diff --git a/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css b/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
index 8bd5a1947..11d1e9b11 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
+++ b/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
@@ -8668,6 +8668,7 @@ ul.breadcrumb span {
 }
 .list_header {
   font-weight: bold;
+  background-color: #eeeeee;
 }
 .list_container {
   margin-top: 4px;
@@ -8690,6 +8691,9 @@ ul.breadcrumb span {
 .list_item a {
   text-decoration: none;
 }
+.list_item:nth-child(odd) {
+  background-color: #f6f6f6;
+}
 .action_col {
   text-align: right;
 }