diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 2d40af054d0..c02378e3f7c 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -955,11 +955,16 @@
         <item name="biometricsEnrollProgressHelpWithTalkback">@color/udfps_enroll_progress_help_with_talkback</item>
     </style>
 
-    <style name="ScreenLockPasswordHintTextFontStyle">
+    <style name="ScreenLockPasswordHintTextFontStyleError">
         <item name="android:textColor">?android:attr/colorError</item>
         <item name="android:fontFamily">google-sans-text</item>
     </style>
 
+    <style name="ScreenLockPasswordHintTextFontStyle">
+        <item name="android:textColor">?android:attr/textColorPrimary</item>
+        <item name="android:fontFamily">google-sans-text</item>
+    </style>
+
     <style name="PrivateSpaceSetupTextFontStyle" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault">
         <item name="android:textColor">?android:attr/textColorPrimary</item>
         <item name="android:fontFamily">google-sans-text</item>
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/password/ChooseLockPassword.java b/src/com/android/settings/password/ChooseLockPassword.java
index a6453005ab9..bcf17954c57 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/password/ChooseLockPassword.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/password/ChooseLockPassword.java
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ public class ChooseLockPassword extends SettingsActivity {
 
         private static final int CONFIRM_EXISTING_REQUEST = 58;
         static final int RESULT_FINISHED = RESULT_FIRST_USER;
+        private boolean mIsErrorTooShort = true;
+
         /** Used to store the profile type for which pin/password is being set */
         protected enum ProfileType {
             None,
@@ -672,6 +674,11 @@ public class ChooseLockPassword extends SettingsActivity {
             view.addView(mPasswordRestrictionView);
         }
 
+        @VisibleForTesting
+        View getPasswordRequirementsView() {
+            return mPasswordRestrictionView;
+        }
+
         private void createHintMessageView(ViewGroup view) {
             if (mPasswordRestrictionView != null) {
                 return;
@@ -855,6 +862,7 @@ public class ChooseLockPassword extends SettingsActivity {
          */
         String[] convertErrorCodeToMessages() {
             List<String> messages = new ArrayList<>();
+            mIsErrorTooShort = false;
             for (PasswordValidationError error : mValidationErrors) {
                 switch (error.errorCode) {
                     case CONTAINS_INVALID_CHARACTERS:
@@ -889,6 +897,7 @@ public class ChooseLockPassword extends SettingsActivity {
                                 R.string.lockpassword_password_requires_nonnumerical));
                         break;
                     case TOO_SHORT:
+                        mIsErrorTooShort = true;
                         String message = StringUtil.getIcuPluralsString(getContext(),
                                 error.requirement,
                                 mIsAlphaMode
@@ -951,12 +960,13 @@ public class ChooseLockPassword extends SettingsActivity {
                     ? LockscreenCredential.createPassword(mPasswordEntry.getText())
                     : LockscreenCredential.createPin(mPasswordEntry.getText());
             final int length = password.size();
+
             if (mUiStage == Stage.Introduction) {
                 mPasswordRestrictionView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                 final boolean passwordCompliant = validatePassword(password);
                 String[] messages = convertErrorCodeToMessages();
                 // Update the fulfillment of requirements.
-                mPasswordRequirementAdapter.setRequirements(messages);
+                mPasswordRequirementAdapter.setRequirements(messages, mIsErrorTooShort);
                 // set the visibility of pin_auto_confirm option accordingly
                 setAutoPinConfirmOption(passwordCompliant, length);
                 // Enable/Disable the next button accordingly.
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/password/PasswordRequirementAdapter.java b/src/com/android/settings/password/PasswordRequirementAdapter.java
index 7cf6a00ea62..b17f86481df 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/password/PasswordRequirementAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/password/PasswordRequirementAdapter.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class PasswordRequirementAdapter extends
 
     private String[] mRequirements;
     private Context mContext;
+    private boolean mIsTooShortError = true;
 
     public PasswordRequirementAdapter(Context context) {
         mContext = context;
@@ -54,8 +55,9 @@ public class PasswordRequirementAdapter extends
         return  mRequirements.length;
     }
 
-    public void setRequirements(String[] requirements) {
+    public void setRequirements(String[] requirements, boolean isPasswordShort) {
         mRequirements = requirements;
+        mIsTooShortError = isPasswordShort;
         notifyDataSetChanged();
     }
 
