diff --git a/themes/nord/src/index.ts b/themes/nord/src/index.ts
index a23bbb711..f38a0fa2f 100644
--- a/themes/nord/src/index.ts
+++ b/themes/nord/src/index.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ export const defaultSettingsNord: CreateThemeOptions['settings'] = {
   background: '#2e3440',
   foreground: '#FFFFFF',
   caret: '#FFFFFF',
-  selection: '#4b556a',
-  selectionMatch: '#4b556a',
+  selection: '#00000073',
+  selectionMatch: '#00000073',
   gutterBackground: '#2e3440',
   gutterForeground: '#4c566a',
   gutterActiveForeground: '#d8dee9',