diff --git a/ionic/themes/dark.scss b/ionic/themes/dark.scss
index 303631251c..e918fc35d5 100644
--- a/ionic/themes/dark.scss
+++ b/ionic/themes/dark.scss
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ $colors: (
 $text-color:                 #fff !default;
 $paragraph-color:            $text-color !default;
 $link-color:                 map-get($colors, primary) !default;
-$background-color:           #000 !default;
+$background-color:           #1e1e1e !default;
 $subdued-text-color:         #666 !default;
 
 $font-family-base:           -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue", "Roboto", sans-serif !default;
 $font-size-base:             1.4rem !default; // 1.4rem == 14px
 
-$toolbar-background:         #000 !default;
-$toolbar-border-color:       #b2b2b2 !default;
+$toolbar-background:         #151515 !default;
+$toolbar-border-color:       map-get($colors, dark) !default;
 $toolbar-text-color:         $text-color !default;
 $toolbar-active-color:       $link-color !default;
 $toolbar-inactive-color:     #8c8c8c !default;