diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 6fac96f..12345c7 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * font: see http://freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html
  */
 static char *font = "JetBrainsMono:size=10:antialias=true:autohint=true";
-static int borderpx = 12;
+static int borderpx = 8;
 
 /*
  * What program is execed by st depends of these precedence rules:
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static const char *colorname[] = {
 	/* 8 normal colors */
-	[0] = "#121212", /* hard contrast: #1d2021 / soft contrast: #32302f */
+	[0] = "#1d2021", /* hard contrast: #1d2021 / soft contrast: #32302f */
 	[1] = "#cc241d", /* red     */
 	[2] = "#98971a", /* green   */
 	[3] = "#d79921", /* yellow  */