diff --git a/colors.go b/colors.go
index 7619e28..c99ede8 100644
--- a/colors.go
+++ b/colors.go
@@ -1,61 +1,24 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"regexp"
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/theme"
 
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
 
-/*
-Valid colors:
-	ui.ColorDefault
-	ui.ColorBlack
-	ui.ColorRed
-	ui.ColorGreen
-	ui.ColorYellow
-	ui.ColorBlue
-	ui.ColorMagenta
-	ui.ColorCyan
-	ui.ColorWhite
-*/
+var ColorMap map[string]ui.Attribute
 
-var ColorMap = map[string]ui.Attribute{
-	"fg":                 ui.ColorWhite,
-	"bg":                 ui.ColorDefault,
-	"block.bg":           ui.ColorDefault,
-	"border.bg":          ui.ColorDefault,
-	"border.fg":          ui.ColorWhite,
-	"label.bg":           ui.ColorDefault,
-	"label.fg":           ui.ColorGreen,
-	"menu.text.fg":       ui.ColorWhite,
-	"menu.text.bg":       ui.ColorDefault,
-	"menu.border.fg":     ui.ColorCyan,
-	"menu.label.fg":      ui.ColorGreen,
-	"header.fg":          ui.ColorBlack,
-	"header.bg":          ui.ColorWhite,
-	"gauge.bar.bg":       ui.ColorGreen,
-	"gauge.percent.fg":   ui.ColorWhite,
-	"linechart.axes.fg":  ui.ColorDefault,
-	"linechart.line.fg":  ui.ColorGreen,
-	"mbarchart.bar.bg":   ui.ColorGreen,
-	"mbarchart.num.fg":   ui.ColorWhite,
-	"mbarchart.text.fg":  ui.ColorWhite,
-	"par.text.fg":        ui.ColorWhite,
-	"par.text.bg":        ui.ColorDefault,
-	"par.text.hi":        ui.ColorBlack,
-	"sparkline.line.fg":  ui.ColorGreen,
-	"sparkline.title.fg": ui.ColorWhite,
-	"status.ok":          ui.ColorGreen,
-	"status.warn":        ui.ColorYellow,
-	"status.danger":      ui.ColorRed,
+// SetColorMap installs the color scheme for the currently selected theme
+func SetColorMap() {
+	ColorMap = theme.BuildColorMap()
 }
 
+// InvertColorMap switches to the inverse (light/dark) flavor
 func InvertColorMap() {
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(".*.fg")
-	for k := range ColorMap {
-		if re.FindAllString(k, 1) != nil {
-			ColorMap[k] = ui.ColorBlack
-		}
+	if theme.Current() == theme.Latte {
+		theme.Set(theme.Mocha)
+	} else {
+		theme.Set(theme.Latte)
 	}
-	ColorMap["par.text.hi"] = ui.ColorWhite
-}
+	SetColorMap()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go b/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go
index 39fccdc..b4dc14e 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/gauge.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/cwidgets"
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/models"
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/theme"
 
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func (w *GaugeCol) Buffer() ui.Buffer {
 	// percentage value and low-contrast color for structure
 	if w.Percent < 5 {
 		w.Percent = 5
-		w.BarColor = ui.ColorBlack
+		w.BarColor = theme.Attr("crust")
 	}
 
 	return w.Gauge.Buffer()
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/status.go b/cwidgets/compact/status.go
index a22f405..d5fffc3 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/status.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/status.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package compact
 
 import (
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/models"
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/theme"
 
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func (s *Status) Header() string            { return "" }
 func (s *Status) FixedWidth() int           { return 3 }
 
 func (s *Status) setState(val string) {
-	color := ui.ColorDefault
+	color := theme.Attr("text")
 	var mark string
 
 	switch val {
@@ -66,11 +67,11 @@ func (s *Status) setState(val string) {
 		log.Warningf("unknown status string: \"%v\"", val)
 	}
 
