diff --git a/static/css/theme.css b/static/css/theme.css
index 158724b261..706a91f0dc 100644
--- a/static/css/theme.css
+++ b/static/css/theme.css
@@ -462,16 +462,16 @@ h1 {
     font-weight: 200;
 }
 blockquote {
-    border-left: 10px solid #F0F2F4;
+    border-left: 10px solid rgba(0, 8, 16, 0.2);
 }
 blockquote p {
     font-size: 1.1rem;
-    color: #999;
+    color: #56585d;
 }
 blockquote cite {
     display: block;
     text-align: right;
-    color: #666;
+    color: #222;
     font-size: 1.2rem;
 }
 div.notices {