diff --git a/src/index.scss b/src/index.scss
index 3a48727e..4d3a541c 100755
--- a/src/index.scss
+++ b/src/index.scss
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
   .nav-link {
     border-bottom: 4px solid transparent;
     border-top: 4px solid transparent;
-    color: theme-color('gray', 400);
+    color: theme-color('gray', 700);
 
     // temporary until we can remove .btn class from dropdowns
     border-left: 0;