float3 high = pow((c + 0.055) / 1.055, float3(2.4));
+    return mix(low, high, step(0.04045, c));
+}
+
 float4 hsla_to_rgba(Hsla hsla) {
   float h = hsla.h * 6.0; // Now, it's an angle but scaled in [0, 6) range
   float s = hsla.s;
@@ -566,12 +572,7 @@ float4 hsla_to_rgba(Hsla hsla) {
     b = x;
   }
 
-  float4 rgba;
-  rgba.x = (r + m);
-  rgba.y = (g + m);
-  rgba.z = (b + m);
-  rgba.w = a;
-  return rgba;
+  return float4(srgb_to_linear(float3(r, g, b) + m), a);
 }
 
 float4 to_device_position(float2 unit_vertex, Bounds_ScaledPixels bounds,