-	s.status = ui.TextCells(mark, color, ui.ColorDefault)
+	s.status = ui.TextCells(mark, color, theme.Attr("bg"))
 }
 
 func (s *Status) setHealth(val string) {
-	color := ui.ColorDefault
+	color := theme.Attr("text")
 	var mark string
 
 	switch val {
@@ -90,5 +91,5 @@ func (s *Status) setHealth(val string) {
 		log.Warningf("unknown health state string: \"%v\"", val)
 	}
 
-	s.health = ui.TextCells(mark, color, ui.ColorDefault)
+	s.health = ui.TextCells(mark, color, theme.Attr("bg"))
 }
diff --git a/cwidgets/single/io.go b/cwidgets/single/io.go
index 41fd1ba..f5b966b 100644
--- a/cwidgets/single/io.go
+++ b/cwidgets/single/io.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/cwidgets"
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/theme"
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
 
@@ -26,13 +27,13 @@ func NewIO() *IO {
 	read.Title = "READ"
 	read.Height = 1
 	read.Data = io.readHist.Data
-	read.LineColor = ui.ColorGreen
+	read.LineColor = theme.Attr("io.read")
 
 	write := ui.NewSparkline()
 	write.Title = "WRITE"
 	write.Height = 1
 	write.Data = io.writeHist.Data
-	write.LineColor = ui.ColorYellow
+	write.LineColor = theme.Attr("io.write")
 
 	io.Lines = []ui.Sparkline{read, write}
 	return io
diff --git a/cwidgets/single/mem.go b/cwidgets/single/mem.go
index f64e802..f888605 100644
--- a/cwidgets/single/mem.go
+++ b/cwidgets/single/mem.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/cwidgets"
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/theme"
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
 
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ func newMemChart() *ui.MBarChart {
 	mbar.BarGap = 1
 	mbar.BarWidth = 6
 
-	mbar.BarColor[1] = ui.ColorBlack
-	mbar.NumColor[1] = ui.ColorBlack
+	mbar.BarColor[1] = theme.Attr("crust")
+	mbar.NumColor[1] = theme.Attr("crust")
 
 	mbar.NumFmt = cwidgets.ByteFormatShort
 	//mbar.ShowScale = true
diff --git a/cwidgets/single/net.go b/cwidgets/single/net.go
index 3e05594..0b1bc57 100644
--- a/cwidgets/single/net.go
+++ b/cwidgets/single/net.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/cwidgets"
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/theme"
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
 
@@ -26,13 +27,13 @@ func NewNet() *Net {
 	rx.Title = "RX"
 	rx.Height = 1
 	rx.Data = net.rxHist.Data
-	rx.LineColor = ui.ColorGreen
+	rx.LineColor = theme.Attr("net.rx")
 
 	tx := ui.NewSparkline()
 	tx.Title = "TX"
 	tx.Height = 1
 	tx.Data = net.txHist.Data
-	tx.LineColor = ui.ColorYellow
+	tx.LineColor = theme.Attr("net.tx")
 
 	net.Lines = []ui.Sparkline{rx, tx}
 	return net
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0d036bf..afbb8a1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/c9s/goprocinfo v0.0.0-20170609001544-b34328d6e0cd
 	github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient v1.7.0
 	github.com/gizak/termui v2.3.1-0.20180817033724-8d4faad06196+incompatible
-	github.com/hako/durafmt v0.0.0-20210608085754-5c1018a4e16b // indirect
+	github.com/hako/durafmt v0.0.0-20210608085754-5c1018a4e16b
 	github.com/jgautheron/codename-generator v0.0.0-20150829203204-16d037c7cc3c
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.2
 	github.com/nsf/termbox-go v0.0.0-20190121233118-02980233997d
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.0
 	github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20201207095918-0426ae3fba23
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/containerd/continuity v0.0.0-20200928162600-f2cc35102c2a // indirect
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.2.3 // indirect
-	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/docker v20.10.0-beta1.0.20201113105859-b6bfff2a628f+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0 // indirect
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.3-0.20210326190908-1c3f411f0417 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.10.0 // indirect
-	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/seccomp/libseccomp-golang v0.9.2-0.20210429002308-3879420cc921 // indirect
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/syndtr/gocapability v0.0.0-20200815063812-42c35b437635 // indirect
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211116061358-0a5406a5449c // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8 // indirect
 )
 
