diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/root.css b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/root.css
index 009324450dafa..71cc81fd9df24 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/root.css
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/root.css
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
   --light-color-search-match-current: #f7923b;
   --light-color-selected-tree-highlight-active: rgba(0, 136, 250, 0.1);
   --light-color-selected-tree-highlight-inactive: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
-  --light-color-scroll-caret: #d1d1d1;
+  --light-color-scroll-caret: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   --light-color-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
   --light-color-tab-selected-border: #0088fa;
   --light-color-text: #000000;
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
   --dark-color-search-match-current: #f7923b;
   --dark-color-selected-tree-highlight-active: rgba(23, 143, 185, 0.15);
   --dark-color-selected-tree-highlight-inactive: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
-  --dark-color-scroll-caret: #4f5766;
+  --dark-color-scroll-caret: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   --dark-color-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
   --dark-color-tab-selected-border: #178fb9;
   --dark-color-text: #ffffff;