diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/MedalHeaderContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/MedalHeaderContainer.cs
index edb695a00e..2652550fb5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/MedalHeaderContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Header/MedalHeaderContainer.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System.Threading;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
-using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Header.Components;
 using osuTK;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Header
 {
@@ -43,14 +41,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Header
                     Child = new Box
                     {
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Colour = new ColourInfo
-                        {
-                            TopLeft = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.2f),
-                            TopRight = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.2f),
-                            BottomLeft = Color4.Black.Opacity(0),
-                            BottomRight = Color4.Black.Opacity(0)
-                        }
-                    },
+                        Colour = ColourInfo.GradientVertical(Colour4.Black.Opacity(0.2f), Colour4.Black.Opacity(0))
+                    }
                 },
                 badgeFlowContainer = new FillFlowContainer
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/UserProfileOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/UserProfileOverlay.cs
index cf7bb56cb8..b6ff78b09b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/UserProfileOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/UserProfileOverlay.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         [Resolved]
         private RulesetStore rulesets { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        public const float CONTENT_X_MARGIN = 70;
+        public const float CONTENT_X_MARGIN = 50;
 
         public UserProfileOverlay()
             : base(OverlayColourScheme.Pink)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         protected override ProfileHeader CreateHeader() => new ProfileHeader();
 
-        protected override Color4 BackgroundColour => ColourProvider.Background6;
+        protected override Color4 BackgroundColour => ColourProvider.Background5;
 
         public void ShowUser(IUser user, IRulesetInfo? ruleset = null)
         {