diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoagdiobjects.pas b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoagdiobjects.pas
index 3de869146e..7155e09ff2 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoagdiobjects.pas
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoagdiobjects.pas
@@ -1314,8 +1314,13 @@ begin
 end;
 
 procedure TCocoaTextLayout.UpdateColor;
+var
+  lForegroundColor: NSColor;
 begin
-  FTextStorage.addAttribute_value_range(NSForegroundColorAttributeName, ColorToNSColor(ForegroundColor), GetTextRange);
+  lForegroundColor := SysColorToNSColor(SysColorToSysColorIndex(ForegroundColor));
+  if lForegroundColor = nil then
+    lForegroundColor := ColorToNSColor(ColorToRGB(ForegroundColor));
+  FTextStorage.addAttribute_value_range(NSForegroundColorAttributeName, lForegroundColor, GetTextRange);
   FTextStorage.addAttribute_value_range(NSBackgroundColorAttributeName, ColorToNSColor(BackgroundColor), GetTextRange);
 end;
 
@@ -1688,7 +1693,7 @@ end;
 
 procedure TCocoaContext.SetTextColor(AValue: TColor);
 begin
-  FText.ForegroundColor := TColor(ColorToRGB(AValue));
+  FText.ForegroundColor := AValue;
 end;
 
 procedure TCocoaContext.UpdateContextOfs(const AWindowOfs, AViewOfs: TPoint);
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoathemes.pas b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoathemes.pas
index c9d84fb37e..d0fbbefbe6 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoathemes.pas
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoathemes.pas
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ type
     procedure CellDrawFrame(cell: NSCell; const dst: NSRect);
     procedure CellDrawEnd(dst: TCocoaContext; cur: NSGraphicsContext);
 
-(*
     function InitThemes: Boolean; override;
     function UseThemes: Boolean; override;
     function ThemedControlsEnabled: Boolean; override;
+(*
     procedure InternalDrawParentBackground({%H-}Window: HWND; {%H-}Target: HDC; {%H-}Bounds: PRect); override;
 *)
     function GetDrawState(Details: TThemedElementDetails): ThemeDrawState;
@@ -73,25 +73,6 @@ type
     function GetOption(AOption: TThemeOption): Integer; override;
   end;
 
-// "dark" is not a good reference, as Apple might add more and more themes
-function IsDarkPossible: Boolean; inline;
-
-// returns if the application appearance is set to dark
-function IsAppDark: Boolean;
-
-// returns if the window appearance is set to dark
-function IsWinDark(win: NSWindow): Boolean;
-
-// Returns the appearance object that is active on the current thread.
-// returns true, if currently drawn (Painted) UI control is in Dark theme.
-function IsPaintDark: Boolean;
-
-// returns true, if Appear is assigned and bears name of Dark theme
-function IsAppearDark(Appear: NSAppearance): Boolean; inline;
-
-// weak-referenced NSAppearnceClass. Returns nil on any OS prior to 10.13
-function NSAppearanceClass: pobjc_class;
-
 implementation
 
 type
@@ -105,80 +86,6 @@ type
 const
   IntBool : array [Boolean] of NSInteger = (0,1);
 
