diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/CursesDriver/CursesDriver.cs b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/CursesDriver/CursesDriver.cs
index 1cd4b6dad..6b5aa1a1a 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/CursesDriver/CursesDriver.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/CursesDriver/CursesDriver.cs
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 
 				Colors.Base.Normal = MakeColor (Color.White, Color.Blue);
 				Colors.Base.Focus = MakeColor (Color.Black, Color.Gray);
-				Colors.Base.HotNormal = MakeColor (Color.Cyan, Color.Blue);
+				Colors.Base.HotNormal = MakeColor (Color.BrightCyan, Color.Blue);
 				Colors.Base.HotFocus = MakeColor (Color.BrightBlue, Color.Gray);
 				Colors.Base.Disabled = MakeColor (Color.DarkGray, Color.Blue);
 
diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/NetDriver.cs b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/NetDriver.cs
index e30e97315..95e93391a 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/NetDriver.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/NetDriver.cs
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 
 			Colors.Base.Normal = MakeColor (ConsoleColor.White, ConsoleColor.DarkBlue);
 			Colors.Base.Focus = MakeColor (ConsoleColor.Black, ConsoleColor.Gray);
-			Colors.Base.HotNormal = MakeColor (ConsoleColor.DarkCyan, ConsoleColor.DarkBlue);
+			Colors.Base.HotNormal = MakeColor (ConsoleColor.Cyan, ConsoleColor.DarkBlue);
 			Colors.Base.HotFocus = MakeColor (ConsoleColor.Blue, ConsoleColor.Gray);
 			Colors.Base.Disabled = MakeColor (ConsoleColor.DarkGray, ConsoleColor.DarkBlue);