diff --git a/src/lib/core/theming/_palette.scss b/src/lib/core/theming/_palette.scss
index fe51aa24d9ee..7cb73bccaba2 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/theming/_palette.scss
+++ b/src/lib/core/theming/_palette.scss
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ $mat-green: (
     200: $black-87-opacity,
     300: $black-87-opacity,
     400: $black-87-opacity,
-    500: white,
+    500: $black-87-opacity,
     600: white,
     700: white,
     800: $white-87-opacity,