diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 3657aa522d4d..707302adf208 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ $info:          $cyan !default;
 $warning:       $yellow !default;
 $danger:        $red !default;
 $light:         $gray-100 !default;
-$dark:          $gray-800 !default;
+$dark:          $gray-900 !default;
 
 // scss-docs-start theme-colors-map
 $theme-colors: (