diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_sidebar.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_sidebar.scss
index b74e5ad327222d31662b15b4426be2b5c92ded34..e9cfb920f00e0a74bf5102b3dfd4c8d39999030a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_sidebar.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_sidebar.scss
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ $new-sidebar-width: 220px;
 
             &:hover,
             &:focus {
-              background-color: darken($hover-background, 10%);
+              background-color: rgba($black, .12);
             }
           }
         }