diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
index 41720a1f..cb948190 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+    <!-- TODO(msf): remove these 4 hard-coded colors and replace with theme colors -->
     <color name="list_item_activated">#64cfd8dc</color>
     <color name="list_item_ripple">#a0808e95</color>
     <color name="fab_label_text_color">#000000</color>
     <color name="fab_label_background_color">#bbbbbb</color>
+
+    <color name="accent">#BBDEFB</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 85a98e12..87454a73 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-    <!-- TODO(msf): remove these two hard-coded colors -->
+    <!-- TODO(msf): remove these 4 hard-coded colors and replace with theme colors -->
     <color name="list_item_activated">#cfd8dc</color> <!-- Blue Grey 200 -->
     <color name="list_item_ripple">#808e95</color> <!-- Blue Grey 200 dark -->
-    <color name="accent">#2196F3</color>
     <color name="fab_label_text_color">#ffffff</color>
     <color name="fab_label_background_color">#444444</color>
+
+    <color name="accent">#2196F3</color>
 </resources>