diff --git a/stylesheets/index.scss b/stylesheets/index.scss
index c0df76e5af3d..9de2628aaa2c 100644
--- a/stylesheets/index.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/index.scss
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 
 // render a gray background until we know the color mode via XHR
 html {
-  background: #777;
+  background: #6e7781;
 }