diff --git a/ui/views/channels.go b/ui/views/channels.go
index a92429c..a7b2ba3 100644
--- a/ui/views/channels.go
+++ b/ui/views/channels.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (c *Channels) Set(g *gocui.Gui, x0, y0, x1, y1 int) error {
 	c.view.Frame = false
 	c.view.Autoscroll = false
 	c.view.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorCyan
-	c.view.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+	c.view.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack | gocui.AttrDim
 	c.view.Highlight = false
 	c.display(g)
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (c *Channels) display(g *gocui.Gui) {
 			cc.Frame = false
 			cc.Autoscroll = false
 			cc.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorCyan
-			cc.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+			cc.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack | gocui.AttrDim
 			cc.Highlight = true
 			c.columnViews[i] = cc
 		}
diff --git a/ui/views/menu.go b/ui/views/menu.go
index 839c626..3e32bbf 100644
--- a/ui/views/menu.go
+++ b/ui/views/menu.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (h Menu) Set(g *gocui.Gui, x0, y0, x1, y1 int) error {
 	h.view.Frame = false
 	h.view.Highlight = true
 	h.view.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorCyan
-	h.view.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+	h.view.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack | gocui.AttrDim
 
 	h.view.Rewind()
 	for i := range menu {
diff --git a/ui/views/routing.go b/ui/views/routing.go
index 2d088dc..11766d8 100644
--- a/ui/views/routing.go
+++ b/ui/views/routing.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (c *Routing) Set(g *gocui.Gui, x0, y0, x1, y1 int) error {
 	c.view.Frame = false
 	c.view.Autoscroll = false
 	c.view.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorCyan
-	c.view.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+	c.view.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack | gocui.AttrDim
 	c.view.Highlight = true
 	c.display(g)
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (c *Routing) display(g *gocui.Gui) {
 			cc.Frame = false
 			cc.Autoscroll = false
 			cc.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorCyan
-			cc.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+			cc.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack | gocui.AttrDim
 			cc.Highlight = true
 			c.columnViews[i] = cc
 		}
diff --git a/ui/views/transactions.go b/ui/views/transactions.go
index 6c88163..1a504de 100644
--- a/ui/views/transactions.go
+++ b/ui/views/transactions.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (c *Transactions) Set(g *gocui.Gui, x0, y0, x1, y1 int) error {
 	c.view.Frame = false
 	c.view.Autoscroll = false
 	c.view.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorCyan
-	c.view.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+	c.view.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack | gocui.AttrDim
 	c.view.Highlight = true
 	c.display()