diff --git a/templates/zerver/app/index.html b/templates/zerver/app/index.html
index f533c60907..46ff8c5d87 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/app/index.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/app/index.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     }
     @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
     :root.color-scheme-automatic #app-loading {
-    background-color: hsl(212, 28%, 18%);
+    background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 11%);
     color: hsl(236, 33%, 90%);
     }
     }