diff --git a/explorer/src/App.tsx b/explorer/src/App.tsx
index 138094c1ff..d5b1242ed5 100644
--- a/explorer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/explorer/src/App.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function App() {
   return (
     <>
       <ClusterModal />
-      <div className="main-content">
+      <div className="main-content pb-4">
         <Navbar />
         <MessageBanner />
         <ClusterStatusBanner />
diff --git a/explorer/src/scss/_solana-dark-overrides.scss b/explorer/src/scss/_solana-dark-overrides.scss
index 59d71d64f4..0aa029d102 100644
--- a/explorer/src/scss/_solana-dark-overrides.scss
+++ b/explorer/src/scss/_solana-dark-overrides.scss
@@ -21,10 +21,19 @@ ul.log-messages {
   border-color: $input-border-color;
 }
 
+.navbar {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid $card-outline-color;
+}
+
+.search-bar__placeholder {
+  color: $input-placeholder-color !important;
+}
+
 .search-bar__control {
   background-color: $gray-800-dark !important;
   border-color: $card-outline-color !important;
   box-shadow: $card-box-shadow !important;
+  min-height: 52px !important;
 
   .search-bar__input {
     color: $white !important;
@@ -33,7 +42,7 @@ ul.log-messages {
 
 .search-bar__menu {
   background-color: $gray-800-dark !important;
-  border-color: $card-outline-color !important;
+  border: 1px solid $card-outline-color !important;
   box-shadow: $card-box-shadow !important;
 
   .search-bar__option {
diff --git a/explorer/src/scss/_solana-variables-dark.scss b/explorer/src/scss/_solana-variables-dark.scss
index d4f476d82a..b92c332a54 100644
--- a/explorer/src/scss/_solana-variables-dark.scss
+++ b/explorer/src/scss/_solana-variables-dark.scss
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@
 $body-bg: #161b19 !default;
 
 $black: #232323;
-$white: #eee !default;
+$white: #fff !default;
 $gray-600: #86b8b6;
 $gray-600-dark: #343a37 !default;
 $gray-700-dark: #282d2b !default;
 $gray-800-dark: #1e2423 !default;
 $black-dark: #141816 !default;
+$input-placeholder-color: #ccc !default;
 
 $primary: #1dd79b !default;
 $success: #26e97e !default;
 $warning: #fa62fc !default;
 $card-border-color: $gray-700-dark !default;
-$card-outline-color: $black-dark !default;
+$card-outline-color: #111 !default;
 
 $input-bg: transparent !default;
 $input-border-color: $gray-600-dark !default;