-var
-  _NSAppearanceClass : pobjc_class = nil;
-  _NSAppearanceClassRead: Boolean = false;
-
-const
-  DarkName = 'NSAppearanceNameDarkAqua'; // used in 10.14
-  DarkNameVibrant = 'NSAppearanceNameVibrantDark'; // used in 10.13
-
-function NSAppearanceClass: pobjc_class;
-begin
-  if not _NSAppearanceClassRead then
-  begin
-    _NSAppearanceClass := objc_getClass('NSAppearance');
-    _NSAppearanceClassRead := true;
-  end;
-  Result := _NSAppearanceClass;
-end;
-
-function IsAppearDark(Appear: NSAppearance): Boolean; inline;
-begin
-  Result := Assigned(Appear)
-            and (
-            Appear.name.isEqualToString(NSSTR(DarkName))
-            or
-            Appear.name.isEqualToString(NSSTR(DarkNameVibrant))
-            )
-end;
-
-function IsDarkPossible: Boolean; inline;
-begin
-  Result := NSAppKitVersionNumber > NSAppKitVersionNumber10_12;
-end;
-
-function IsAppDark: Boolean;
-var
-  Appear: NSAppearance;
-begin
-  if not isDarkPossible then
-  begin
-    Result := false;
-    Exit;
-  end;
-  if (not NSApplication(NSApp).respondsToSelector(ObjCSelector('effectiveAppearance'))) then begin
-    Result := false;
-    Exit;
-  end;
-
-  Result := IsAppearDark(NSApplication(NSApp).effectiveAppearance);
-end;
-
-function IsWinDark(win: NSWindow): Boolean;
-begin
-  if not Assigned(win) or not isDarkPossible then
-  begin
-    Result := false;
-    Exit;
-  end;
-  if (not win.respondsToSelector(ObjCSelector('effectiveAppearance'))) then begin
-    Result := false;
-    Exit;
-  end;
-
-  Result := IsAppearDark(win.effectiveAppearance);
-end;
-
-function IsPaintDark: Boolean;
-var
-  cls : pobjc_class;
-begin
-  cls := NSAppearanceClass;
-  if not Assigned(cls) then Exit;
-  Result := IsAppearDark(objc_msgSend(cls, ObjCSelector('currentAppearance')));
-end;
-
 { TCocoaThemeServices }
 
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -713,34 +620,34 @@ begin
   Result := CGRectToRect(BtnRect);
   OffsetRect(Result, Offset.X, Offset.Y);
 end;
-
+*)
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Method:  TCarbonThemeServices.InitThemes
+  Method:  TCocoaThemeServices.InitThemes
   Returns: If the themes are initialized
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
-function TCarbonThemeServices.InitThemes: Boolean;
+function TCocoaThemeServices.InitThemes: Boolean;
 begin
   Result := True;
 end;
 
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Method:  TCarbonThemeServices.InitThemes
+  Method:  TCocoaThemeServices.InitThemes
   Returns: If the themes have to be used
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
-function TCarbonThemeServices.UseThemes: Boolean;
+function TCocoaThemeServices.UseThemes: Boolean;
 begin
   Result := True;
 end;
 
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Method:  TCarbonThemeServices.ThemedControlsEnabled
+  Method:  TCocoaThemeServices.ThemedControlsEnabled
   Returns: If the themed controls are enabled
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
-function TCarbonThemeServices.ThemedControlsEnabled: Boolean;
+function TCocoaThemeServices.ThemedControlsEnabled: Boolean;
 begin
   Result := True;
 end;
-
+(*
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Method:  TCarbonThemeServices.ContentRect
   Params:  DC           - Carbon device context
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoautils.pas b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoautils.pas
index 6205783aae..a2bfb41020 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoautils.pas
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoautils.pas
@@ -65,6 +65,27 @@ function NSColorToRGB(const Color: NSColor): TColorRef; inline;
 // extract ColorRef from any NSColor
 function NSColorToColorRef(const Color: NSColor): TColorRef;
 function ColorToNSColor(const Color: TColorRef): NSColor; inline;
+// convert to known NSColor or nil
+function SysColorToNSColor(nIndex: Integer): NSColor;
+
+// "dark" is not a good reference, as Apple might add more and more themes
+function IsDarkPossible: Boolean; inline;
+
+// returns if the application appearance is set to dark
+function IsAppDark: Boolean;
+
+// returns if the window appearance is set to dark
+function IsWinDark(win: NSWindow): Boolean;
+
+// Returns the appearance object that is active on the current thread.
+// returns true, if currently drawn (Painted) UI control is in Dark theme.
+function IsPaintDark: Boolean;
+
+// returns true, if Appear is assigned and bears name of Dark theme
+function IsAppearDark(Appear: NSAppearance): Boolean; inline;
+
+// weak-referenced NSAppearnceClass. Returns nil on any OS prior to 10.13
+function NSAppearanceClass: pobjc_class;
 
 const
   DEFAULT_CFSTRING_ENCODING = kCFStringEncodingUTF8;
@@ -445,6 +466,173 @@ begin
     ((Color shr 16) and $FF) / $FF, 1);
 end;
 
