Apparently it should be like this (just digged into the default GNOME theme)
.menu .menuitem:active, .menu .menuitem *:active, .menu .menuitem:hover, .menu .menuitem *:hover { color: @theme_selected_fg_color; }
Apparently it should be like this (just digged into the default GNOME theme)
.menu .menuitem:active, selected_ fg_color;
.menu .menuitem *:active,
.menu .menuitem:hover,
.menu .menuitem *:hover {
color: @theme_
}