diff --git a/.Xresources b/.Xresources
index 5e9a591..ffdca06 100644
--- a/.Xresources
+++ b/.Xresources
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 !! st
 st.font: DejaVu Sans Mono:size=9
+st.background: #121212
 st.foreground: #ebdbb2
 st.cursorColor: #ebdbb2
 st.color0: #282828
@@ -18,16 +19,16 @@ st.color12: #83a598
 st.color13: #d3869b
 st.color14: #8ec07c
 st.color15: #ebdbb2
-st.alpha: 0.90
+st.alpha: 0.97
 
 !! dmenu
 dmenu.font: Terminus:size=12
 dmenu.normbgcolor: #121212
-dmenu.normfgcolor: #ebdbb2
+dmenu.normfgcolor: #cccccc
 dmenu.selbgcolor: #83a598
 dmenu.selfgcolor: #282828
 dmenu.normhifgcolor: #fb4934
-dmenu.normhibgcolor: #282828
+dmenu.normhibgcolor: #121212
 dmenu.selhifgcolor: #282828
 dmenu.selhibgcolor: #fb4934