diff --git a/src/cmd/tui/tui_author.go b/src/cmd/tui/tui_author.go
index 72242ef..acbe804 100644
--- a/src/cmd/tui/tui_author.go
+++ b/src/cmd/tui/tui_author.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	focusedStyle        = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("205"))
+	focusedStyle        = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("170"))
 	blurredStyle        = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("240"))
 	cursorStyle         = focusedStyle
 	noStyle             = lipgloss.NewStyle()
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (m model_ca) View() string {
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "\n\n%s\n\n", *button)
 
-	b.WriteString(cursorModeHelpStyle.Render())
+	//b.WriteString(cursorModeHelpStyle.Render())
 
 	return b.String()
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/tui/tui_commit_message.go b/src/cmd/tui/tui_commit_message.go
index 2541f1b..6989750 100644
--- a/src/cmd/tui/tui_commit_message.go
+++ b/src/cmd/tui/tui_commit_message.go
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ type model_cm struct {
 
 func initialModel_cm() model_cm {
 	ti := textarea.New()
-	ti.FocusedStyle = textarea.Style{Base: lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("170"))}
+	ti.FocusedStyle = textarea.Style{
+						Base: lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("170")),
+						LineNumber: lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("90")),
+					}
 	ti.SetWidth(80)
 	ti.SetHeight(8)
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/tui/tui_list.go b/src/cmd/tui/tui_list.go
index 6c01a4a..60b3c82 100644
--- a/src/cmd/tui/tui_list.go
+++ b/src/cmd/tui/tui_list.go
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ const listHeight = 14
 
 var (
 	titleStyle             = lipgloss.NewStyle().MarginLeft(2)
-	itemStyle              = lipgloss.NewStyle().PaddingLeft(4)
+	itemStyle              = lipgloss.NewStyle().PaddingLeft(4).Foreground(lipgloss.Color("170"))
 	selectedItemStyle      = lipgloss.NewStyle().PaddingLeft(2).Foreground(lipgloss.Color("170"))
-	highlightStyle         = lipgloss.NewStyle().PaddingLeft(4).Background(lipgloss.Color("236")).Foreground(lipgloss.Color("17"))
-	selectedHighlightStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().PaddingLeft(2).Background(lipgloss.Color("236")).Foreground(lipgloss.Color("170"))
+	highlightStyle         = lipgloss.NewStyle().PaddingLeft(4).Background(lipgloss.Color("236")).Foreground(lipgloss.Color("170"))
+	selectedHighlightStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().PaddingLeft(2).Background(lipgloss.Color("206")).Foreground(lipgloss.Color("90"))
 	deletionStyle          = lipgloss.NewStyle().MarginLeft(2).Foreground(lipgloss.Color("9"))
 	paginationStyle        = list.DefaultStyles().PaginationStyle.PaddingLeft(4)
 	helpStyle              = list.DefaultStyles().HelpStyle.PaddingLeft(4).PaddingBottom(1)