diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
index 629d26a81..1ecf1318b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ body.small-nav {
 /* Utility for styling notification numbers */
 
 .count-number {
-  background: lighten($green, 30%);
+  background: transparentize(lighten($green, 25%), .25);
   color: $gray-800;
   font-weight: $font-weight-normal;
 }