 go 1.18
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ca3a07c..68fabc3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp0
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1 h1:SnqbnDw1V7RiZcXPx5MEeqPv2s79L9i7BJUlG/+RurQ=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127 h1:qIbj1fsPNlZgppZ+VLlY7N33q108Sa+fhmuc+sWQYwY=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8 h1:obN1ZagJSUGI0Ek/LBmuj4SNLPfIny3KsKFopxRdj10=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 659074e..2bb94da 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/container"
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/cwidgets/compact"
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/logging"
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/theme"
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/widgets"
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 	tm "github.com/nsf/termbox-go"
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ func main() {
 		reverseSortFlag = flag.Bool("r", false, "reverse container sort order")
 		invertFlag      = flag.Bool("i", false, "invert default colors")
 		connectorFlag   = flag.String("connector", "docker", "container connector to use")
+		themeFlag       = flag.String("theme", "", "catppuccin color theme (mocha, frappe, macchiato, latte)")
+		solidFlag       = flag.Bool("solid", false, "paint opaque catppuccin background instead of transparent")
 	)
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -85,15 +88,39 @@ func main() {
 		config.Toggle("sortReversed")
 	}
 
+	// resolve catppuccin theme in order: -theme flag, CTOP_THEME env, default
+	themeName := "mocha"
+	switch {
+	case *themeFlag != "":
+		themeName = *themeFlag
+	case os.Getenv("CTOP_THEME") != "":
+		themeName = os.Getenv("CTOP_THEME")
+	}
+	flavor, ok := theme.ParseFlavor(themeName)
+	if !ok {
+		fmt.Printf("invalid theme: %q (available: %s)\n", themeName, strings.Join(theme.Flavors(), ", "))
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	theme.Set(flavor)
+	solid := *solidFlag
+	switch os.Getenv("CTOP_SOLID") {
+	case "1", "true", "TRUE", "yes", "YES":
+		solid = true
+	}
+	theme.SetOpaque(solid)
+
 	// init ui
 	if *invertFlag {
 		InvertColorMap()
+	} else {
+		SetColorMap()
 	}
 	ui.ColorMap = ColorMap // override default colormap
 	if err := ui.Init(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	tm.SetInputMode(tm.InputAlt)
+	tm.SetOutputMode(tm.Output256) // enable 256-color catppuccin palette
 
