diff --git a/_sass/minima-dark/skins/special.scss b/_sass/minima-dark/skins/special.scss
index bc38c95..afc8330 100644
--- a/_sass/minima-dark/skins/special.scss
+++ b/_sass/minima-dark/skins/special.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $subhead-color:         rgba(4, 240, 91, 0.995) !default;
 $bold-color:            rgb(2, 255, 19) !default;
 $background-color:      #0e0e0e !default;
 $code-background-color: #483908 !default;
-$highlight:             #45efb9 !default;
+$highlight:             #b8b9bc !default;
 
 $link-base-color:       #1eea92 !default;
 $link-visited-color:    rgb(137, 49, 49) !default;