diff --git a/docs/templates/squidstd/public/main.css b/docs/templates/squidstd/public/main.css
index 9c80695..c9cb708 100644
--- a/docs/templates/squidstd/public/main.css
+++ b/docs/templates/squidstd/public/main.css
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ table > thead { background-color: rgba(75, 180, 189, 0.12); }
 /* Affix (right-hand "In this article") active marker. */
 .affix ul li.active > a { color: var(--sqd-brand); border-left-color: var(--sqd-brand); }
 
+/* Dark mode: the brand teals are too dark against the ink background - lift to the light accent.
+   Inline code especially matters on API reference pages, which are full of type/member names. */
+[data-bs-theme="dark"] :not(pre) > code { color: var(--sqd-accent); }
+[data-bs-theme="dark"] .toc .nav-link.active { color: var(--sqd-accent) !important; }
+[data-bs-theme="dark"] .affix ul li.active > a { color: var(--sqd-accent); border-left-color: var(--sqd-accent); }
+
 /* Package READMEs use <h1 align="center"> for GitHub/NuGet; on the site keep typography consistent. */
 article h1[align] {
   text-align: start;