diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index d792f03..910a46e 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ static const char *fonts[]               = { "monospace:size=10" };
 #endif // BAR_PANGO_PATCH
 static const char dmenufont[]            = "monospace:size=10";
 
-#if BAR_FLEXWINTITLE_PATCH
 static char c000000[]                    = "#000000"; // placeholder value
+
+#if BAR_FLEXWINTITLE_PATCH
 #endif // BAR_FLEXWINTITLE_PATCH
 static char normfgcolor[]                = "#bbbbbb";
 static char normbgcolor[]                = "#222222";
@@ -140,10 +141,10 @@ static char tagsselbgcolor[]             = "#005577";
 static char tagsselbordercolor[]         = "#005577";
 static char tagsselfloatcolor[]          = "#005577";
 
-static char hidfgcolor[]                 = "#005577";
-static char hidbgcolor[]                 = "#222222";
-static char hidbordercolor[]             = "#005577";
-static char hidfloatcolor[]              = "#f76e0c";
+static char hidnormfgcolor[]             = "#005577";
+static char hidselfgcolor[]              = "#227799";
+static char hidnormbgcolor[]             = "#222222";
+static char hidselbgcolor[]              = "#222222";
 
 static char urgfgcolor[]                 = "#bbbbbb";
 static char urgbgcolor[]                 = "#222222";
@@ -197,7 +198,8 @@ static const unsigned int alphas[][3] = {
 	[SchemeTitleSel]     = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
 	[SchemeTagsNorm]     = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
 	[SchemeTagsSel]      = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	[SchemeHid]          = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
+	[SchemeHidNorm]      = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
+	[SchemeHidSel]       = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
 	[SchemeUrg]          = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
 	#if BAR_FLEXWINTITLE_PATCH
 	[SchemeFlexActTTB]   = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
@@ -247,7 +249,8 @@ static const int color_ptrs[][ColCount] = {
 	[SchemeTitleSel]     = { 6,      -1,     -1,     -1 },
 	[SchemeTagsNorm]     = { 2,      0,      0,      -1 },
 	[SchemeTagsSel]      = { 6,      5,      5,      -1 },
-	[SchemeHid]          = { 5,      0,      0,      -1 },
+	[SchemeHidNorm]      = { 5,      0,      0,      -1 },
+	[SchemeHidSel]       = { 6,      -1,     -1,     -1 },
 	[SchemeUrg]          = { 7,      9,      9,      15 },
 };
 #endif // BAR_VTCOLORS_PATCH
@@ -260,7 +263,8 @@ static char *colors[][ColCount] = {
 	[SchemeTitleSel]     = { titleselfgcolor,  titleselbgcolor,  titleselbordercolor,  titleselfloatcolor },
 	[SchemeTagsNorm]     = { tagsnormfgcolor,  tagsnormbgcolor,  tagsnormbordercolor,  tagsnormfloatcolor },
 	[SchemeTagsSel]      = { tagsselfgcolor,   tagsselbgcolor,   tagsselbordercolor,   tagsselfloatcolor },
-	[SchemeHid]          = { hidfgcolor,       hidbgcolor,       hidbordercolor,       hidfloatcolor },
+	[SchemeHidNorm]      = { hidnormfgcolor,   hidnormbgcolor,   c000000,              c000000 },
+	[SchemeHidSel]       = { hidselfgcolor,    hidselbgcolor,    c000000,              c000000 },
 	[SchemeUrg]          = { urgfgcolor,       urgbgcolor,       urgbordercolor,       urgfloatcolor },
 	#if BAR_FLEXWINTITLE_PATCH
 	[SchemeFlexActTTB]   = { titleselfgcolor,  actTTBbgcolor,    actTTBbgcolor,        c000000 },
@@ -308,7 +312,8 @@ static char *statuscolors[][ColCount] = {
 	[SchemeTitleSel]     = { titleselfgcolor,  titleselbgcolor,  titleselbordercolor,  titleselfloatcolor },
 	[SchemeTagsNorm]     = { tagsnormfgcolor,  tagsnormbgcolor,  tagsnormbordercolor,  tagsnormfloatcolor },
 	[SchemeTagsSel]      = { tagsselfgcolor,   tagsselbgcolor,   tagsselbordercolor,   tagsselfloatcolor },
-	[SchemeHid]          = { hidfgcolor,       hidbgcolor,       hidbordercolor,       hidfloatcolor },
+	[SchemeHidNorm]      = { hidnormfgcolor,   hidnormbgcolor,   c000000,              c000000 },
+	[SchemeHidSel]       = { hidselfgcolor,    hidselbgcolor,    c000000,              c000000 },
 	[SchemeUrg]          = { urgfgcolor,       urgbgcolor,       urgbordercolor,       urgfloatcolor },
 };
 #endif // BAR_POWERLINE_STATUS_PATCH
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 246b2ef..9719252 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ enum {
 	SchemeTitleSel,
 	SchemeTagsNorm,
 	SchemeTagsSel,
-	SchemeHid,
+	SchemeHidNorm,
+	SchemeHidSel,
 	SchemeUrg,
 	#if BAR_FLEXWINTITLE_PATCH
 	SchemeFlexActTTB,
diff --git a/patch/bar_awesomebar.c b/patch/bar_awesomebar.c
index ec5fa55..ecfa3d2 100644
--- a/patch/bar_awesomebar.c
+++ b/patch/bar_awesomebar.c
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ draw_awesomebar(Bar *bar, BarArg *a)
 		for (i = 0, c = bar->mon->clients; c; c = c->next, i++) {
 			if (!ISVISIBLE(c))
 				continue;
-			if (bar->mon->sel == c)
-				scm = SchemeTitleSel;
+			if (bar->mon->sel == c && HIDDEN(c))
+				scm = SchemeHidSel;
 			else if (HIDDEN(c))
-				scm = SchemeHid;
+				scm = SchemeHidNorm;
+			else if (bar->mon->sel == c)
+				scm = SchemeTitleSel;
 			else
 				scm = SchemeTitleNorm;
 
