diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.css b/copyparty/web/browser.css
index 95af0865..96fa74eb 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.css
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.css
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ html.light #ggrid>a:hover {
 	max-height: calc(100% - 2em);
 	border-bottom: .5em solid #999;
 	box-shadow: 0 0 5em rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
-	background: #333;
+	background: #222;
 	padding: 1em;
 	z-index: 765;
 }
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ html.light #tree::-webkit-scrollbar {
 	box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
 }
 .full-image video {
-	background: #333;
+	background: #222;
 }
 .full-image figcaption {
 	display: block;
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ html.light #bbox-overlay figcaption a {
 }
 #bbox-halp {
 	color: #fff;
-	background: #333;
+	background: #222;
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 0;
 	left: 0;
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ html.light #u2err.err {
 #u2notbtn {
 	display: none;
 	text-align: center;
-	background: #333;
+	background: #222;
 	padding-top: 1em;
 }
 #u2notbtn * {
diff --git a/copyparty/web/up2k.js b/copyparty/web/up2k.js
index 0b715df3..d36b488e 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/up2k.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/up2k.js
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ function U2pvis(act, btns) {
 
         obj.innerHTML = fo.hp;
         obj.style.color = '#fff';
-        obj.style.background = 'linear-gradient(90deg, #025, #06a ' + o1 + '%, #09d ' + o2 + '%, #333 ' + o3 + '%, #333 99%, #777)';
+        obj.style.background = 'linear-gradient(90deg, #025, #06a ' + o1 + '%, #09d ' + o2 + '%, #222 ' + o3 + '%, #222 99%, #555)';
     };
 
     r.prog = function (fobj, nchunk, cbd) {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ function U2pvis(act, btns) {
 
         obj.innerHTML = fo.hp;
         obj.style.color = '#fff';
-        obj.style.background = 'linear-gradient(90deg, #050, #270 ' + o1 + '%, #4b0 ' + o2 + '%, #333 ' + o3 + '%, #333 99%, #777)';
+        obj.style.background = 'linear-gradient(90deg, #050, #270 ' + o1 + '%, #4b0 ' + o2 + '%, #222 ' + o3 + '%, #222 99%, #555)';
     };
 
     r.move = function (nfile, newcat) {
diff --git a/copyparty/web/util.js b/copyparty/web/util.js
index e82709c8..3996958d 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/util.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/util.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function vis_exh(msg, url, lineNo, columnNo, error) {
 
             var s = mknod('style');
             s.innerHTML = (
-                '#exbox{background:#333;color:#ddd;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:0.8em;padding:0 1em 1em 1em;z-index:80386;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;overflow:auto;width:calc(100% - 2em)} ' +
+                '#exbox{background:#222;color:#ddd;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:0.8em;padding:0 1em 1em 1em;z-index:80386;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;overflow:auto;width:calc(100% - 2em)} ' +
                 '#exbox,#exbox *{line-height:1.5em;overflow-wrap:break-word} ' +
                 '#exbox code{color:#bf7;background:#222;padding:.1em;margin:.2em;font-size:1.1em;font-family:monospace,monospace} ' +
                 '#exbox a{text-decoration:underline;color:#fc0} ' +
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ var favico = (function () {
         clearTimeout(r.to);
         scfg_bind(r, 'txt', 'icot', '', r.upd);
         scfg_bind(r, 'fg', 'icof', 'fc5', r.upd);
-        scfg_bind(r, 'bg', 'icob', '333', r.upd);
+        scfg_bind(r, 'bg', 'icob', '222', r.upd);
         r.upd();
     };