diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 63350a2..e8d6e84 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -109,32 +109,31 @@ float alpha = 0.8;
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static const char *colorname[] = {
 	/* 8 normal colors */
-	"black",
-	"red3",
-	"green3",
-	"yellow3",
-	"blue2",
-	"magenta3",
-	"cyan3",
-	"gray90",
+	[0] = "#1e1f22", /* black   */
+	[1] = "#e84f4f", /* red     */
+	[2] = "#1bcf39", /* green   */
+	[3] = "#d7d025", /* yellow  */
+	[4] = "#4168ef", /* blue    */
+	[5] = "#da5f8e", /* magenta */
+	[6] = "#7adce7", /* cyan    */
+	[7] = "#cccccc", /* white   */
 
 	/* 8 bright colors */
-	"gray50",
-	"red",
-	"green",
-	"yellow",
-	"#5c5cff",
-	"magenta",
-	"cyan",
-	"white",
+	[8]  = "#666666", /* black   */
+	[9]  = "#d23d3d", /* red     */
+	[10] = "#5be569", /* green   */
+	[11] = "#efa21f", /* yellow  */
+	[12] = "#3795f4", /* blue    */
+	[13] = "#ef91b6", /* magenta */
+	[14] = "#b7ebf1", /* cyan    */
+	[15] = "#ffffff", /* white   */
 
 	[255] = 0,
-
 	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
-	"#cccccc",
-	"#555555",
-	"gray90", /* default foreground colour */
-	"black", /* default background colour */
+	"#add8e6", /* 256 -> cursor */
+	"#555555", /* 257 -> rev cursor*/
+	"#ffffff", /* 258 -> fg */
+	"#000000", /* 259 -> bg */
 };