diff --git a/static/css/application.css b/static/css/application.css
index 417fd71c57..01d358d395 100644
--- a/static/css/application.css
+++ b/static/css/application.css
@@ -3062,7 +3062,7 @@ section.course-index div#accordion ul.ui-accordion-content li.active {
   border-color: #c8c8c8;
   font-weight: bold; }
 section.course-index div#accordion ul.ui-accordion-content li.active > a p {
-  color: #993333; }
+  color: #333; }
 section.course-index div#accordion ul.ui-accordion-content li.active span.subtitle {
   font-weight: normal; }
 section.course-index div#accordion ul.ui-accordion-content li.active:after {
diff --git a/templates/sass/courseware/_sidebar.scss b/templates/sass/courseware/_sidebar.scss
index 403a7ddc9b..8327da1548 100644
--- a/templates/sass/courseware/_sidebar.scss
+++ b/templates/sass/courseware/_sidebar.scss
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ section.course-index {
           font-weight: bold;
 
           > a p {
-            color: $mit-red;
+            color: #333;
           }
 
           span.subtitle {