diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 8ba1df1..8e10abd 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static char termname[] = "st-256color";
 static unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
 
 /* bg opacity */
-static const int alpha = 0xaa;
+static const int alpha = 0xdd;
 
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static const char *colorname[] = {