diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/projects/project-listing.component.scss b/dmp-frontend/src/app/projects/project-listing.component.scss
index 8da81cd62..4c0f55d9d 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/projects/project-listing.component.scss
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/projects/project-listing.component.scss
@@ -28,4 +28,8 @@
 
 mat-row:hover { 
     background-color: lightgray;
-}
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+}
+
+mat-row:nth-child(odd){
+    background-color:#eef0fb;
+    }
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