diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index b1e9aad..21cc05d 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ static const char col_dark2[]       = "#203449";
 static const char col_dark3[]       = "#708594";
 static const char col_white[]       = "#FFFFFF";
 
+static const char col_green[]		= "#00FF00";
+
 static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 	/*               fg         bg         border   */
     [SchemeNorm] = { col_white, col_dark1, col_dark1 },
-	[SchemeSel ] = { col_white, col_dark3, col_dark3 },
+	[SchemeSel ] = { col_white, col_dark3, col_green },
 };
 
 /* tagging */