diff --git a/src/gfx_curses.c b/src/gfx_curses.c
index 8529866..7487877 100644
--- a/src/gfx_curses.c
+++ b/src/gfx_curses.c
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ struct gfx_state* gfx_init(struct gamestate *g)
         start_color();
 
 #ifdef INVERT_COLORS
-        init_pair(0, 0, 1);
-        init_pair(1, 0, 2);
-        init_pair(2, 0, 3);
-        init_pair(3, 0, 4);
-        init_pair(4, 0, 5);
-        init_pair(5, 0, 6);
-        init_pair(6, 0, 7);
+        init_pair(1, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_RED);
+        init_pair(2, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_GREEN);
+        init_pair(3, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_YELLOW);
+        init_pair(4, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_BLUE);
+        init_pair(5, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_MAGENTA);
+        init_pair(6, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_CYAN);
+        init_pair(7, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_WHITE);
 #else
-        init_pair(0, 1, 0);
-        init_pair(1, 2, 0);
-        init_pair(2, 3, 0);
-        init_pair(3, 4, 0);
-        init_pair(4, 5, 0);
-        init_pair(5, 6, 0);
-        init_pair(6, 7, 0);
+        init_pair(1, COLOR_RED, COLOR_BLACK);
+        init_pair(2, COLOR_GREEN, COLOR_BLACK);
+        init_pair(3, COLOR_YELLOW, COLOR_BLACK);
+        init_pair(4, COLOR_BLUE, COLOR_BLACK);
+        init_pair(5, COLOR_MAGENTA, COLOR_BLACK);
+        init_pair(6, COLOR_CYAN, COLOR_BLACK);
+        init_pair(7, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK);
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -64,32 +64,45 @@ void gfx_draw(struct gfx_state *s, struct gamestate *g)
         mvwprintw(s->window, 0, 0, "Score: %d\n", g->score);
 
     mvwprintw(s->window, 1, 0, "   Hi: %d\n", g->score_high);
+
+    wattron(s->window, A_DIM);
     iterate(g->opts->grid_width * (g->print_width + 2) + 1, waddch(s->window, '-'));
+    wattroff(s->window, A_DIM);
 
     int x, y,
         xpos = 0,
         ypos = 3;
 
     for (y = 0; y < g->opts->grid_height; ++y, ++ypos, xpos = 0) {
+        wattron(s->window, A_DIM);
         mvwprintw(s->window, ypos, xpos++, "|");
+        wattroff(s->window, A_DIM);
 
         for (x = 0; x < g->opts->grid_width; ++x) {
             if (g->grid[x][y]) {
-                wattron(s->window, COLOR_PAIR(g->grid[x][y] % NUMBER_OF_COLORS));
+                wattron(s->window, COLOR_PAIR(g->grid[x][y] % NUMBER_OF_COLORS + 1));
                 mvwprintw(s->window, ypos, xpos, "%-*ld", g->print_width, merge_value(g->grid[x][y]));
-                wattroff(s->window, COLOR_PAIR(g->grid[x][y] % NUMBER_OF_COLORS));
-                mvwprintw(s->window, ypos, xpos + g->print_width, " |");
+                mvwprintw(s->window, ypos, xpos + g->print_width, " ");
+                wattroff(s->window, COLOR_PAIR(g->grid[x][y] % NUMBER_OF_COLORS + 1));
+
+                wattron(s->window, A_DIM);
+                mvwprintw(s->window, ypos, xpos + g->print_width + 1, "|");
+                wattroff(s->window, A_DIM);
             }
             else {
+                wattron(s->window, A_DIM);
                 iterate(g->print_width + 1, waddch(s->window, ' '));
                 waddch(s->window, '|');
+                wattroff(s->window, A_DIM);
             }
 
             xpos += (g->print_width + 2);
         }
     }
 
+    wattron(s->window, A_DIM);
     iterate(g->opts->grid_height * (g->print_width + 2) + 1, waddch(s->window, '-'));
+    wattroff(s->window, A_DIM);
     wrefresh(s->window);
 }