diff --git a/html/ops/db_ops.inc b/html/ops/db_ops.inc
index 7bba4a97ed..5e86bddcac 100644
--- a/html/ops/db_ops.inc
+++ b/html/ops/db_ops.inc
@@ -295,6 +295,15 @@ function client_version_string($client_version_num) {
     }
 }
 
+function outcome_color($outcome) {
+    switch($s) {
+    switch($s) {
+    case 1: return 'darkgreen'; // "Success"
+    case 3: return 'darkred'; // "Client error"
+    }
+    return 'white';
+}
+
 function show_result($result, $hide_xml_docs, $hide_stderr, $hide_times) {
     start_table();
     if (!$hide_times) {
@@ -349,12 +358,7 @@ function show_result_short($result) {
     $oc = result_outcome_string($result->outcome);
     $received = time_str($result->received_time);
     $version = client_version_string($result->client_version_num);
-
-    if ($result->outcome == 3) {
-        $outcome_color = 'red';
-    } else {
-        $outcome_color = 'white';
-    }
+    $outcome_color = outcome_color($result->outcome);
 
     echo "
         <tr>
diff --git a/html/ops/result_summary.php b/html/ops/result_summary.php
index 180a6de3d4..dfa9d5cd44 100644
--- a/html/ops/result_summary.php
+++ b/html/ops/result_summary.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php
+<?php {
 
     // show summary of results that have been received or timed out recently
 
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@
         }
         row2(result_server_state_string($ss), $x);
     }
-    end_table();
+    echo "<tr></tr>";
 
-    start_table();
     echo "<tr><th>Outcome of 'Over' results</th><th># results</th></tr>\n";
     for ($ro=0; $ro<6; $ro++) {
         if ($outcome[$ro] == 0) {
@@ -58,11 +57,12 @@
         } else {
             $x = "<a href=db_action.php?table=result&received_time=$y&result_outcome=$ro&sort_by=received_time&detail=low>".$outcome[$ro]."</a>";
         }
-        row2(result_outcome_string($ro), $x);
+        $h = result_outcome_string($ro);
+        $color = outcome_color($ro);
+        echo "<tr><td align=right bgcolor=$color>$h</td><td>$x</td></tr>\n";
     }
-    end_table();
+    echo "<tr></tr>";
 
-    start_table();
     echo "<tr><th>Client state of 'Client error' results</th><th># results</th></tr>\n";
     for ($cs=1; $cs<6; $cs++) {
         if ($client_state[$cs] == 0) {