diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
index 7ad6aa2a626..ac18752b75b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
       code {
         border: none;
         display: inline;
-        background: ${colorManipulator.darken(tooltipBg, 0.3)};
+        background: ${colorManipulator.darken(tooltipBg, 0.1)};
         color: ${tooltipText};
       }
 
-      strong,
-      em {
-        color: ${colorManipulator.emphasize(tooltipBg)};
+      pre {
+        background: ${colorManipulator.darken(tooltipBg, 0.1)};
+        color: ${tooltipText};
       }
 
       a {