diff --git a/client/src/components/TagsMultiselect/Tag.vue b/client/src/components/TagsMultiselect/Tag.vue
index 80c87c0fe14..33d0bd3aaee 100644
--- a/client/src/components/TagsMultiselect/Tag.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/TagsMultiselect/Tag.vue
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ library.add(faTimes);
         class="tag btn-transparent-background"
         :data-option="props.option"
         :class="{ editable, clickable }"
-        :style="`background-color: ${color.primary}; border-color: ${color.darker}`"
+        :style="`--color-primary: ${color.primary}; --color-darker: ${color.darker}; --color-dimmed: ${color.dimmed}`"
         @click.prevent.stop="onClick">
         <span :class="{ 'font-weight-bold': named }">
             {{ props.option }}
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ library.add(faTimes);
     color: black;
     border-radius: 4px;
 
+    background-color: var(--color-primary);
+    transition: background-color 0.1s;
+
     padding: 0 0.5rem;
     &.editable {
         padding: 0 0.25rem;
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ library.add(faTimes);
         top: 0;
         left: 0;
         position: absolute;
-        border-color: inherit;
+        border-color: var(--color-darker);
         border-radius: inherit;
         pointer-events: none;
 
@@ -96,9 +99,7 @@ library.add(faTimes);
         cursor: pointer;
 
         &:hover {
-            &:before {
-                border-width: 0 3px 2px 0;
-            }
+            background-color: var(--color-dimmed);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/utils/color.js b/client/src/utils/color.js
index a1e84f0ce64..f75ff5ed6bd 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/color.js
+++ b/client/src/utils/color.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export function keyedColorScheme(strKey) {
 
     const [r, g, b] = hsluvToRgb([hue, 100, lightness]);
     const primary = `rgb(${r * 255},${g * 255},${b * 255})`;
-    const darker = hsluvToHex([hue, 100, lightness - 10]);
+    const darker = hsluvToHex([hue, 100, lightness * 0.9]);
+    const dimmed = hsluvToHex([hue, 100, lightness * 0.95]);
 
-    return { primary, darker };
+    return { primary, darker, dimmed };
 }