diff --git a/static/scss/custom.scss b/static/scss/custom.scss
index 6451d8afe59633c2eb462ef51ca14b35f77bb8c2..4847a4d39cf49b76a54e98c62c1dcb2376ab1a21 100644
--- a/static/scss/custom.scss
+++ b/static/scss/custom.scss
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ $homepage-block-smaller-min-height: 360px;
   &:active,
   &:focus,
   &:hover {
-    background-color: #004303;
+      background-color: darken($navbar-default-bg, 15%);
   }
 }