diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 139462bb44..33ff5c2ff8 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ $table-cell-padding-x-sm:     .25rem !default;
 
 $table-cell-vertical-align:   top !default;
 
-$table-color:                 var(--#{$prefix}body-color) !default;
+$table-color:                 var(--#{$prefix}emphasis-color) !default;
 $table-bg:                    var(--#{$prefix}body-bg) !default;
 $table-accent-bg:             transparent !default;
 
@@ -742,17 +742,17 @@ $table-th-font-weight:        null !default;
 
 $table-striped-color:         $table-color !default;
 $table-striped-bg-factor:     .05 !default;
-$table-striped-bg:            rgba($black, $table-striped-bg-factor) !default;
+$table-striped-bg:            rgba(var(--#{$prefix}emphasis-color-rgb), $table-striped-bg-factor) !default;
 
 $table-active-color:          $table-color !default;
 $table-active-bg-factor:      .1 !default;
-$table-active-bg:             rgba($black, $table-active-bg-factor) !default;
+$table-active-bg:             rgba(var(--#{$prefix}emphasis-color-rgb), $table-active-bg-factor) !default;
 
 $table-hover-color:           $table-color !default;
 $table-hover-bg-factor:       .075 !default;
-$table-hover-bg:              rgba($black, $table-hover-bg-factor) !default;
+$table-hover-bg:              rgba(var(--#{$prefix}emphasis-color-rgb), $table-hover-bg-factor) !default;
 
-$table-border-factor:         .1 !default;
+$table-border-factor:         .2 !default;
 $table-border-width:          var(--#{$prefix}border-width) !default;
 $table-border-color:          var(--#{$prefix}border-color) !default;