diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/graphics/platform/ios/react/renderer/graphics/HostPlatformColor.mm b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/graphics/platform/ios/react/renderer/graphics/HostPlatformColor.mm
index 4e7293b1c2ddec..2a80746fa0b5a6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/graphics/platform/ios/react/renderer/graphics/HostPlatformColor.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/graphics/platform/ios/react/renderer/graphics/HostPlatformColor.mm
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@
   if (lightColor != nil && darkColor != nil) {
     UIColor *color = [UIColor colorWithDynamicProvider:^UIColor *_Nonnull(UITraitCollection *_Nonnull collection) {
       if (collection.userInterfaceStyle == UIUserInterfaceStyleDark) {
-        if (collection.accessibilityContrast == UIAccessibilityContrastHigh && highContrastDarkColor != nil) {
+        if (collection.accessibilityContrast == UIAccessibilityContrastHigh && highContrastDark != 0) {
           return highContrastDarkColor;
         } else {
           return darkColor;
         }
       } else {
-        if (collection.accessibilityContrast == UIAccessibilityContrastHigh && highContrastLightColor != nil) {
+        if (collection.accessibilityContrast == UIAccessibilityContrastHigh && highContrastLight != 0) {
           return highContrastLightColor;
         } else {
           return lightColor;