diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.css.scss
index 794439530..d93928205 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.css.scss
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ nav.secondary {
       color: $darkgrey;
       padding: 5px;
 
-      &:hover { color: darken($darkgrey, 10%); }
+      &:hover { color: darken($darkgrey, 25%); }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/parameters.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/parameters.scss
index 013c7ae96..2e3651aca 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/parameters.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/parameters.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ $green: #7ebc6f;
 $grey: #CCC;
 $red: red;
 $lightgrey: #EEE;
-$darkgrey: #AAA;
+$darkgrey: #888;
 $hovercolor: 20%;
 $headerHeight: 54px;
 $sidebarWidth: 300px;