diff --git a/assets/styles/base.scss b/assets/styles/base.scss
index 2967dca22..b4917da57 100644
--- a/assets/styles/base.scss
+++ b/assets/styles/base.scss
@@ -621,4 +621,5 @@ header {
 
 mark {
   background-color: var(--highlighted);
+  color: var(--gray);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/styles/custom.scss b/assets/styles/custom.scss
index 1a9d68bfd..fc0108a53 100644
--- a/assets/styles/custom.scss
+++ b/assets/styles/custom.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   --lightgray: #f0f0f0;
   --outlinegray: #dadada;
   --million-progress-bar-color: var(--secondary);
-  --highlighted: #f5dfaf;
+  --highlighted: #f5dfaf88;
 }
 
 [saved-theme="dark"] {