I'm using Angular 7 with Material Snackbar. I want to changes the color of Snackbar to green. In app.component.ts, I have: this.snackBarRef = this.snackBar.open(result.localized_message, 'X', { duration: 4000, verticalPosition: 'top', panelClass: 'notif-success' }); this.snackBarRef.onAction().subscribe(() => { this.snackBarRef.dismiss(); }); In app.component.scss, I have: .notif-success { color: #155724 !important; // green background-color: #d4edda !important; border-color: #c3e6cb !important; .mat-simple-snackbar-action { color: #155724 !important; } } But the Snackbar is still shown in its default colors. I can see that the notif-success class has been applied to the snackbar <snack-bar-container class="mat-snack-bar-container ng-tns-c18-84 ng-trigger ng-trigger-state notif-success mat-snack-bar-center mat-snack-bar-top ng-star-inserted" role="status" style="transform: scale(1); opacity: 1;"> Why is the custom css not working? Continue reading...