+function SysColorToNSColor(nIndex: Integer): NSColor;
+const
+  ToolTipBack     = $C9FCF9;
+  ToolTipBack1010 = $EDEDED;
+  ToolTipBack1014 = $f0f0f0;
+  ToolTipBack1014Dark = $343434;
+begin
+  case NIndex of
+    COLOR_GRADIENTACTIVECAPTION, COLOR_ACTIVECAPTION,
+    COLOR_WINDOWFRAME, COLOR_ACTIVEBORDER:
+      Result := NSColor.windowFrameColor;
+    COLOR_GRADIENTINACTIVECAPTION, COLOR_INACTIVECAPTION, COLOR_INACTIVEBORDER:
+      Result := NSColor.windowBackgroundColor;
+    COLOR_CAPTIONTEXT,
+    COLOR_INACTIVECAPTIONTEXT:
+      Result := NSColor.windowFrameTextColor;
+    COLOR_WINDOW:
+      Result := NSColor.textBackgroundColor;
+    COLOR_BACKGROUND,
+    COLOR_FORM:
+      Result := NSColor.windowBackgroundColor;
+    COLOR_MENU:
+      Result := NSColor.controlBackgroundColor;
+    COLOR_MENUTEXT:
+      Result := NSColor.controlTextColor;
+    COLOR_MENUBAR:
+      Result := NSColor.selectedTextBackgroundColor;
+    COLOR_MENUHILIGHT:
+      Result := NSColor.selectedMenuItemColor;
+    COLOR_WINDOWTEXT:
+      Result := NSColor.controlTextColor;
+    COLOR_APPWORKSPACE:
+      Result := NSColor.windowBackgroundColor;
+    COLOR_HIGHLIGHT:
+      Result := NSColor.selectedControlColor;
+    COLOR_HOTLIGHT:
+      Result := NSColor.alternateSelectedControlColor;
+    COLOR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT:
+      Result := NSColor.selectedControlTextColor;
+    COLOR_SCROLLBAR:
+      Result := NSColor.scrollBarColor;
+    COLOR_BTNFACE:
+      Result := NSColor.controlBackgroundColor;
+    COLOR_BTNSHADOW:  // COLOR_3DSHADOW
+      if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 then
+        Result := NSColor.controlColor.shadowWithLevel(0.5)
+      else
+        Result := NSColor.controlShadowColor;
+    COLOR_BTNHIGHLIGHT:
+      if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 then
+        Result := NSColor.controlColor.shadowWithLevel(0.0)
+      else
+        Result := NSColor.controlLightHighlightColor;//controlHighlightColor has no contrast with COLOR_BTNFACE which affects TBevel. In Win32 this has value white
+    COLOR_BTNTEXT:
+      Result := NSColor.controlTextColor;
+    COLOR_GRAYTEXT:
+      Result := NSColor.disabledControlTextColor;
+    COLOR_3DDKSHADOW:
+      if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 then
+        Result := NSColor.controlColor.shadowWithLevel(0.75)
+      else
+        Result := NSColor.controlDarkShadowColor;
+    COLOR_3DLIGHT:
+      if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 then
+        Result := NSColor.controlColor.shadowWithLevel(0.25)
+      else
+        Result := NSColor.controlHighlightColor;// makes a more consistent result (a very light gray) than controlLightHighlightColor (which is white)
+
+    // macOS doesn't provide any API to get the hint window colors.
+    // default = macosx10.4 yellow color. (See InitInternals below)
+    // it's likely the tooltip color will change in future.
+    // Thus the variable is left public, so a user of LCL
+    // would be able to initialize it properly on start
+    COLOR_INFOTEXT:
+      Result := NSColor.controlTextColor;
+    COLOR_INFOBK:
+    begin
+      if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 then
+      begin
+        if IsPaintDark then