@@ -74,7 +76,12 @@ public class PasswordRequirementAdapter extends
         final int fontSize = mContext.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.password_requirement_font_size);
         holder.mDescriptionText.setText(mRequirements[position]);
-        holder.mDescriptionText.setTextAppearance(R.style.ScreenLockPasswordHintTextFontStyle);
+        if (mIsTooShortError) {
+            holder.mDescriptionText.setTextAppearance(R.style.ScreenLockPasswordHintTextFontStyle);
+        } else {
+            holder.mDescriptionText.
+                    setTextAppearance(R.style.ScreenLockPasswordHintTextFontStyleError);
+        }
         holder.mDescriptionText.setTextSize(fontSize / mContext.getResources()
                 .getDisplayMetrics().scaledDensity);
     }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/password/ChooseLockPasswordTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/password/ChooseLockPasswordTest.java
index dea936d1602..1e81ec066d5 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/password/ChooseLockPasswordTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/password/ChooseLockPasswordTest.java
@@ -36,19 +36,25 @@ import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertWithMessage;
 
 import static org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment.application;
+import static org.robolectric.Shadows.shadowOf;
 
+import android.annotation.ColorInt;
 import android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager;
 import android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager.PasswordComplexity;
 import android.app.admin.PasswordMetrics;
 import android.app.admin.PasswordPolicy;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.CheckBox;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 import com.android.internal.widget.LockscreenCredential;
 import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.Utils;
 import com.android.settings.password.ChooseLockPassword.ChooseLockPasswordFragment;
 import com.android.settings.password.ChooseLockPassword.IntentBuilder;
 import com.android.settings.testutils.shadow.SettingsShadowResources;
@@ -515,6 +521,52 @@ public class ChooseLockPasswordTest {
         assertThat(pinAutoConfirmOption.isChecked()).isFalse();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void defaultMessage_shouldBeInTextColorPrimary() {
+        final ChooseLockPassword passwordActivity = setupActivityWithPinTypeAndDefaultPolicy();
+
+        final ChooseLockPasswordFragment fragment = getChooseLockPasswordFragment(passwordActivity);
+        final ScrollToParentEditText passwordEntry = passwordActivity.findViewById(R.id.password_entry);
+        final RecyclerView view = (RecyclerView) fragment.getPasswordRequirementsView();
+        @ColorInt final int textColorPrimary = Utils.getColorAttrDefaultColor(passwordActivity,
+                android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);
+
+        passwordEntry.setText("");
+        fragment.updateUi();
+        shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle();
+        TextView textView = (TextView)view.getLayoutManager().findViewByPosition(0);
+
+        assertThat(textView.getCurrentTextColor()).isEqualTo(textColorPrimary);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void errorMessage_shouldBeColorError() {
+        final ChooseLockPassword passwordActivity = setupActivityWithPinTypeAndDefaultPolicy();
+
+        final ChooseLockPasswordFragment fragment = getChooseLockPasswordFragment(passwordActivity);
+        final ScrollToParentEditText passwordEntry = passwordActivity.findViewById(R.id.password_entry);
+        final RecyclerView view = (RecyclerView) fragment.getPasswordRequirementsView();
+        @ColorInt final int textColorPrimary = Utils.getColorAttrDefaultColor(passwordActivity,
+                android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);
+        @ColorInt final int colorError = Utils.getColorAttrDefaultColor(passwordActivity,
+                android.R.attr.colorError);
+
+        passwordEntry.setText("");
+        fragment.updateUi();
+        shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle();
+        TextView textView = (TextView)view.getLayoutManager().findViewByPosition(0);
+
+        assertThat(textView.getCurrentTextColor()).isEqualTo(textColorPrimary);
+
+        // Password must be fewer than 17 digits, so this should give an error.
+        passwordEntry.setText("a".repeat(17));
+        fragment.updateUi();
+        shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle();
+        textView = (TextView)view.getLayoutManager().findViewByPosition(0);
+
+        assertThat(textView.getCurrentTextColor()).isEqualTo(colorError);
+    }
+
     private ChooseLockPassword setupActivityWithPinTypeAndDefaultPolicy() {
         PasswordPolicy policy = new PasswordPolicy();
         policy.quality = PASSWORD_QUALITY_UNSPECIFIED;
@@ -543,7 +595,7 @@ public class ChooseLockPasswordTest {
                         .setForFingerprint(addFingerprintExtra)
                         .build());
         ChooseLockPasswordFragment fragment = getChooseLockPasswordFragment(passwordActivity);
-        return Shadows.shadowOf(((GlifLayout) fragment.getView()).getIcon());
+        return shadowOf(((GlifLayout) fragment.getView()).getIcon());
     }
 
     private void assertPasswordValidationResult(PasswordMetrics minMetrics,