2 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/packages/instant/src/components/ui/container.tsx b/packages/instant/src/components/ui/container.tsx
index 2143b0503..e7d909d92 100644
--- a/packages/instant/src/components/ui/container.tsx
+++ b/packages/instant/src/components/ui/container.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface ContainerProps {
     borderBottom?: string;
     className?: string;
     backgroundColor?: ColorOption;
+    rawBackgroundColor?: string;
     hasBoxShadow?: boolean;
     isHidden?: boolean;
     zIndex?: number;
@@ -39,6 +40,16 @@ export interface ContainerProps {
     flexGrow?: string | number;
 }
 
+const getBackgroundColor = (theme: any, backgroundColor?: ColorOption, rawBackgroundColor?: string): string => {
+    if (backgroundColor) {
+        return theme[backgroundColor] as string;
+    }
+    if (rawBackgroundColor) {
+        return rawBackgroundColor;
+    }
+    return 'none';
+};
+
 export const Container =
     styled.div <
     ContainerProps >
@@ -72,7 +83,7 @@ export const Container =
         ${props => props.height && stylesForMedia<string>('height', props.height)}
         ${props => props.borderRadius && stylesForMedia<string>('border-radius', props.borderRadius)}
         ${props => (props.isHidden ? 'visibility: hidden;' : '')}
-        background-color: ${props => (props.backgroundColor ? props.theme[props.backgroundColor] : 'none')};
+        background-color: ${props => getBackgroundColor(props.theme, props.backgroundColor, props.rawBackgroundColor)};
         border-color: ${props => (props.borderColor ? props.theme[props.borderColor] : 'none')};
         &:hover {
             ${props =>
diff --git a/packages/instant/src/components/ui/text.tsx b/packages/instant/src/components/ui/text.tsx
index 8e573d7b9..282477758 100644
--- a/packages/instant/src/components/ui/text.tsx
+++ b/packages/instant/src/components/ui/text.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { darken } from 'polished';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { ColorOption, styled } from '../../style/theme';
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ export const Text: React.StatelessComponent<TextProps> = ({ href, onClick, ...re
     return <StyledText {...rest} onClick={computedOnClick} />;
 };
 
-const darkenOnHoverAmount = 0.3;
+const opacityOnHoverAmount = 0.5;
 export const StyledText =
     styled.div <
     TextProps >
@@ -56,8 +55,7 @@ export const StyledText =
         ${props => (props.textAlign ? `text-align: ${props.textAlign}` : '')};
         ${props => (props.width ? `width: ${props.width}` : '')};
         &:hover {
-            ${props =>
-                props.onClick ? `color: ${darken(darkenOnHoverAmount, props.theme[props.fontColor || 'white'])}` : ''};
+            ${props => (props.onClick ? `opacity: ${opacityOnHoverAmount};` : '')};
         }
     }
 `;