diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 0b3d249a40..8cd92aa02f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
     <color name="greyPrimaryDark">#1b1b1b</color>
     <color name="greyAccent">#90a4ae</color>
     <color name="greyAccentDark">#62757f</color>
+    <color name="greyAccentLight">#c1d5e0</color>
 
     <!-- default: #323232 -->
     <color name="design_snackbar_background_color" tools:override="true">#222</color>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 8ffbcd4601..c8a2fa31a6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/greyPrimaryDark</item>
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/greyAccent</item>
 
-        <item name="colorUnreadHighlight">@color/greyAccent</item>
+        <item name="colorUnreadHighlight">@color/greyAccentLight</item>
         <item name="colorSeparator">@color/greyPrimary</item>
 
         <item name="colorActionBackground">@color/greyPrimary</item>