diff --git a/ui/new/css/main.css b/ui/new/css/main.css
index 15a2a60193e..2c28a9c1158 100644
--- a/ui/new/css/main.css
+++ b/ui/new/css/main.css
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 html,body{
 	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 	font-size:11px;
-	color:#717171;
+	color:#333;
 	height:auto;
 	font-weight:normal;
 	background:#00374e url(../images/login_bg.gif) repeat-x top left;
@@ -2190,9 +2190,10 @@ a:hover.search_button {
 	padding:0 0 4px 0;
 }
 
-.midmenu_content.selected{
-	background:#626262 url(../images/leftmenu_selected.gif) repeat-x top left;7497ae url(../images/mid_addingbg.gif) repeat-x top left;
-	color:#FFF;
+.midmenu_content.selected {
+	background:#626262 url(../images/leftmenu_selected.gif) repeat-x top left;
+	color:#FFF !important;
+
 }
 
 .midmenu_content.inaction{
@@ -2228,6 +2229,17 @@ a:hover.search_button {
 }
 
 .midmenu_textbox p {
+	width:165px;
+	height:auto;
+	float:left;
+	text-align:left;
+	font-weight:normal;
+	font-size:11px;
+	margin:3px 0 0 0;
+	padding:0;
+	
+}
+.midmenu_textbox span {
 	width:165px;
 	height:auto;
 	float:left;
@@ -2236,6 +2248,7 @@ a:hover.search_button {
 	font-size:10px;
 	margin:3px 0 0 0;
 	padding:0;
+	color:#999;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ui/new/index.jsp b/ui/new/index.jsp
index 3c680df2531..bee9823d813 100644
--- a/ui/new/index.jsp
+++ b/ui/new/index.jsp
@@ -684,12 +684,12 @@ long milliseconds = new Date().getTime();
             <div class="midmenu_icons" id="icon_container" style="display: none">
                 <img id="icon" /></div>
             <div class="midmenu_textbox">
-                <p style="font-size: 11px;">
+                <p>
                     <strong id="first_row">&nbsp;</strong>
                 </p>
-                <p id="second_row_container">
+                <span id="second_row_container">
                     <span id="second_row">&nbsp;</span>
-                </p>
+                </span>
             </div>
             <div class="midmenu_inactionloader" id="spinning_wheel" style="display: none;">
             </div>