diff --git a/js/trackBase.js b/js/trackBase.js
index 3f977ea0d..35770d6c5 100644
--- a/js/trackBase.js
+++ b/js/trackBase.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ const fixColor = (colorString) => {
  */
 class TrackBase {
 
+    static defaultColor = 'rgb(150,150,150)'
+
     static defaults = {
         height: 50,
         autoHeight: false,
diff --git a/js/trackView.js b/js/trackView.js
index 16a0c1c1c..7739ce1cd 100644
--- a/js/trackView.js
+++ b/js/trackView.js
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class TrackView {
                 this.track.initialTrackColor = {}
             }
 
-            const color = this.track.color || this.track.defaultColor
+            const color = this.track.color || this.track.constructor.defaultColor
             if (StringUtils.isString(color)) {
 
                 if (undefined === this.track.initialTrackColor['color']) {