diff --git a/apps/theming/lib/Themes/DarkHighContrastTheme.php b/apps/theming/lib/Themes/DarkHighContrastTheme.php
index 57d49ff42311d..7b82136a56a48 100644
--- a/apps/theming/lib/Themes/DarkHighContrastTheme.php
+++ b/apps/theming/lib/Themes/DarkHighContrastTheme.php
@@ -56,13 +56,15 @@ public function getCSSVariables(): array {
 
 		$colorMainText = '#ffffff';
 		$colorMainBackground = '#000000';
+		$colorMainBackgroundRGB = join(',', $this->util->hexToRGB($colorMainBackground)); 
 
 		return array_merge(
 			$defaultVariables,
 			$this->generatePrimaryVariables($colorMainBackground, $colorMainText),
 			[
 				'--color-main-background' => $colorMainBackground,
-				'--color-main-background-translucent' => 'rgba(var(--color-main-background-rgb), .1)',
+				'--color-main-background-rgb' => $colorMainBackgroundRGB,
+				'--color-main-background-translucent' => 'rgba(var(--color-main-background-rgb), 1)',
 				'--color-main-text' => $colorMainText,
 
 				'--color-background-dark' => $this->util->lighten($colorMainBackground, 30),
diff --git a/apps/theming/lib/Themes/HighContrastTheme.php b/apps/theming/lib/Themes/HighContrastTheme.php
index d73fa4b7ea0c4..1ae848c866f3e 100644
--- a/apps/theming/lib/Themes/HighContrastTheme.php
+++ b/apps/theming/lib/Themes/HighContrastTheme.php
@@ -56,13 +56,15 @@ public function getCSSVariables(): array {
 
 		$colorMainText = '#000000';
 		$colorMainBackground = '#ffffff';
+		$colorMainBackgroundRGB = join(',', $this->util->hexToRGB($colorMainBackground)); 
 
 		return array_merge(
 			$defaultVariables,
 			$this->generatePrimaryVariables($colorMainBackground, $colorMainText),
 			[
 				'--color-main-background' => $colorMainBackground,
-				'--color-main-background-translucent' => 'rgba(var(--color-main-background-rgb), .1)',
+				'--color-main-background-rgb' => $colorMainBackgroundRGB,
+				'--color-main-background-translucent' => 'rgba(var(--color-main-background-rgb), 1)',
 				'--color-main-text' => $colorMainText,
 
 				'--color-background-dark' => $this->util->darken($colorMainBackground, 30),