diff --git a/client/src/index.css b/client/src/index.css
index b1c7856..246e958 100644
--- a/client/src/index.css
+++ b/client/src/index.css
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@
   z-index: 0;
 }
 
-/* ─── Every white surface → dark ─────────────── */
+/* ─── Every white surface → elevated dark ────── */
 .dark .bg-white,
 .dark .bg-\[\#fff\],
 .dark .bg-\[\#ffffff\] {
-  background-color: #1c1c2a !important;
+  background-color: #22223a !important;
 }
 .dark .bg-gray-50 { background-color: #15151e !important; }
 .dark .bg-gray-100 { background-color: #1c1c2a !important; }