diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index ddb8d51..2b1995a 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ static const int showbar            = 1;        /* 0 means no bar */
 static const int topbar             = 1;        /* 0 means bottom bar */
 static const char *fonts[]          = { "monospace:size=10" };
 static const char dmenufont[]       = "monospace:size=10";
-static const char col_gray1[]       = "#222222";
+static const char col_gray1[]       = "#141414";
 static const char col_gray2[]       = "#444444";
 static const char col_gray3[]       = "#bbbbbb";
 static const char col_gray4[]       = "#eeeeee";
-static const char col_cyan[]        = "#005577";
+static const char col_cyan[]        = "#224488";
 static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 	/*               fg         bg         border   */
 	[SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_gray1, col_gray2 },