diff --git a/Helium/gtk-3.0/_colors.scss b/Helium/gtk-3.0/_colors.scss
index 0e8fa66..de3ea08 100644
--- a/Helium/gtk-3.0/_colors.scss
+++ b/Helium/gtk-3.0/_colors.scss
@@ -120,11 +120,12 @@ $titlebutton_backdrop_hover: gtkalpha(currentColor, .15);
 // Other colors from libadwaita
 $border_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .15); // not the same as borderS-color
 
-$view_hover_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .07);
+// fixme: Text selection contrast is basically invisible
+$view_hover_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .7);
 $view_active_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .16);
-$view_selected_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .1);
-$view_selected_hover_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .13);
-$view_selected_active_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .19);
+$view_selected_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .5);
+$view_selected_hover_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .5);
+$view_selected_active_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .5);
 
 $trough_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .15);
 $trough_hover_color: gtkalpha(currentColor, .2);