diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 856f795..fefd36e 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ set -g status-right-length 40
 set -g monitor-activity on
 set -g terminal-overrides "rxvt-unicode*:sitm@,ritm@"
 
-set -g status-bg "colour0"
+set -g status-bg "colour8"
 set -g message-command-fg "colour7"
 set -g status-justify "left"
 set -g status-left-length "100"
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ set -g pane-border-fg "colour11"
 set -g status-left-attr "none"
 setw -g window-status-fg "colour10"
 setw -g window-status-attr "none"
-setw -g window-status-activity-bg "colour0"
+setw -g window-status-activity-bg "colour8"
 setw -g window-status-activity-attr "none"
 setw -g window-status-activity-fg "colour14"
-setw -g window-status-bg "colour0"
-set -g status-left "#[fg=colour15,bg=colour14,bold] #h #[fg=colour14,bg=colour11,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour7,bg=colour11] #S #[fg=colour11,bg=colour0,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[default]"
-set -g status-right "#[fg=colour10,bg=colour0]#I:#P #[fg=colour11,bg=colour0,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour7,bg=colour11] %a %e #[fg=colour14,bg=colour11,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour7,bg=colour14] %k:%M "
+setw -g window-status-bg "colour8"
+set -g status-left "#[fg=colour15,bg=colour14,bold] #h #[fg=colour14,bg=colour11,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour7,bg=colour11] #S #[fg=colour11,bg=colour8,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[default]"
+set -g status-right "#[fg=colour10,bg=colour8]#I:#P #[fg=colour11,bg=colour8,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour7,bg=colour11] %a %e #[fg=colour14,bg=colour11,nobold,nounderscore,noitalics]#[fg=colour7,bg=colour14] %k:%M "
 setw -g window-status-format " #I:#W "
 setw -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=colour7,bg=colour8] #I:#W #[default]"