diff --git a/ionic/components/material/ripple.scss b/ionic/components/material/ripple.scss
index 12782f164f..7125febc08 100644
--- a/ionic/components/material/ripple.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/material/ripple.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright Google, 2015, Licensed under the Apache 2 license.
  * https://github.com/google/material-design-lite
  */
-$ripple-bg-color: black;
+$ripple-bg-color: white;
 $ripple-animation-curve: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1) !default;
 
 .md-ripple {