diff --git a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
index 4227482ccc7..2a4cc691c3f 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -3074,15 +3074,18 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_draw_ruler_tool() {
 		int font_size = get_theme_font_size("bold_size", "EditorFonts");
 		Color font_color = get_theme_color("font_color", "Editor");
 		Color font_secondary_color = font_color;
-		font_secondary_color.a = 0.5;
+		font_secondary_color.set_v(font_secondary_color.get_v() > 0.5 ? 0.7 : 0.3);
+		Color outline_color = font_color.inverted();
 		float text_height = font->get_height(font_size);
+
+		const float outline_size = 2;
 		const float text_width = 76;
 		const float angle_text_width = 54;
 
 		Point2 text_pos = (begin + end) / 2 - Vector2(text_width / 2, text_height / 2);
 		text_pos.x = CLAMP(text_pos.x, text_width / 2, viewport->get_rect().size.x - text_width * 1.5);
 		text_pos.y = CLAMP(text_pos.y, text_height * 1.5, viewport->get_rect().size.y - text_height * 1.5);
-		viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos, TS->format_number(vformat("%.2f " + TTR("px"), length_vector.length())), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_color);
+		viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos, TS->format_number(vformat("%.2f " + TTR("px"), length_vector.length())), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_color, outline_size, outline_color);
 
 		if (draw_secondary_lines) {
 			const float horizontal_angle_rad = atan2(length_vector.y, length_vector.x);
@@ -3092,16 +3095,16 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_draw_ruler_tool() {
 
 			Point2 text_pos2 = text_pos;
 			text_pos2.x = begin.x < text_pos.x ? MIN(text_pos.x - text_width, begin.x - text_width / 2) : MAX(text_pos.x + text_width, begin.x - text_width / 2);
-			viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos2, TS->format_number(vformat("%.2f " + TTR("px"), length_vector.y)), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color);
+			viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos2, TS->format_number(vformat("%.2f " + TTR("px"), length_vector.y)), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color, outline_size, outline_color);
 
 			Point2 v_angle_text_pos = Point2();
 			v_angle_text_pos.x = CLAMP(begin.x - angle_text_width / 2, angle_text_width / 2, viewport->get_rect().size.x - angle_text_width);
 			v_angle_text_pos.y = begin.y < end.y ? MIN(text_pos2.y - 2 * text_height, begin.y - text_height * 0.5) : MAX(text_pos2.y + text_height * 3, begin.y + text_height * 1.5);
-			viewport->draw_string(font, v_angle_text_pos, TS->format_number(vformat("%d " + TTR("deg"), vertical_angle)), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color);
+			viewport->draw_string(font, v_angle_text_pos, TS->format_number(vformat("%d " + TTR("deg"), vertical_angle)), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color, outline_size, outline_color);
 
 			text_pos2 = text_pos;
 			text_pos2.y = end.y < text_pos.y ? MIN(text_pos.y - text_height * 2, end.y - text_height / 2) : MAX(text_pos.y + text_height * 2, end.y - text_height / 2);
-			viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos2, TS->format_number(vformat("%.2f " + TTR("px"), length_vector.x)), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color);
+			viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos2, TS->format_number(vformat("%.2f " + TTR("px"), length_vector.x)), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color, outline_size, outline_color);
 
 			Point2 h_angle_text_pos = Point2();
 			h_angle_text_pos.x = CLAMP(end.x - angle_text_width / 2, angle_text_width / 2, viewport->get_rect().size.x - angle_text_width);
@@ -3118,7 +3121,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_draw_ruler_tool() {
 					h_angle_text_pos.y = MIN(text_pos.y - height_multiplier * text_height, MIN(end.y - text_height * 0.5, text_pos2.y - height_multiplier * text_height));
 				}
 			}
-			viewport->draw_string(font, h_angle_text_pos, TS->format_number(vformat("%d " + TTR("deg"), horizontal_angle)), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color);
+			viewport->draw_string(font, h_angle_text_pos, TS->format_number(vformat("%d " + TTR("deg"), horizontal_angle)), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color, outline_size, outline_color);
 
 			// Angle arcs
 			int arc_point_count = 8;
@@ -3155,17 +3158,17 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_draw_ruler_tool() {
 			text_pos.y = CLAMP(text_pos.y, text_height * 2.5, viewport->get_rect().size.y - text_height / 2);
 
 			if (draw_secondary_lines) {
-				viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos, TS->format_number(vformat("%.2f " + TTR("units"), (length_vector / grid_step).length())), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_color);
+				viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos, TS->format_number(vformat("%.2f " + TTR("units"), (length_vector / grid_step).length())), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_color, outline_size, outline_color);
 
 				Point2 text_pos2 = text_pos;
 				text_pos2.x = begin.x < text_pos.x ? MIN(text_pos.x - text_width, begin.x - text_width / 2) : MAX(text_pos.x + text_width, begin.x - text_width / 2);
-				viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos2, TS->format_number(vformat("%d " + TTR("units"), roundf(length_vector.y / grid_step.y))), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color);
+				viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos2, TS->format_number(vformat("%d " + TTR("units"), roundf(length_vector.y / grid_step.y))), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color, outline_size, outline_color);
 
 				text_pos2 = text_pos;
 				text_pos2.y = end.y < text_pos.y ? MIN(text_pos.y - text_height * 2, end.y + text_height / 2) : MAX(text_pos.y + text_height * 2, end.y + text_height / 2);
-				viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos2, TS->format_number(vformat("%d " + TTR("units"), roundf(length_vector.x / grid_step.x))), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color);
+				viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos2, TS->format_number(vformat("%d " + TTR("units"), roundf(length_vector.x / grid_step.x))), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_secondary_color, outline_size, outline_color);
 			} else {
-				viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos, TS->format_number(vformat("%d " + TTR("units"), roundf((length_vector / grid_step).length()))), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_color);
+				viewport->draw_string(font, text_pos, TS->format_number(vformat("%d " + TTR("units"), roundf((length_vector / grid_step).length()))), HALIGN_LEFT, -1, font_size, font_color, outline_size, outline_color);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {