diff --git a/awesome/awesome/rc.lua b/awesome/awesome/rc.lua
index d2de976..c6a6d88 100644
--- a/awesome/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/awesome/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ memwidget = awful.widget.progressbar()
 memwidget:set_width(10)
 memwidget:set_height(20)
 memwidget:set_vertical(true)
-memwidget:set_background_color('#494B4F')
+memwidget:set_background_color('#111111')
 memwidget:set_color('#AECF96')
 memwidget:set_gradient_colors({ '#AECF96', '#88A175', '#FF5656' })
 -- RAM usage tooltip
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ vicious.register(memwidget, vicious.widgets.mem,
 cpuwidget = awful.widget.graph()
 cpuwidget:set_width(30)
 cpuwidget:set_height(20)
-cpuwidget:set_background_color("#494B4F")
+cpuwidget:set_background_color("#111111")
 cpuwidget:set_color("#FF5656")
 cpuwidget:set_gradient_colors({ "#FF5656", "#88A175", "#AECF96" })
 cpuwidget_t = awful.tooltip({ objects = { cpuwidget.widget },})
diff --git a/awesome/awesome/zenburn_LR/theme.lua b/awesome/awesome/zenburn_LR/theme.lua
index 87d574a..6828aff 100644
--- a/awesome/awesome/zenburn_LR/theme.lua
+++ b/awesome/awesome/zenburn_LR/theme.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ theme.fg_normal = "#DCDCCC"
 theme.fg_focus  = "#F0DFAF"
 theme.fg_urgent = "#CC9393"
 theme.bg_normal = "#000000"
-theme.bg_focus  = "#333333"
+theme.bg_focus  = "#111111"
 theme.bg_urgent = "#3F3F3F"
 -- }}}