diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/header.scss
index ed398f4a06d..574d2744d62 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/header.scss
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       .icon {
         display: block;
         padding: 3px;
-        color: scale-color($header_primary, $lightness: 50%);
+        color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($header_primary, $lightness: 50%), $header_primary);
         text-decoration: none;
         cursor: pointer;
         border-top: 1px solid transparent;