diff --git a/hyrax/app/assets/stylesheets/theme.scss b/hyrax/app/assets/stylesheets/theme.scss
index f55341d7..14c7c1f0 100644
--- a/hyrax/app/assets/stylesheets/theme.scss
+++ b/hyrax/app/assets/stylesheets/theme.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ $mdr-grey: #F4F4F4;
 $mdr-black: #1E2022;
 $mdr-green: #AFCA0B;
 $mdr-green-light: #7DB928;
+$mdr-green-dark: #51791A;
 
 //-------------- Fonts -----------------
 body {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ h3, .h3 {
 
 //------------- anchor -----------------
 a, a:focus, a:hover, a:active {
-  color: $mdr-green;
+  color: $mdr-green-dark;
 }
 
 // --------------- buttons -------------