 	defer Shutdown()
 	// init grid, cursor, header
@@ -150,6 +177,8 @@ options:
 func printHelp() {
 	fmt.Println(helpMsg)
 	flag.PrintDefaults()
+	fmt.Printf("\ncatppuccin themes: mocha (default), frappe, macchiato, latte\n")
+	fmt.Printf("select a theme with -theme or the CTOP_THEME environment variable\n")
 	fmt.Printf("\navailable connectors: ")
 	fmt.Println(strings.Join(connector.Enabled(), ", "))
 }
diff --git a/theme/theme.go b/theme/theme.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eaa48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theme/theme.go
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+package theme
+
+import ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
+
+type Flavor string
+const (
+    Mocha Flavor = "mocha"
+    Frappe Flavor = "frappe"
+    Macchiato Flavor = "macchiato"
+    Latte Flavor = "latte"
+)
+
+func Flavors() []string { return []string{"mocha", "frappe", "macchiato", "latte"} }
+
+func ParseFlavor(s string) (Flavor, bool) {
+    if s == "mocha" { return Mocha, true }
+    if s == "frappe" { return Frappe, true }
+    if s == "macchiato" { return Macchiato, true }
+    if s == "latte" { return Latte, true }
+    return "", false
+}
+
+var paletteMocha = map[string]int{
+    "rosewater": 224,
+    "flamingo": 224,
+    "pink": 218,
+    "mauve": 183,
+    "red": 211,
+    "maroon": 181,
+    "peach": 216,
+    "yellow": 223,
+    "green": 151,
+    "teal": 116,
+    "sky": 116,
+    "sapphire": 117,
+    "blue": 111,
+    "lavender": 147,
+    "text": 189,
+    "subtext1": 146,
+    "subtext0": 146,
+    "overlay2": 103,
+    "overlay1": 103,
+    "overlay0": 243,
+    "surface2": 241,
+    "surface1": 239,
+    "surface0": 237,
+    "base": 235,
+    "mantle": 234,
+    "crust": 233,
+}
+
+var paletteFrappe = map[string]int{
+    "rosewater": 224,
+    "flamingo": 217,
+    "pink": 218,
+    "mauve": 182,
+    "red": 174,
+    "maroon": 175,
+    "peach": 216,
+    "yellow": 186,
+    "green": 150,
+    "teal": 115,
+    "sky": 116,
+    "sapphire": 110,
+    "blue": 111,
+    "lavender": 147,
+    "text": 189,
+    "subtext1": 146,
+    "subtext0": 146,
+    "overlay2": 109,
+    "overlay1": 103,
+    "overlay0": 243,
+    "surface2": 60,
+    "surface1": 59,
+    "surface0": 239,
+    "base": 237,
+    "mantle": 236,
+    "crust": 235,
+}
+
+var paletteMacchiato = map[string]int{
+    "rosewater": 224,
+    "flamingo": 224,
+    "pink": 218,
+    "mauve": 183,
+    "red": 210,
+    "maroon": 211,
+    "peach": 216,
+    "yellow": 223,
+    "green": 150,
+    "teal": 116,
+    "sky": 116,
+    "sapphire": 116,
+    "blue": 111,
+    "lavender": 147,
+    "text": 189,
+    "subtext1": 146,
+    "subtext0": 146,
+    "overlay2": 103,
+    "overlay1": 103,
+    "overlay0": 243,
+    "surface2": 60,
+    "surface1": 240,
+    "surface0": 238,
+    "base": 236,
+    "mantle": 235,
+    "crust": 234,
+}
+
+var paletteLatte = map[string]int{
+    "rosewater": 174,
+    "flamingo": 174,
+    "pink": 176,
+    "mauve": 99,
+    "red": 161,
+    "maroon": 167,
+    "peach": 202,
+    "yellow": 172,
+    "green": 70,
+    "teal": 30,
+    "sky": 38,
+    "sapphire": 37,
+    "blue": 27,
+    "lavender": 69,
+    "text": 240,
+    "subtext1": 60,
+    "subtext0": 243,
+    "overlay2": 102,
+    "overlay1": 246,
+    "overlay0": 248,
+    "surface2": 249,
+    "surface1": 7,
+    "surface0": 252,
+    "base": 255,
+    "mantle": 255,
+    "crust": 254,
+}
+
+var palettes = map[Flavor]map[string]int{
