diff --git a/docs/source/_static/luadoc.css b/docs/source/_static/luadoc.css
index a8e1dffc75..b2efec85b4 100644
--- a/docs/source/_static/luadoc.css
+++ b/docs/source/_static/luadoc.css
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 }
 
 #content #luadoc dl.function dt:not(.sig):first-child {
-  border-bottom: 2px solid hsl(163.24deg 81.3% 74.1% / 30%);
-  background-color: hsl(155.69deg 27.84% 54.99% / 12%);
+  border-bottom: 2px solid hsl(var(--muted)  / 50%);
+  background-color: hsl(var(--muted));
   padding: 6px;
 }
 
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
   #content #luadoc dl.function dt:not(.sig):first-child {
-      border-bottom: 2px solid hsl(163.24deg 81.3% 74.1% / 20%);
-      background-color: hsl(155.69deg 27.84% 54.99% / 8%);
+      border-bottom: 2px solid hsl(var(--accent)  / 50%);
+      background-color: hsl(var(--accent));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/source/_static/theme-override.css b/docs/source/_static/theme-override.css
index 6cfa96c0d0..9a1f103240 100644
--- a/docs/source/_static/theme-override.css
+++ b/docs/source/_static/theme-override.css
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@
 /* Less aggressive dark background */
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
     :root {
-        --background: 220 20% 7% !important;
+        /* These were not overriding without important when deploying to RTD */
+        --background: 220 14% 9% !important;
+        --border: 216 14% 17% !important;
+        --accent: 216 14% 17% !important;
+        --input: 216 14% 17% !important;
+        --muted: 223 27% 14% !important;
+
         --link: #ffffff;
         --link-hover: #ffffff;
     }