diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/sidenav/sidenav.component.scss b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/sidenav/sidenav.component.scss
index 6e7d9e8bb..54a5f96a5 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/sidenav/sidenav.component.scss
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/sidenav/sidenav.component.scss
@@ -82,11 +82,20 @@
         user-select: none;
 
         .aca-action-button__label {
-          color: var(--theme-action-button-text-color);
+          color: var(--theme-text-light-color);
         }
 
         &:hover .aca-action-button__label {
-          color: var(--theme-sidenav-active-text-color);
+          color: var(--theme-sidenav-hovered-text-color);
+        }
+
+        .aca-action-button--active {
+          color: var(--adf-sidenav-active-text-color);
+          background: var(--theme-selected-background-color);
+
+          .aca-action-button__label {
+            color: var(--adf-sidenav-active-text-color);
+          }
         }
       }
 
@@ -114,11 +123,6 @@
         overflow: hidden;
         text-overflow: ellipsis;
       }
-
-      &--active {
-        color: var(--theme-sidenav-active-text-color);
-        background: var(--theme-selected-background-color);
-      }
     }
 
     .aca-full-width {
diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/theme.scss b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/theme.scss
index 974325f3c..f8027b35b 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/theme.scss
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/theme.scss
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ mat-snack-bar-container {
 }
 
 #{$mat-tab-label}:not(#{$mat-tab-disabled})#{$mat-tab-label-active} #{$mat-tab-label-text} {
-  color: var(--theme-sidenav-active-text-color);
+  color: var(--theme-tab-active-text-color);
 }
 
 adf-dynamic-component {
diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/variables/variables.scss b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/variables/variables.scss
index ad1fbe316..c1220b12b 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/variables/variables.scss
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/variables/variables.scss
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ $defaults: (
   --theme-search-background-color: darken($background-color, 1),
   --theme-text-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text, 0.54),
   --theme-sidenav-text-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text),
-  --theme-sidenav-active-text-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text),
+  --theme-sidenav-hovered-text-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text),
   --theme-sidenav-user-menu-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text),
+  --theme-tab-active-text-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text),
   --theme-text-bold-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text, 0.87),
   --theme-title-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text, 0.87),
   --theme-text-disabled-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text, 0.38),