diff --git a/config/dwm/config.def.h b/config/dwm/config.def.h
index 88ff3684..8b9fdd12 100644
--- a/config/dwm/config.def.h
+++ b/config/dwm/config.def.h
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ static const char col_gray3[]       = "#cccccc";
 static const char col_gray4[]       = "#eeeeee";
 static const char col_cyan[]        = "#770000";
 static const char col_red[]         = "#5E3737";
+static const char col_red_dark[]    = "#4D1111";
 static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 	/*               fg         bg         border   */
 	[SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_red, col_gray2 },
-	[SchemeSel]  = { col_gray4, col_cyan,  col_cyan  },
+	[SchemeSel]  = { col_gray4, col_red_dark,  col_cyan  },
 };
 
 static const char *const autostart[] = {