diff --git a/src/content_scripts/console_inject.js b/src/content_scripts/console_inject.js
index df20e79..d804459 100644
--- a/src/content_scripts/console_inject.js
+++ b/src/content_scripts/console_inject.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 
   if (options.increasecontrast) {
     injectStyles(
-        '.thread-summary.read{background: var(--TWPT-thread-read-background, #ecedee)!important;}');
+        '.thread-summary.read:not(.checked){background: var(--TWPT-thread-read-background, #ecedee)!important;}');
   }
 
   if (options.stickysidebarheaders) {
diff --git a/src/injections/ccdarktheme.css b/src/injections/ccdarktheme.css
index 904339c..d481101 100644
--- a/src/injections/ccdarktheme.css
+++ b/src/injections/ccdarktheme.css
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
   border-bottom-color: var(--TWPT-subtle-border)!important;
 }
 
-ec-thread-summary material-expansionpanel.read {
+ec-thread-summary material-expansionpanel.read:not(.checked) {
   background-color: var(--TWPT-thread-read-background)!important;
 }
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 }
 
 ec-thread-summary material-expansionpanel.checked {
-  background-color: #17191c!important;
+  background-color: #2c4b77!important;
 }
 
 ec-thread-summary material-expansionpanel .title {