diff --git a/gossip-bin/src/ui/theme/default.rs b/gossip-bin/src/ui/theme/default.rs
index cb79be28..eb085481 100644
--- a/gossip-bin/src/ui/theme/default.rs
+++ b/gossip-bin/src/ui/theme/default.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl ThemeDef for DefaultTheme {
                         weak_bg_fill: Color32::from_white_alpha(4),
                         bg_fill: Color32::from_white_alpha(20),
                         bg_stroke: Stroke::new(0.0, Self::accent_color(dark_mode)), // e.g. hover over window edge or button
-                        fg_stroke: Stroke::new(1.5, Self::accent_color(dark_mode)),
+                        fg_stroke: Stroke::new(1.5, Color32::from_white_alpha(1)),
                         rounding: Rounding::same(3.0),
                         expansion: 2.0,
                     },
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl ThemeDef for DefaultTheme {
                         weak_bg_fill: Color32::from_gray(55),
                         bg_fill: Color32::from_gray(55),
                         bg_stroke: Stroke::new(0.0, Self::accent_color(dark_mode)),
-                        fg_stroke: Stroke::new(2.0, Color32::from_gray(220)),
+                        fg_stroke: Stroke::new(2.0, Color32::from_white_alpha(10)),
                         rounding: Rounding::same(2.0),
                         expansion: 2.0,
                     },
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ impl ThemeDef for DefaultTheme {
                         weak_bg_fill: Color32::from_black_alpha(10),
                         bg_fill: Color32::from_black_alpha(10),
                         bg_stroke: Stroke::new(0.0, Self::accent_color(dark_mode)), // e.g. hover over window edge or button
-                        fg_stroke: Stroke::new(1.5, Self::accent_color(dark_mode)),
+                        fg_stroke: Stroke::new(1.5, Color32::from_black_alpha(20)),
                         rounding: Rounding::same(3.0),
                         expansion: 2.0,
                     },
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ impl ThemeDef for DefaultTheme {
                         weak_bg_fill: Color32::from_gray(165),
                         bg_fill: Color32::from_black_alpha(50),
                         bg_stroke: Stroke::new(0.0, Self::accent_color(dark_mode)),
-                        fg_stroke: Stroke::new(2.0, Color32::from_gray(30)),
+                        fg_stroke: Stroke::new(2.0, Color32::from_black_alpha(40)),
                         rounding: Rounding::same(2.0),
                         expansion: 2.0,
                     },