diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/themes/ayu.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/themes/ayu.css
index b4571018270ac..ba79c16afd292 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/themes/ayu.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/themes/ayu.css
@@ -129,9 +129,10 @@ pre {
 	color: #ffb44c;
 }
 
-.line-numbers span { color: #5c6773ab; }
+.line-numbers span { color: #5c6773; }
 .line-numbers .line-highlighted {
-	background-color: rgba(255, 236, 164, 0.06) !important;
+	color: #708090;
+	background-color: rgba(255, 236, 164, 0.06);
 	padding-right: 4px;
 	border-right: 1px solid #ffb44c;
 }