+    Mocha: paletteMocha,
+    Frappe: paletteFrappe,
+    Macchiato: paletteMacchiato,
+    Latte: paletteLatte,
+}
+
+var slots = map[string]string{
+    "fg": "text",
+    "bg": "",
+    "block.bg": "",
+    "border.bg": "",
+    "border.fg": "overlay1",
+    "label.fg": "mauve",
+    "menu.text.fg": "text",
+    "menu.text.bg": "",
+    "menu.border.fg": "mauve",
+    "menu.label.fg": "mauve",
+    "header.fg": "crust",
+    "header.bg": "mauve",
+    "gauge.bar.bg": "teal",
+    "gauge.percent.fg": "text",
+    "linechart.axes.fg": "overlay1",
+    "linechart.line.fg": "blue",
+    "mbarchart.bar.bg": "teal",
+    "mbarchart.num.fg": "text",
+    "mbarchart.text.fg": "text",
+    "par.text.fg": "text",
+    "par.text.bg": "",
+    "par.text.hi": "crust",
+    "sparkline.line.fg": "blue",
+    "sparkline.title.fg": "subtext1",
+    "status.ok": "green",
+    "status.warn": "yellow",
+    "status.danger": "red",
+    "io.read": "teal",
+    "io.write": "peach",
+    "net.rx": "teal",
+    "net.tx": "peach",
+}
+
+var current = Mocha
+var opaque = false
+
+func Set(f Flavor) { current = f }
+func Current() Flavor { return current }
+
+// SetOpaque toggles whether background slots paint the flavor's base color
+// (opaque) or leave the terminal background untouched (transparent).
+func SetOpaque(v bool) { opaque = v }
+
+func Color(name string) ui.Attribute {
+    if p, ok := palettes[current]; ok {
+        if idx, ok := p[name]; ok {
+            return ui.Attribute(idx + 1)
+        }
+    }
+    return ui.ColorDefault
+}
+
+func Attr(slot string) ui.Attribute {
+    if name, ok := slots[slot]; ok {
+        if name == "" && opaque {
+            return Color("base")
+        }
+        return Color(name)
+    }
+    return ui.ColorDefault
+}
+
+func BuildColorMap() map[string]ui.Attribute {
+    m := make(map[string]ui.Attribute, len(slots)+4)
+    for slot := range slots {
+        m[slot] = Attr(slot)
+    }
+    m["par.fg"] = Color("text")
+    m["par.label.bg"] = Color("surface0")
+    return m
+}
diff --git a/theme/theme_test.go b/theme/theme_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..990f66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theme/theme_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+package theme
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
+)
+
+func TestPaletteIndices(t *testing.T) {}
+var want = map[Flavor]map[string]int{
+  Mocha: {
+    "rosewater": 224,
+    "flamingo": 224,
+    "pink": 218,
+    "mauve": 183,
+    "red": 211,
+    "maroon": 181,
+    "peach": 216,
+    "yellow": 223,
+    "green": 151,
+    "teal": 116,
+    "sky": 116,
+    "sapphire": 117,
+    "blue": 111,
+    "lavender": 147,
+    "text": 189,
+    "subtext1": 146,
+    "subtext0": 146,
+    "overlay2": 103,
+    "overlay1": 103,
+    "overlay0": 243,
+    "surface2": 241,
+    "surface1": 239,
+    "surface0": 237,
+    "base": 235,
+    "mantle": 234,
+    "crust": 233,
+  },
+  Frappe: {
+    "rosewater": 224,
+    "flamingo": 217,
+    "pink": 218,
+    "mauve": 182,
+    "red": 174,
+    "maroon": 175,
+    "peach": 216,
+    "yellow": 186,
+    "green": 150,
+    "teal": 115,
+    "sky": 116,
+    "sapphire": 110,
+    "blue": 111,
+    "lavender": 147,
+    "text": 189,
+    "subtext1": 146,
+    "subtext0": 146,
+    "overlay2": 109,
+    "overlay1": 103,
+    "overlay0": 243,
+    "surface2": 60,
+    "surface1": 59,
+    "surface0": 239,
+    "base": 237,
+    "mantle": 236,
+    "crust": 235,
