$euiSideNavEmphasizedBackgroundColor: transparentize($euiColorLightShade, .7);

// Simulates the transparent backround on top of the page background to get an opaque color
// in order to get the right contrast for text
@function euiSideNavEmphasizedContrast($textColor, $ratio: $euiContrastRatioText) {
  $backgroundColorSimulated: mix($euiPageBackgroundColor, $euiColorLightShade, 70%);
  $color: makeHighContrastColor($textColor, $backgroundColorSimulated, $ratio);
  @return $color;
}

// Ensure all the possible text color have proper contrast when "emphasized"
$euiSideNavRootTextcolor: euiSideNavEmphasizedContrast($euiTitleColor);
$euiSideNavBranchTextcolor: euiSideNavEmphasizedContrast($euiTextSubduedColor);
$euiSideNavSelectedTextcolor: euiSideNavEmphasizedContrast($euiColorPrimary);
$euiSideNavDisabledTextcolor: euiSideNavEmphasizedContrast($euiButtonColorDisabledText, $euiContrastRatioDisabled);