diff --git a/home/alacritty/alacritty.nix b/home/alacritty/alacritty.nix
index e624c8b5..dd83d00e 100644
--- a/home/alacritty/alacritty.nix
+++ b/home/alacritty/alacritty.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ esac";
       padding.y = 0;
       decorations = if stdenv.isDarwin then "Buttonless" else "Full";
       startup_mode = "Windowed";
-      opacity = 0.8;
+      opacity = 0.6;
       blur = true;
       option_as_alt = "OnlyRight";
     };
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ esac";
       size = font-size;
     };
     colors.primary = {
-      background = "#282828";
+      background = "#000000";
       foreground = "#ebdbb2";
     };