diff --git a/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss b/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss
index d804c99..265bba7 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss
+++ b/gnome-shell/v40/_common.scss
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ StScrollBar {
     border: 1px solid $borders_color;
 
     -barlevel-height: 0.4em;
-    -barlevel-background-color: transparentize(darken($main_dark,15%),0.5);
+    -barlevel-background-color: $gray;
     -barlevel-active-background-color: $selected_bg_color;
     -barlevel-overdrive-color: $red;
     -barlevel-overdrive-separator-width: 0.2em; 
diff --git a/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css b/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css
index 1a9f069..336034a 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/gnome-shell/v40/gnome-shell.css
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ StScrollBar {
     color: #76777A;
     border: 1px solid #161819;
     -barlevel-height: 0.4em;
-    -barlevel-background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    -barlevel-background-color: #2a3035;
     -barlevel-active-background-color: #F67E7D;
     -barlevel-overdrive-color: #F67E7D;
     -barlevel-overdrive-separator-width: 0.2em; }