diff --git a/patch/bar_flexwintitle.c b/patch/bar_flexwintitle.c
index f7da241..15d6241 100644
--- a/patch/bar_flexwintitle.c
+++ b/patch/bar_flexwintitle.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ getschemefor(Monitor *m, int group, int activegroup)
 		#endif // MONOCLE_LAYOUT
 		return SchemeTitleNorm;
 	case GRP_HIDDEN:
-		return SchemeHid;
+		return SchemeHidNorm;
 	case GRP_FLOAT:
 		return (activegroup ? SchemeFlexActFloat : SchemeFlexInaFloat);
 	}
@@ -172,10 +172,12 @@ flextitledraw(Monitor *m, Client *c, int unused, int x, int w, int tabscheme, Ar
 		return;
 	int i, nclienttags = 0, nviewtags = 0, pad = lrpad / 2;
 	int clientscheme = (
-		c == selmon->sel
-		? getselschemefor(tabscheme)
+		c == selmon->sel && HIDDEN(c)
+		? SchemeHidSel
 		: HIDDEN(c)
-		? SchemeHid
+		? SchemeHidNorm
+		: c == selmon->sel
+		? getselschemefor(tabscheme)
 		: c->isurgent
 		? SchemeUrg
 		: tabscheme
diff --git a/patch/bar_tabgroups.c b/patch/bar_tabgroups.c
index 28a39fa..af1ae76 100644
--- a/patch/bar_tabgroups.c
+++ b/patch/bar_tabgroups.c
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@ bartabdraw(Monitor *m, Client *c, int unused, int x, int w, int groupactive, Arg
 	int i, nclienttags = 0, nviewtags = 0, pad = lrpad / 2;
 	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[
 		m->sel == c
-		? SchemeSel
 		#ifdef HIDDEN
+		    && HIDDEN(c)
+		? SchemeHidSel
 		: HIDDEN(c)
-		? SchemeHid
+		? SchemeHidNorm
+		: m->sel == c
 		#endif
+		? SchemeSel
 		: groupactive
 		? SchemeTitleSel
 		: SchemeTitleNorm
diff --git a/patch/xrdb.c b/patch/xrdb.c
index cc6c73c..d59ecbd 100644
--- a/patch/xrdb.c
+++ b/patch/xrdb.c
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ loadxrdb()
 				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.tagsselbgcolor", tagsselbgcolor);
 				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.tagsselbordercolor", tagsselbordercolor);
 				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.tagsselfloatcolor", tagsselfloatcolor);
-				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.hidfgcolor", hidfgcolor);
-				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.hidbgcolor", hidbgcolor);
-				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.hidbordercolor", hidbordercolor);
-				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.hidfloatcolor", hidfloatcolor);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.hidnormfgcolor", hidnormfgcolor);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.hidnormbgcolor", hidnormbgcolor);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.hidselfgcolor", hidselfgcolor);
+				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.hidselbgcolor", hidselbgcolor);
 				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.urgfgcolor", urgfgcolor);
 				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.urgbgcolor", urgbgcolor);
 				XRDB_LOAD_COLOR("dwm.urgbordercolor", urgbordercolor);