diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/execution/TaskGraph.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/execution/TaskGraph.tsx
index d7357e0..4495e48 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/execution/TaskGraph.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/execution/TaskGraph.tsx
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ export function TaskGraph({
             )}
 
             {isParallel ? (
-              <div className="relative rounded-lg border border-dashed border-border/60 px-0.5 pb-0.5 pt-3">
-                <span className="absolute -top-2 left-2 rounded-sm bg-background px-1.5 py-px text-[8px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-muted-foreground/50">
+              <div className="relative rounded-lg border border-dashed border-border px-0.5 pb-0.5 pt-3">
+                <span className="absolute -top-2 left-2 rounded-sm bg-background px-1.5 py-px text-[8px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-muted-foreground/70">
                   Parallel &middot; {col.phases.length}
                 </span>
                 <div className="space-y-px">
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ function TaskLayerConnector({ completed }: { completed: boolean }) {
       <div
         className={cn(
           "h-2.5 w-[2px] rounded-full",
-          completed ? "bg-status-success-dot/50" : "bg-border/70",
+          completed ? "bg-status-success-dot/50" : "bg-border",
         )}
       />
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/pipeline/PipelineGraph.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/pipeline/PipelineGraph.tsx
index be9d74a..46cf5a5 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/pipeline/PipelineGraph.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/pipeline/PipelineGraph.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function PipelineGraph({ columns, tasksByPhase, taskDepsByPhase, dependen
             {idx > 0 && (
               <div className="flex items-center self-center px-1 py-4">
                 <div className="h-px w-8 border-t border-dashed border-border" />
-                <div className="h-0 w-0 border-y-[3px] border-l-[5px] border-y-transparent border-l-muted-foreground/40" />
+                <div className="h-0 w-0 border-y-[3px] border-l-[5px] border-y-transparent border-l-muted-foreground/60" />
               </div>
             )}
             <PipelineStageColumn
diff --git a/apps/web/src/index.css b/apps/web/src/index.css
index 71194f6..2e3986d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/index.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/index.css
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     --terminal-bg: 240 6% 7%;
     --terminal-fg: 120 100% 80%;
     --terminal-muted: 240 5% 55%;
-    --terminal-border: 240 4% 16%;
+    --terminal-border: 240 4% 22%;
     --terminal-selection: 239 84% 67%;
     --terminal-system: 240 5% 55%;
     --terminal-tool: 217 91% 60%;
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@
     --destructive: 0 63% 31%;
     --destructive-foreground: 0 0% 100%;
 
-    --border: 240 4% 16%;
-    --input: 240 4% 16%;
+    --border: 240 4% 22%;
+    --input: 240 4% 22%;
     --ring: 239 84% 67%;
 
     /* Surface level 3 for command palette */
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
     --terminal-bg: 240 5% 11%;
     --terminal-fg: 120 100% 80%;
     --terminal-muted: 240 5% 55%;
-    --terminal-border: 240 4% 16%;
+    --terminal-border: 240 4% 22%;
     --terminal-selection: 239 84% 67%;
     --terminal-system: 240 5% 55%;
     --terminal-tool: 217 91% 60%;