diff --git a/manim/mobject/text/code_mobject.py b/manim/mobject/text/code_mobject.py
index c9b66a9e3b..3569569db4 100644
--- a/manim/mobject/text/code_mobject.py
+++ b/manim/mobject/text/code_mobject.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from pygments import highlight
 from pygments.formatters.html import HtmlFormatter
 from pygments.lexers import get_lexer_by_name, guess_lexer, guess_lexer_for_filename
-from pygments.styles import get_all_styles
+from pygments.styles import get_all_styles, get_style_by_name
 
 from manim.constants import *
 from manim.mobject.geometry.arc import Dot
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from manim.mobject.opengl.opengl_compatibility import ConvertToOpenGL
 from manim.mobject.types.vectorized_mobject import VGroup, VMobject
 from manim.typing import StrPath
-from manim.utils.color import WHITE, ManimColor
+from manim.utils.color import GRAY, WHITE, ManimColor
 
 
 class Code(VMobject, metaclass=ConvertToOpenGL):
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def construct(self):
     _styles_list_cache: list[str] | None = None
     default_background_config: dict[str, Any] = {
         "buff": 0.3,
-        "fill_color": ManimColor("#222"),
+        "fill_color": None,
         "stroke_color": WHITE,
         "corner_radius": 0.2,
         "stroke_width": 1,
@@ -214,8 +214,14 @@ def __init__(
             for start, end, color in color_range:
                 line[start:end].set_color(color)
 
+        selected_style = get_style_by_name(formatter_style)
         if add_line_numbers:
             base_paragraph_config.update({"alignment": "right"})
+            line_number_color = selected_style.line_number_color
+            if line_number_color == "inherit":
+                base_paragraph_config.update({"color": GRAY})
+            else:
+                base_paragraph_config.update({"color": line_number_color})
             self.line_numbers = Paragraph(
                 *[
                     str(i)
@@ -239,6 +245,11 @@ def __init__(
         background_config_base = self.default_background_config.copy()
         background_config_base.update(background_config)
 
+        if background_config_base["fill_color"] is None:
+            background_config_base["fill_color"] = ManimColor(
+                selected_style.background_color
+            )
+
         if background == "rectangle":
             self.background = SurroundingRectangle(
                 self,
diff --git a/tests/test_code_mobject.py b/tests/test_code_mobject.py
index b06a299e4d..c207ff9084 100644
--- a/tests/test_code_mobject.py
+++ b/tests/test_code_mobject.py
@@ -60,3 +60,12 @@ def test_code_initialization_style_correct_color():
             )
         except ValueError as e:
             pytest.fail(f"Code initialization failed for style {style} with error: {e}")
+
+
+def test_code_background_matches_formatter_style():
+    rendered_code = Code(
+        code_string="x = 1\n",
+        language="python",
+        formatter_style="xcode",
+    )
+    assert rendered_code.background.fill_color == ManimColor("#ffffff")