diff --git a/gui/src/rust/ensogl/lib/theme/src/lib.rs b/gui/src/rust/ensogl/lib/theme/src/lib.rs
index 09f2352e4d..27932a7982 100644
--- a/gui/src/rust/ensogl/lib/theme/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gui/src/rust/ensogl/lib/theme/src/lib.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ define_themes! { [light:0, dark:1]
     graph_editor {
         node {
             background         = Rgba(0.984,0.992,1.0,1.0) , Lcha(0.2,0.014,0.18,1.0);
-            background.skipped = Lcha(0.98,0.014,0.18,1.0) , Lcha(0.15,0.014,0.18,1.0);
+            background.skipped = graph_editor::node::background , Lcha(0.15,0.014,0.18,1.0);
             selection      = selection, selection;
             selection {
                 size = 10.0 , 5.0;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ define_themes! { [light:0, dark:1]
             }
         }
         visualization {
-            background = Lcha(0.98,0.014,0.18,1.0) , Lcha(0.2,0.014,0.18,1.0);
+            background = graph_editor::node::background , Lcha(0.2,0.014,0.18,1.0);
             text           = Lcha(0.0,0.0,0.0,0.7)   , Lcha(1.0,0.0,0.0,0.7);
             text.selection = Lcha(0.7,0.0,0.125,0.7) , Lcha(0.7,0.0,0.125,0.7);
             error {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ define_themes! { [light:0, dark:1]
     }
     component {
         label {
-            background = Lcha(0.98,0.014,0.18,1.0) , Lcha(0.2,0.014,0.18,1.0);
+            background = graph_editor::node::background , Lcha(0.2,0.014,0.18,1.0);
             text       = Lcha(0.0,0.0,0.0,0.7) , Lcha(1.0,0.0,0.0,0.7);
             text {
                 offset = 00.0, 00.0;
diff --git a/gui/src/rust/ide/view/graph-editor/src/component/visualization/container.rs b/gui/src/rust/ide/view/graph-editor/src/component/visualization/container.rs
index 2d4471ed0d..e9bed8e641 100644
--- a/gui/src/rust/ide/view/graph-editor/src/component/visualization/container.rs
+++ b/gui/src/rust/ide/view/graph-editor/src/component/visualization/container.rs
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ pub mod background {
             let sel_size   = style.get_number(theme::selection::size);
             let sel_offset = style.get_number(theme::selection::offset);
 
-            let sel_width   = &width  - 2.px() + &sel_offset.px() * 2.0 * &selection;
-            let sel_height  = &height - 2.px() + &sel_offset.px() * 2.0 * &selection;
+            let sel_width   = &width  - 1.px() + &sel_offset.px() * 2.0 * &selection;
+            let sel_height  = &height - 1.px() + &sel_offset.px() * 2.0 * &selection;
             let sel_radius  = &corner_radius + &sel_offset.px();
             let select      = Rect((&sel_width,&sel_height)).corners_radius(&sel_radius);
 
             let sel2_width  = &width  - 2.px() + &(sel_size + sel_offset).px() * 2.0 * &selection;
             let sel2_height = &height - 2.px() + &(sel_size + sel_offset).px() * 2.0 * &selection;
-            let sel2_radius = &corner_radius + &(sel_size + sel_offset).px();
+            let sel2_radius = &corner_radius + &sel_offset.px() + &sel_size.px() * &selection;
             let select2     = Rect((&sel2_width,&sel2_height)).corners_radius(&sel2_radius);
 
             let select = select2 - select;