diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index 1ffd337a3b..6f32157c48 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // unified palette
 // try to use these colors when possible
 $bg-color: #181b21;
-$base-color: #1b1f25;
+$base-color: #15171b;
 $base-text-color: #edf3ff;
 $header-panel-bg-color: #22262e;
 $header-panel-border-color: #000000;