+  },
+  Macchiato: {
+    "rosewater": 224,
+    "flamingo": 224,
+    "pink": 218,
+    "mauve": 183,
+    "red": 210,
+    "maroon": 211,
+    "peach": 216,
+    "yellow": 223,
+    "green": 150,
+    "teal": 116,
+    "sky": 116,
+    "sapphire": 116,
+    "blue": 111,
+    "lavender": 147,
+    "text": 189,
+    "subtext1": 146,
+    "subtext0": 146,
+    "overlay2": 103,
+    "overlay1": 103,
+    "overlay0": 243,
+    "surface2": 60,
+    "surface1": 240,
+    "surface0": 238,
+    "base": 236,
+    "mantle": 235,
+    "crust": 234,
+  },
+  Latte: {
+    "rosewater": 174,
+    "flamingo": 174,
+    "pink": 176,
+    "mauve": 99,
+    "red": 161,
+    "maroon": 167,
+    "peach": 202,
+    "yellow": 172,
+    "green": 70,
+    "teal": 30,
+    "sky": 38,
+    "sapphire": 37,
+    "blue": 27,
+    "lavender": 69,
+    "text": 240,
+    "subtext1": 60,
+    "subtext0": 243,
+    "overlay2": 102,
+    "overlay1": 246,
+    "overlay0": 248,
+    "surface2": 249,
+    "surface1": 7,
+    "surface0": 252,
+    "base": 255,
+    "mantle": 255,
+    "crust": 254,
+  },
+}
+
+func TestPaletteColors(t *testing.T) {
+  for flavor, m := range want {
+    Set(flavor)
+    for name, idx := range m {
+      got := int(Color(name))
+      if got != idx+1 {
+        t.Errorf("%s/%s: Color=%d want %d", flavor, name, got, idx+1)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+func TestSlotsResolve(t *testing.T) {
+  for _, f := range []Flavor{Mocha, Frappe, Macchiato, Latte} {
+    Set(f)
+    m := BuildColorMap()
+    for slot := range slots {
+      if _, ok := m[slot]; !ok { t.Fatalf("%s: missing slot %s", f, slot) }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+func TestParseFlavor(t *testing.T) {
+  for _, s := range []string{"mocha","frappe","macchiato","latte"} {
+    if _, ok := ParseFlavor(s); !ok { t.Errorf("ParseFlavor(%s) failed", s) }
+  }
+  if _, ok := ParseFlavor("bogus"); ok { t.Error("bogus flavor accepted") }
+}
+
+func TestTransparentSlots(t *testing.T) {
+  Set(Mocha)
+  SetOpaque(false)
+  for _, slot := range []string{"bg", "block.bg", "border.bg", "par.text.bg", "menu.text.bg"} {
+    if got := Attr(slot); got != ui.ColorDefault {
+      t.Errorf("transparent %s: got %d want ColorDefault(0)", slot, got)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+func TestOpaqueSlots(t *testing.T) {
+  Set(Mocha)
+  SetOpaque(true)
+  base := Color("base")
+  if base == 0 { t.Fatal("Color(base) should not be ColorDefault") }
+  for _, slot := range []string{"bg", "block.bg", "border.bg", "par.text.bg", "menu.text.bg"} {
+    if got := Attr(slot); got != base {
+      t.Errorf("opaque %s: got %d want base(%d)", slot, got, base)
+    }
+  }
+  SetOpaque(false) // restore
+}
+
+var _ = ui.ColorDefault // keep import
diff --git a/widgets/menu/main.go b/widgets/menu/main.go
index 476bab8..6fb7afd 100644
--- a/widgets/menu/main.go
+++ b/widgets/menu/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package menu
 import (
 	"sort"
 
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/theme"
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func (m *Menu) Buffer() ui.Buffer {
 		for _, ch := range item.Text() {
 			// invert bg/fg colors on currently selected row
 			if m.Selectable && n == m.cursorPos {
-				cell = ui.Cell{Ch: ch, Fg: ui.ColorBlack, Bg: m.TextFgColor}
+				cell = ui.Cell{Ch: ch, Fg: theme.Attr("crust"), Bg: m.TextFgColor}
 			} else {
 				cell = ui.Cell{Ch: ch, Fg: m.TextFgColor, Bg: m.TextBgColor}
 			}