--- a/devtools/client/shared/components/tabs/tabs.css
+++ b/devtools/client/shared/components/tabs/tabs.css
@@ -19,17 +19,16 @@
 }
 
 .tabs .tabs-menu-item {
   display: inline-block;
 }
 
 .tabs .tabs-menu-item a {
   display: block;
-  color: #A9A9A9;
   padding: 4px 8px;
   border: 1px solid transparent;
   text-decoration: none;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 /* To avoid "select all" commands from selecting content in hidden tabs */
 .tabs .hidden,
@@ -74,17 +73,16 @@
 
 .theme-dark .tabs .tabs-menu-item:last-child,
 .theme-light:not(.theme-firebug) .tabs .tabs-menu-item:last-child {
   border-inline-end-width: 1px;
 }
 
 .theme-dark .tabs .tabs-menu-item a,
 .theme-light .tabs .tabs-menu-item a {
-  color: inherit;
   padding: 3px 15px;
 }
 
 .theme-dark .tabs .tabs-menu-item:hover:not(.is-active),
 .theme-light .tabs .tabs-menu-item:hover:not(.is-active) {
   background-color: var(--theme-toolbar-hover);
 }
 
@@ -101,17 +99,17 @@
 
 /* Dark Theme */
 
 .theme-dark .tabs .tabs-menu-item {
   color: var(--theme-body-color-alt);
 }
 
 .theme-dark .tabs .tabs-menu-item:hover:not(.is-active) {
-  color: #CED3D9;
+  color: var(--theme-focus-outline-color);
 }
 
 .theme-dark .tabs .tabs-menu-item:hover:active {
   color: var(--theme-selection-color);
 }
 
 /* Firebug Theme */