diff --git a/core/modules/contextual/css/contextual.theme.css b/core/modules/contextual/css/contextual.theme.css
index 92e9b745c0f614604d09f728463eebf7896d3e76..065065d11bc48d4fa5aca4753fff4d07c93dd564 100644
--- a/core/modules/contextual/css/contextual.theme.css
+++ b/core/modules/contextual/css/contextual.theme.css
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 .no-touch .contextual-region .contextual .contextual-links li a:hover {
-  color: white;
-  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgb(78,159,234) 0%, rgb(65,126,210) 100%);
-  background-image: linear-gradient(rgb(78,159,234) 0%,rgb(65,126,210) 100%);
+  color: #000;
+  background: #f7fcff;
 }