diff --git a/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/components/blockTools.styl b/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/components/blockTools.styl
index ea5ed75345..5ca8b863df 100644
--- a/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/components/blockTools.styl
+++ b/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/components/blockTools.styl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-$tool-inactive-color = #bbbbbb
+$tool-inactive-color = #333333
 $tool-inactive-secondary-color = #ffffff
-$tool-hover-color = #333333
+$tool-hover-color = #bbbbbb
 $tool-hover-secondary-color = #ffffff
 $tool-active-color = #d2d2d4
 $tool-active-secondary-color = #ffffff
diff --git a/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/social.styl b/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/social.styl
index 4bf90833c3..6e16ea7fe3 100644
--- a/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/social.styl
+++ b/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/social.styl
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ $active-social-icon-set-border-color = #adadad
 $active-social-icon-set-background-color = #daebf2
 $social-icon-set-hover-border-color = $primary-active-color
 
-$tool-inactive-color = #bbbbbb
-$tool-hover-color = #333333
+$tool-inactive-color = #333333
+$tool-hover-color = #bbbbbb
 $tool-active-color = #d2d2d4
 
 $tool-width = 16px