diff --git a/config/dwm/config.def.h b/config/dwm/config.def.h
index cef6045f..88ff3684 100644
--- a/config/dwm/config.def.h
+++ b/config/dwm/config.def.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static const char col_gray2[]       = "#444444";
 static const char col_gray3[]       = "#cccccc";
 static const char col_gray4[]       = "#eeeeee";
 static const char col_cyan[]        = "#770000";
-static const char col_red[]         = "#8B4444";
+static const char col_red[]         = "#5E3737";
 static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 	/*               fg         bg         border   */
 	[SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_red, col_gray2 },