+          Result := ColorToNSColor(ToolTipBack1014Dark)
+        else
+          Result := ColorToNSColor(ToolTipBack1014);
+      end else if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_10 then
+        Result := ColorToNSColor(ToolTipBack1010)
+      else
+        Result := ColorToNSColor(ToolTipBack);
+    end;
+  else
+    Result := nil;
+  end;
+end;
+
+var
+  _NSAppearanceClass : pobjc_class = nil;
+  _NSAppearanceClassRead: Boolean = false;
+
+const
+  DarkName = 'NSAppearanceNameDarkAqua'; // used in 10.14
+  DarkNameVibrant = 'NSAppearanceNameVibrantDark'; // used in 10.13
+
+function NSAppearanceClass: pobjc_class;
+begin
+  if not _NSAppearanceClassRead then
+  begin
+    _NSAppearanceClass := objc_getClass('NSAppearance');
+    _NSAppearanceClassRead := true;
+  end;
+  Result := _NSAppearanceClass;
+end;
+
+function IsAppearDark(Appear: NSAppearance): Boolean; inline;
+begin
+  Result := Assigned(Appear)
+            and (
+            Appear.name.isEqualToString(NSSTR(DarkName))
+            or
+            Appear.name.isEqualToString(NSSTR(DarkNameVibrant))
+            )
+end;
+
+function IsDarkPossible: Boolean; inline;
+begin
+  Result := NSAppKitVersionNumber > NSAppKitVersionNumber10_12;
+end;
+
+function IsAppDark: Boolean;
+var
+  Appear: NSAppearance;
+begin
+  if not isDarkPossible then
+  begin
+    Result := false;
+    Exit;
+  end;
+  if (not NSApplication(NSApp).respondsToSelector(ObjCSelector('effectiveAppearance'))) then begin
+    Result := false;
+    Exit;
+  end;
+
+  Result := IsAppearDark(NSApplication(NSApp).effectiveAppearance);
+end;
+
+function IsWinDark(win: NSWindow): Boolean;
+begin
+  if not Assigned(win) or not isDarkPossible then
+  begin
+    Result := false;
+    Exit;
+  end;
+  if (not win.respondsToSelector(ObjCSelector('effectiveAppearance'))) then begin
+    Result := false;
+    Exit;
+  end;
+
+  Result := IsAppearDark(win.effectiveAppearance);
+end;
+
+function IsPaintDark: Boolean;
+var
+  cls : pobjc_class;
+begin
+  cls := NSAppearanceClass;
+  if not Assigned(cls) then Exit;
+  Result := IsAppearDark(objc_msgSend(cls, ObjCSelector('currentAppearance')));
+end;
+
 function CFStringToString(AString: CFStringRef): String;
 begin
   result:=CFStringToStr(AString);
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoawinapi.inc b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoawinapi.inc
index e224b16ab3..5dc6ed4689 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoawinapi.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/cocoa/cocoawinapi.inc
@@ -1701,99 +1701,6 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
-function SysColorToNSColor(nIndex: Integer): NSColor;
-const
-  ToolTipBack     = $C9FCF9;
-  ToolTipBack1010 = $EDEDED;
-  ToolTipBack1014 = $f0f0f0;
-  ToolTipBack1014Dark = $343434;
-begin
-  case NIndex of
-    COLOR_GRADIENTACTIVECAPTION, COLOR_ACTIVECAPTION,
-    COLOR_WINDOWFRAME, COLOR_ACTIVEBORDER:
-      Result := NSColor.windowFrameColor;
-    COLOR_GRADIENTINACTIVECAPTION, COLOR_INACTIVECAPTION, COLOR_INACTIVEBORDER:
-      Result := NSColor.windowBackgroundColor;
-    COLOR_CAPTIONTEXT,
-    COLOR_INACTIVECAPTIONTEXT:
-      Result := NSColor.windowFrameTextColor;
-    COLOR_WINDOW:
-      Result := NSColor.textBackgroundColor;
-    COLOR_BACKGROUND,
