diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss
index 9ee03557..58001523 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ $avatar-sizes: (
   --info-text: 255, 255, 255;
   --success-text: 255, 255, 255;
 
+  --body-text: 0, 0, 0;
   --muted-text: 108, 117, 125;
-
   --input-text: 0, 0, 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/elements/_body.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/elements/_body.scss
index f2cec521..92aa0578 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/elements/_body.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/elements/_body.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 body {
   overflow-y: scroll;
   word-wrap: break-word;
+  color: RGB(var(--body-text));
   background-color: var(--background);
   padding-top: $navbar-height;
 }
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diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/overrides/_list-group.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/overrides/_list-group.scss
index a10a8df5..dfe82813 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/overrides/_list-group.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/overrides/_list-group.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-.list-group-item.active {
-  background-color: var(--primary);
-  border-color: var(--primary);
+.list-group-item {
+  background-color: transparent;
+  
+  &.active {
+    background-color: var(--primary);
+    border-color: var(--primary);
+  }
 }
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