diff --git a/dot_config/polybar/config.ini.tmpl b/dot_config/polybar/config.ini.tmpl
index e4c20cbe71d48c5ab5ec4cee6dcb40a517ef5364..cb2e5f25dea0a512833f3a8d22edeec641aff105 100644
--- a/dot_config/polybar/config.ini.tmpl
+++ b/dot_config/polybar/config.ini.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [colors]
 background = ${xrdb:background}
-background-alt = ${xrdb:color0}
+background-alt = ${xrdb:color7}
 foreground = ${xrdb:foreground}
 foreground-alt = ${xrdb:color0}
 primary = ${xrdb:color1}