diff --git a/ionic/themes/dark.scss b/ionic/themes/dark.scss
index 4009431a1c..9883e6f02e 100644
--- a/ionic/themes/dark.scss
+++ b/ionic/themes/dark.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $colors: (
 $text-color:                 #fff !default;
 $paragraph-color:            $text-color !default;
 $link-color:                 map-get($colors, primary) !default;
-$background-color:           #1e1e1e !default;
+$background-color:           #191919 !default;
 $subdued-text-color:         #666 !default;
 
 $font-family-base:           -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue", "Roboto", sans-serif !default;