diff --git a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/popover-region.scss b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/popover-region.scss
index 355a379657b..4d206d1d414 100644
--- a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/popover-region.scss
+++ b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/popover-region.scss
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ $content-header-footer-height: $region-header-height + $region-footer-height;
 .count-container {
     padding: 2px;
     border-radius: 2px;
-    background-color: red;
+    background-color: $danger;
     color: white;
     font-size: 11px;
     line-height: 11px;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ $content-header-footer-height: $region-header-height + $region-footer-height;
     .count-container {
         padding: 2px;
         border-radius: 2px;
-        background-color: red;
+        background-color: $danger;
         color: white;
         font-size: 11px;
         line-height: 11px;
diff --git a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
index edc0bc0fca7..4a5e3ae669e 100644
--- a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
@@ -19034,7 +19034,7 @@ body {
 .count-container {
   padding: 2px;
   border-radius: 2px;
-  background-color: red;
+  background-color: #ca3120;
   color: white;
   font-size: 11px;
   line-height: 11px;
@@ -19122,7 +19122,7 @@ body {
 .navbar .count-container {
   padding: 2px;
   border-radius: 2px;
-  background-color: red;
+  background-color: #ca3120;
   color: white;
   font-size: 11px;
   line-height: 11px;
diff --git a/theme/classic/style/moodle.css b/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
index d9987a3a674..11abc71407e 100644
--- a/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
@@ -19223,7 +19223,7 @@ body {
 .count-container {
   padding: 2px;
   border-radius: 2px;
-  background-color: red;
+  background-color: #ca3120;
   color: white;
   font-size: 11px;
   line-height: 11px;
@@ -19311,7 +19311,7 @@ body {
 .navbar .count-container {
   padding: 2px;
   border-radius: 2px;
-  background-color: red;
+  background-color: #ca3120;
   color: white;
   font-size: 11px;
   line-height: 11px;