diff --git a/lua/cosmic/core/statusline/init.lua b/lua/cosmic/core/statusline/init.lua
index ef3bd57..49194ba 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/core/statusline/init.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/core/statusline/init.lua
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ gls.left = {
         local label, mode_color, mode_nested = unpack(m)
         highlight('GalaxyViMode', mode_color, mode_nested)
         highlight('GalaxyViModeInv', mode_nested, mode_color)
-        highlight('GalaxyViModeNested', mode_nested, colors.bg)
-        highlight('GalaxyViModeNestedInv', colors.bg, mode_nested)
-        highlight('GalaxyPercentBracket', colors.bg, mode_color)
-        highlight('GalaxyText', colors.bg, mode_color)
+        highlight('GalaxyViModeNested', mode_nested, colors.bg_dark)
+        highlight('GalaxyViModeNestedInv', colors.bg_dark, mode_nested)
+        highlight('GalaxyPercentBracket', colors.bg_dark, mode_color)
+        highlight('GalaxyText', colors.bg_dark, mode_color)
 
         highlight('GalaxyGitLCBracket', mode_nested, mode_color)
 
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ gls.left = {
           highlight('GalaxyViModeBracket', mode_nested, mode_color)
         else
           if condition.check_git_workspace() then
-            highlight('GalaxyGitLCBracket', colors.bg, mode_color)
+            highlight('GalaxyGitLCBracket', colors.bg_dark, mode_color)
           end
-          highlight('GalaxyViModeBracket', colors.bg, mode_color)
+          highlight('GalaxyViModeBracket', colors.bg_dark, mode_color)
         end
         return '  ' .. label .. ' '
       end,
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ gls.left = {
       provider = 'DiffAdd',
       icon = '  ',
       condition = check_width_and_git_and_buffer,
-      highlight = { colors.diffAdd, colors.bg },
+      highlight = { colors.diffAdd, colors.bg_dark },
     },
   },
   {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ gls.left = {
       provider = 'DiffModified',
       condition = check_width_and_git_and_buffer,
       icon = '  ',
-      highlight = { colors.diffModified, colors.bg },
+      highlight = { colors.diffModified, colors.bg_dark },
     },
   },
   {
@@ -264,13 +264,13 @@ gls.left = {
       provider = 'DiffRemove',
       condition = check_width_and_git_and_buffer,
       icon = '  ',
-      highlight = { colors.diffDeleted, colors.bg },
+      highlight = { colors.diffDeleted, colors.bg_dark },
     },
   },
   {
     WSpace = {
       provider = 'WhiteSpace',
-      highlight = { colors.bg, colors.bg },
+      highlight = { colors.bg_dark, colors.bg_dark },
     },
   },
 }
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ gls.right = {
     DiagnosticError = {
       provider = function()
         local error_result = diag.get_diagnostic_error()
-        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticError', colors.error, colors.bg)
-        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticErrorInv', colors.bg, colors.error)
+        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticError', colors.error, colors.bg_dark)
+        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticErrorInv', colors.bg_dark, colors.error)
 
         if error_result ~= '' and error_result ~= nil then
           return error_result
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ gls.right = {
     DiagnosticWarn = {
       provider = function()
         local warn_result = diag.get_diagnostic_warn()
-        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticWarn', colors.warn, colors.bg)
-        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticWarnInv', colors.bg, colors.warn)
+        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticWarn', colors.warn, colors.bg_dark)
+        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticWarnInv', colors.bg_dark, colors.warn)
 
         if warn_result ~= '' and warn_result ~= nil then
           return warn_result
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ gls.right = {
     DiagnosticInfo = {
       provider = function()
         local info_result = diag.get_diagnostic_info()
-        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticInfo', colors.info, colors.bg)
-        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticInfoInv', colors.bg, colors.info)
+        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticInfo', colors.info, colors.bg_dark)
+        highlight('GalaxyDiagnosticInfoInv', colors.bg_dark, colors.info)
 
         if info_result ~= '' and info_result ~= nil then
           return info_result
@@ -424,19 +424,19 @@ gls.short_line_left = {
   {
     GhostLeftBracketShort = {
       provider = BracketProvider(icons.rounded_left_filled, true),
-      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg },
+      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg_dark },
     },
   },
   {
     GhostShort = {
       provider = BracketProvider(main_icon, true),
-      highlight = { colors.bg, colors.white },
+      highlight = { colors.bg_dark, colors.white },
     },
   },
   {
     GhostRightBracketShort = {
       provider = BracketProvider(icons.rounded_right_filled, true),
-      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg },
+      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg_dark },
     },
   },
   {
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ gls.short_line_left = {
       end,
       highlight = {
         require('galaxyline.providers.fileinfo').get_file_icon,
-        colors.bg,
+        colors.bg_dark,
       },
     },
   },
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ gls.short_line_left = {
       condition = function()
         return condition.buffer_not_empty() and vim.bo.filetype ~= 'NvimTree'
       end,
-      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg },
+      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg_dark },
     },
   },
   {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ gls.short_line_left = {
       condition = function()
         return condition.buffer_not_empty() and vim.bo.filetype ~= 'NvimTree'
       end,
-      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg },
+      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg_dark },
     },
   },
 }
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ gls.short_line_right = {
     GitRootShortLeftBracket = {
       provider = BracketProvider(icons.arrow_left_filled, true),
       condition = condition.buffer_not_empty,
-      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg },
+      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg_dark },
     },
   },
   {
@@ -489,14 +489,14 @@ gls.short_line_right = {
       provider = get_git_root,
       condition = condition.buffer_not_empty,
       icon = '  ' .. icons.file .. ' ',
-      highlight = { colors.bg, colors.white },
+      highlight = { colors.bg_dark, colors.white },
     },
   },
   {
     GitRootShortRightBracket = {
       provider = BracketProvider(icons.rounded_right_filled, true),
       condition = condition.buffer_not_empty,
-      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg },
+      highlight = { colors.white, colors.bg_dark },
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/lua/cosmic/core/theme/colors.lua b/lua/cosmic/core/theme/colors.lua
index a3e8437..c1807a8 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/core/theme/colors.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/core/theme/colors.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ local colors = {
   white = themeColors.fg_dark,
   bg = themeColors.bg,
   bg_highlight = themeColors.bg_highlight,
+  bg_dark = themeColors.bg_dark,
   blue = themeColors.blue,
   purple = themeColors.magenta,
   orange = themeColors.orange,
diff --git a/lua/cosmic/core/theme/highlights.lua b/lua/cosmic/core/theme/highlights.lua
index b1b86fa..d0baa93 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/core/theme/highlights.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/core/theme/highlights.lua
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ highlight('NotifyTRACEIcon', nil, colors.trace)
 -- terminal highlight
 highlight('FloatermBorder', 'None', colors.floatBorder)
 
-highlight('StatusLine', 'Normal', 'Normal')
+highlight('StatusLine', colors.bg_dark, 'Normal')
 
 vim.cmd([[
 highlight clear NormalFloat