-    COLOR_FORM:
-      Result := NSColor.windowBackgroundColor;
-    COLOR_MENU:
-      Result := NSColor.controlBackgroundColor;
-    COLOR_MENUTEXT:
-      Result := NSColor.controlTextColor;
-    COLOR_MENUBAR:
-      Result := NSColor.selectedTextBackgroundColor;
-    COLOR_MENUHILIGHT:
-      Result := NSColor.selectedMenuItemColor;
-    COLOR_WINDOWTEXT:
-      Result := NSColor.controlTextColor;
-    COLOR_APPWORKSPACE:
-      Result := NSColor.windowBackgroundColor;
-    COLOR_HIGHLIGHT:
-      Result := NSColor.selectedControlColor;
-    COLOR_HOTLIGHT:
-      Result := NSColor.alternateSelectedControlColor;
-    COLOR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT:
-      Result := NSColor.selectedControlTextColor;
-    COLOR_SCROLLBAR:
-      Result := NSColor.scrollBarColor;
-    COLOR_BTNFACE:
-      Result := NSColor.controlBackgroundColor;
-    COLOR_BTNSHADOW:  // COLOR_3DSHADOW
-      if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 then
-        Result := NSColor.controlColor.shadowWithLevel(0.5)
-      else
-        Result := NSColor.controlShadowColor;
-    COLOR_BTNHIGHLIGHT:
-      if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 then
-        Result := NSColor.controlColor.shadowWithLevel(0.0)
-      else
-        Result := NSColor.controlLightHighlightColor;//controlHighlightColor has no contrast with COLOR_BTNFACE which affects TBevel. In Win32 this has value white
-    COLOR_BTNTEXT:
-      Result := NSColor.controlTextColor;
-    COLOR_GRAYTEXT:
-      Result := NSColor.disabledControlTextColor;
-    COLOR_3DDKSHADOW:
-      if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 then
-        Result := NSColor.controlColor.shadowWithLevel(0.75)
-      else
-        Result := NSColor.controlDarkShadowColor;
-    COLOR_3DLIGHT:
-      if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 then
-        Result := NSColor.controlColor.shadowWithLevel(0.25)
-      else
-        Result := NSColor.controlHighlightColor;// makes a more consistent result (a very light gray) than controlLightHighlightColor (which is white)
-
-    // macOS doesn't provide any API to get the hint window colors.
-    // default = macosx10.4 yellow color. (See InitInternals below)
-    // it's likely the tooltip color will change in future.
-    // Thus the variable is left public, so a user of LCL
-    // would be able to initialize it properly on start
-    COLOR_INFOTEXT:
-      Result := NSColor.controlTextColor;
-    COLOR_INFOBK:
-    begin
-      if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 then
-      begin
-        if IsPaintDark then
-          Result := ColorToNSColor(ToolTipBack1014Dark)
-        else
-          Result := ColorToNSColor(ToolTipBack1014);
-      end else if NSAppKitVersionNumber >= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_10 then
-        Result := ColorToNSColor(ToolTipBack1010)
-      else
-        Result := ColorToNSColor(ToolTipBack);
-    end;
-  else
-    Result := nil;
-  end;
-end;
-
 function TCocoaWidgetSet.GetSysColor(nIndex: Integer): DWORD;
 var
   Color: NSColor;
@@ -2759,7 +2666,7 @@ var
 begin
   ctx := CheckDC(DC);
   if Assigned(ctx) then
-    Result := ctx.TextColor
+    Result := ColorToRGB(ctx.TextColor)
   else
     Result := CLR_INVALID;
 end;