diff --git a/ui/stash.go b/ui/stash.go
index 38760d4..0df8a52 100644
--- a/ui/stash.go
+++ b/ui/stash.go
@@ -1289,9 +1289,9 @@ func (m stashModel) headerView() string {
 		}
 
 		if m.sectionIndex == i && len(m.sections) > 1 {
-			s = brightGrayFg(s)
+			s = selectedTabColor(s)
 		} else {
-			s = grayFg(s)
+			s = tabColor(s)
 		}
 		sections = append(sections, s)
 	}
diff --git a/ui/styles.go b/ui/styles.go
index cd90d61..ed527f4 100644
--- a/ui/styles.go
+++ b/ui/styles.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ var (
 	dullYellowFg = newFgStyle(lib.NewColorPair("#9BA92F", "#6BCB94")) // renders light green on light backgrounds
 	redFg        = newFgStyle(lib.Red)
 	faintRedFg   = newFgStyle(lib.FaintRed)
+
+	// Ultimately, we should transition to named styles
+	tabColor         = newFgStyle(lib.NewColorPair("#626262", "#909090"))
+	selectedTabColor = newFgStyle(lib.NewColorPair("#979797", "#332F33"))
 )
 
 // Returns a termenv style with foreground and background options.