diff --git a/petrol-theme.el b/petrol-theme.el
index d6dcc3a..3b2dbc0 100644
--- a/petrol-theme.el
+++ b/petrol-theme.el
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@
                                      )
                         ))
                )
-   `(mode-line-inactive ((,class (:background "#cccccc"
+   `(mode-line-inactive ((,class (:background "#1c4a5c"
                                               :foreground "#f2f2f2"
-                                              :box (:line-width 5 :color "#cccccc")
+                                              :box (:line-width 5 :color "#1c4a5c")
                                               )
                                  ))
                         )