diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index 208be57d..f906fb1c 100644
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set list
 let &fillchars = "vert:\u2502,fold: ,diff:\u00b7"
 let &colorcolumn = join(range(80, 99), ',')
 if s:is_color
-    autocmd ColorScheme * highlight ColorColumn ctermbg=black
+    autocmd ColorScheme * highlight ColorColumn ctermbg=235
     autocmd ColorScheme * highlight error cterm=none ctermbg=darkred
         \ ctermfg=black
     autocmd ColorScheme * highlight InvalidWhitespace ctermbg=black