diff --git a/static/css/theme.css b/static/css/theme.css
index 82005f0f16..43b54baee2 100644
--- a/static/css/theme.css
+++ b/static/css/theme.css
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ pre .copy-to-clipboard-button {
 pre .copy-to-clipboard-button:hover {
     background-color: #486ac9; /* var(--MAIN-LINK-color) */
     border-color: #486ac9; /* var(--MAIN-LINK-color) */
-    color: #000000; /* var(--CODE-BLOCK-color) */
+    color: #f8f8f8; /* var(--CODE-BLOCK-BG-color) */
 }
 
 #homelinks {