diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart b/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart
index f0bcb5a71..e358ab039 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Message extends StatelessWidget {
     final ownMessage = event.senderId == client.userID;
     final alignment = ownMessage ? Alignment.topRight : Alignment.topLeft;
 
-    var color = theme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHigh;
+    var color = theme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest;
     final displayTime = event.type == EventTypes.RoomCreate ||
         nextEvent == null ||
         !event.originServerTs.sameEnvironment(nextEvent!.originServerTs);
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ class Message extends StatelessWidget {
                                                   cursor:
                                                       SystemMouseCursors.click,
                                                   child: PressableButton(
+                                                    buttonHeight: 5,
                                                     triggerAnimation: controller
                                                         .showToolbarStream
                                                         .stream
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart
index 976d38933..9b45c4559 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ class OverlayMessage extends StatelessWidget {
           ownMessage && previousEventSameSender ? hardCorner : roundedCorner,
     );
 
-    // ignore: deprecated_member_use
-    var color = theme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHigh;
+    var color = theme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest;
     if (ownMessage) {
       color = displayEvent.status.isError
           ? Colors.redAccent