diff --git a/Session/Home/New Conversation/NewConversationVC.swift b/Session/Home/New Conversation/NewConversationVC.swift
index abb4a6342..ef4441192 100644
--- a/Session/Home/New Conversation/NewConversationVC.swift	
+++ b/Session/Home/New Conversation/NewConversationVC.swift	
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ final class NewConversationVC: BaseVC, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSourc
     }()
     
     private lazy var contactsTableView: UITableView = {
-        let result = UITableView()
+        let result = UITableView(frame: .zero, style: .grouped)
         result.delegate = self
         result.dataSource = self
-        result.separatorStyle = .none
+        result.backgroundColor = Colors.navigationBarBackground
         if #available(iOS 15.0, *) {
             result.sectionHeaderTopPadding = 0
         }
@@ -85,14 +85,15 @@ final class NewConversationVC: BaseVC, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSourc
             frame: CGRect(
                 x: 0, y: 0,
                 width: UIScreen.main.bounds.width,
-                height: NewConversationButton.height * 3 + Values.smallSpacing * 2 + Values.mediumFontSize
+                height: NewConversationButton.height * 3 + Values.mediumSpacing * 2 + Values.mediumFontSize
             )
         )
         headerView.addSubview(buttonStackViewContainer)
-        buttonStackViewContainer.pin([ UIView.HorizontalEdge.leading, UIView.HorizontalEdge.trailing, UIView.VerticalEdge.top ], to: headerView)
+        buttonStackViewContainer.pin([ UIView.HorizontalEdge.leading, UIView.HorizontalEdge.trailing], to: headerView)
+        buttonStackViewContainer.pin(.top, to: .top, of: headerView, withInset: Values.verySmallSpacing)
         headerView.addSubview(contactsTitleLabel)
         contactsTitleLabel.pin(.leading, to: .leading, of: headerView, withInset: Values.mediumSpacing)
-        contactsTitleLabel.pin(.top, to: .bottom, of: buttonStackViewContainer, withInset: Values.smallSpacing)
+        contactsTitleLabel.pin(.top, to: .bottom, of: buttonStackViewContainer, withInset: Values.mediumSpacing)
         
         contactsTableView.tableHeaderView = headerView
         view.addSubview(contactsTableView)
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ final class NewConversationVC: BaseVC, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSourc
     func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
         let cell: UserCell = tableView.dequeue(type: UserCell.self, for: indexPath)
         let profile = newConversationViewModel.sectionData[indexPath.section].contacts[indexPath.row]
+        cell.backgroundColor = Colors.sessionNewConversationCellBackground
         cell.update(
             with: profile.id,
             profile: profile,
@@ -151,6 +153,10 @@ final class NewConversationVC: BaseVC, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSourc
         SessionApp.presentConversation(for: sessionId, action: .compose, animated: false)
     }
     
+    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, willDisplayHeaderView view: UIView, forSection section: Int) {
+        view.backgroundColor = Colors.navigationBarBackground
+    }
+    
     // MARK: - Interaction
     
     @objc private func handleTap(_ gestureRecognizer: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
@@ -201,6 +207,7 @@ private final class NewConversationButton: UIView {
         self.title = title
         self.shouldShowSeparator = shouldShowSeparator
         super.init(frame: .zero)
+        self.backgroundColor = Colors.sessionNewConversationCellBackground
         setUpViewHierarchy()
     }
     
diff --git a/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.swift b/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.swift
index fc86b45a6..9749710b2 100644
--- a/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.swift	
+++ b/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.swift	
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@ public final class Colors : NSObject {
     @objc public static var sessionMessageRequestsInfoText: UIColor { UIColor(named: "session_message_requests_info_text")! }
     @objc public static var sessionEmojiPlusButtonBackground: UIColor { UIColor(named: "session_emoji_plus_button_background")! }
     @objc public static var sessionContactsSearchBarBackground: UIColor { UIColor(named: "session_contacts_search_bar_background")! }
+    @objc public static var sessionNewConversationCellBackground: UIColor { UIColor(named: "session_new_conversation_cell_background")! }
 }
diff --git a/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.xcassets/session_cell_background.colorset/Contents.json b/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.xcassets/session_cell_background.colorset/Contents.json
index 9cece1931..0ecfa5c92 100644
--- a/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.xcassets/session_cell_background.colorset/Contents.json	
+++ b/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.xcassets/session_cell_background.colorset/Contents.json	
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
         "color-space" : "srgb",
         "components" : {
           "alpha" : "1.000",
-          "blue" : "252",
-          "green" : "252",
-          "red" : "252"
+          "blue" : "0xFC",
+          "green" : "0xFC",
+          "red" : "0xFC"
         }
       },
       "idiom" : "universal"
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
         "color-space" : "srgb",
         "components" : {
           "alpha" : "1.000",
-          "blue" : "22",
-          "green" : "22",
-          "red" : "22"
+          "blue" : "0x16",
+          "green" : "0x16",
+          "red" : "0x16"
         }
       },
       "idiom" : "universal"
diff --git a/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.xcassets/session_new_conversation_cell_background.colorset/Contents.json b/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.xcassets/session_new_conversation_cell_background.colorset/Contents.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e24ec0831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SessionUIKit/Style Guide/Colors.xcassets/session_new_conversation_cell_background.colorset/Contents.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "colors" : [
+    {
+      "color" : {
+        "color-space" : "srgb",
+        "components" : {
+          "alpha" : "1.000",
+          "blue" : "0xFF",
+          "green" : "0xFF",
+          "red" : "0xFF"
+        }
+      },
+      "idiom" : "universal"
+    },
+    {
+      "appearances" : [
+        {
+          "appearance" : "luminosity",
+          "value" : "dark"
+        }
+      ],
+      "color" : {
+        "color-space" : "srgb",
+        "components" : {
+          "alpha" : "1.000",
+          "blue" : "0x1B",
+          "green" : "0x1B",
+          "red" : "0x1B"
+        }
+      },
+      "idiom" : "universal"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info" : {
+    "author" : "xcode",
+    "version" : 1
+  }
+}