diff --git a/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm/components/_tabs.scss b/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm/components/_tabs.scss
index 3fed83898..2d68a383b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm/components/_tabs.scss
+++ b/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm/components/_tabs.scss
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     border-bottom-color: $border;
     border-bottom-style: solid;
     border-bottom-width: 1px;
-    color: $link;
+    color: $text;
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     margin-bottom: -1px;
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
 
 .bw-tabs a:hover {
     border-bottom-color: transparent;
-    color: $link
+    color: $text
 }
 
 .bw-tabs a.is-active {
     border-bottom-color: transparent;
-    color: $text
+    color: $link 
 }
 
 .bw-tabs.is-left {
diff --git a/bookwyrm/static/css/themes/bookwyrm-dark.scss b/bookwyrm/static/css/themes/bookwyrm-dark.scss
index ae904b4a4..c3e8655e3 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/static/css/themes/bookwyrm-dark.scss
+++ b/bookwyrm/static/css/themes/bookwyrm-dark.scss
@@ -98,6 +98,22 @@ $family-secondary: $family-sans-serif;
 }
 
 
+.tabs li:not(.is-active) a {
+    color: #2e7eb9 !important;
+}
+  .tabs li:not(.is-active) a:hover {
+    border-bottom-color: #2e7eb9 !important;
+} 
+
+.tabs li:not(.is-active) a {
+    color: #2e7eb9 !important;
+}
+.tabs li.is-active a {
+    color: #e6e6e6 !important;
+    border-bottom-color: #e6e6e6 !important ;
+}
+
+
 #qrcode svg {
     background-color: #a6a6a6;
 }
diff --git a/bookwyrm/static/css/themes/bookwyrm-light.scss b/bookwyrm/static/css/themes/bookwyrm-light.scss
index 21d46ff28..bb7d340a9 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/static/css/themes/bookwyrm-light.scss
+++ b/bookwyrm/static/css/themes/bookwyrm-light.scss
@@ -65,6 +65,20 @@ $family-secondary: $family-sans-serif;
     color: $grey !important;
 }
 
+.tabs li:not(.is-active) a {
+    color: #3273dc !important;
+}
+  .tabs li:not(.is-active) a:hover {
+    border-bottom-color: #3273dc !important;
+} 
+
+.tabs li:not(.is-active) a {
+    color: #3273dc !important;
+}
+.tabs li.is-active a {
+    color: #4a4a4a !important;
+    border-bottom-color: #4a4a4a !important ;
+}
 
 
 @import "../bookwyrm.scss";