diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
index c79c143c79e..318c75ead7e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ table.md-table {
 
 a.mention, a.mention-group {
   padding: 2px 4px;
-  color: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 30%, -30%);
+  color: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 30%, -20%);
   background: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 95%, -60%);
   border-radius: 8px;
   font-weight: bold;