diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 2876ecb..ee427bc 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ set wildmenu
 set backspace=2
 
 " Color trailing spaces with red color
-highlight ExtraWhitespace ctermbg=green guibg=green
-match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/
 autocmd BufWinEnter * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/
 autocmd InsertEnter * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+\%#\@<!$/
 autocmd InsertLeave * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/
@@ -64,9 +62,16 @@ set colorcolumn=80
 " wrap text instead of being on one line
 set lbr
 
-" default Colors for CursorLine
+" add a CursorLine
 set cursorline
-highlight CursorLine cterm=NONE
+
+" highlighting
+highlight CursorLine ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=234 guifg=NONE guibg=#212026 guisp=NONE cterm=NONE gui=NONE
+highlight StatusLine ctermfg=249 ctermbg=60 guifg=#b2b2b2 guibg=#5d4d7a guisp=NONE cterm=NONE gui=NONE
+highlight ColorColumn ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=234 guifg=NONE guibg=#212026 guisp=NONE cterm=NONE gui=NONE
+
+highlight ExtraWhitespace ctermbg=green guibg=green
+match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/
 
 " activate statusbar
 set laststatus=2