diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/package.nls.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/package.nls.json
index b220db40814..e2fb9cb3af0 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/package.nls.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	"lightPlusColorThemeLabel": "Light+ (default light)",
 	"darkColorThemeLabel": "Dark (Visual Studio)",
 	"lightColorThemeLabel": "Light (Visual Studio)",
-	"hcColorThemeLabel": "Default High Contrast",
+	"hcColorThemeLabel": "Dark High Contrast",
 	"lightHcColorThemeLabel": "Light High Contrast (Experimental)",
 	"minimalIconThemeLabel": "Minimal (Visual Studio Code)"
 }