diff --git a/lua/colors/highlights.lua b/lua/colors/highlights.lua
index ded4d02..d09881b 100644
--- a/lua/colors/highlights.lua
+++ b/lua/colors/highlights.lua
@@ -75,9 +75,8 @@ fg("LineNr", grey)
 fg("NvimInternalError", red)
 
 -- inactive statuslines as thin splitlines
-fg("StatusLineNC", line .. " gui=underline")
-
-fg("VertSplit", line)
+fg("StatusLineNC", one_bg2 .. " gui=underline")
+fg("VertSplit", one_bg2)
 -- fg_bg("Visual",light_grey, colors.lightbg)
 
 if ui.transparency then