diff --git a/static/css/style.css b/static/css/style.css
index e49d9cd..dd01305 100644
--- a/static/css/style.css
+++ b/static/css/style.css
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ body {
   margin: auto;
   padding: 1em;
   line-height: 1.5;
-  background: #0f0f11;
+  background: #110e0e;
   color:#fbfaff;
 }
 
 a {
-  color: #eae6f8;
+  color: #ff4949;
 }
 
 /* header and footer areas */
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ a {
 .menu li { display: inline-block;}
 .article-meta, .menu a {
   text-decoration: none;
-  background:#0f0f11; 
+  background:#292323; 
   padding: 5px;
   border-radius: 5px;
 }
+.menu h1 {
+  border-left: 4px solid #ff4646;
+}
+.menu a:hover {
+  border-bottom: solid #ff4646;
+}
 .article-meta, footer { text-align: center;}
 .title { font-size: 1.1em; }
 footer a { text-decoration: none; }