diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/taxons.css.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/taxons.css.sass
index b2e7a84166..0e8072eb94 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/taxons.css.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/taxons.css.sass
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   text-transform: uppercase
   font-weight: 300
   font-size: 0.875rem
-  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.5)
+  background: rgba(225,225,225,0.5)
   color: #555
   @include border-radius(3px)
   padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem 0.35rem 0.35rem