diff --git a/terminator/terminator/config b/terminator/terminator/config
index 49a4eaf..42899ba 100644
--- a/terminator/terminator/config
+++ b/terminator/terminator/config
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   [[default]]
     scrollbar_position = hidden
     palette = "#000000:#cc0000:#4e9a06:#c4a000:#3465a4:#75507b:#06989a:#d3d7cf:#555753:#ef2929:#8ae234:#fce94f:#729fcf:#ad7fa8:#34e2e2:#eeeeec"
-    background_darkness = 0.74
+    background_darkness = 0.91
     scrollback_lines = 5000
     background_type = transparent
     use_system_font = False