diff --git a/public/css/icinga/base.less b/public/css/icinga/base.less
index ec24ed891..d7fb573d6 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/base.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/base.less
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@
     --menu-flyout-bg-color: #F5F9FA;
     --tab-hover-bg-color: fade(#F5F9FA, 50%);
 
-    --menu-color: #676767;
+    --menu-color: #535353;
     --menu-bg-color: #DEECF1;
     --menu-hover-bg-color: darken(#DEECF1, 10%);
     --menu-search-hover-bg-color: darken(#DEECF1, 10%);
     --menu-active-bg-color: #EDF7FC;
     --menu-active-hover-bg-color: darken(#EDF7FC, 20%);
     --menu-highlight-hover-bg-color: darken(#EDF7FC, 20%);
-    --menu-2ndlvl-color: #7E8182;
+    --menu-2ndlvl-color: #676767;
 
     --text-color: #535353;
     --text-color-light: fade(#535353, 75%);