diff --git a/theme/henge/theme.json b/theme/henge/theme.json
index b71680f92..daa047b05 100644
--- a/theme/henge/theme.json
+++ b/theme/henge/theme.json
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
     "lines-color": "#c5d2b9",
     "day-number": "#c5d2b9",
     "day-number2": "#ccc",
-    "event-background": "#333",
-    "event-background-private": "#222",
+    "event-background": "#222",
+    "event-background-private": "#111",
     "timeline-border-radius": "20px",
     "image-corners": "8%",
     "quote-right-margin": "0.1em",