You can turn that off for a solid black reticle.
8" long Includes CR2032 battery, elasticized lens covers, and cleaning cloth Other features: Fully multi-coated optics (11 layers) for excellent clarity Shockproof Waterproof 90 MOA elevation and windage adjustment Low profile, snag-free turrets Black matte finish Featuring low profile, snag-free turrets, you can easily reset your windage and elevation to zero with 1/4 MOA clicks. Hawke Sport Optics Vantage 3-9x50 AO Rifle Scope, Mil-Dot Illuminated Reticle, 1/4 MOA, 1" Mono-Tube Rifle scope 3-9x magnification 50mm objective lens (adjustable objective) 1" mono-tube chassis for superior strength Etched glass reticle with red and green illumination 1/4 MOA (1/4" click value @ 100 yds) Fast focus eyeball and high torque zoom ring Rheostat on saddle offers 5 levels of brightness Mil-dot reticle 10 yds to infinity parallax adjustment 33.5" eye relief Aluminum construction 21 oz.