diff --git a/gui-colors.go b/gui-colors.go
index 9376d4e..0a1c8ed 100644
--- a/gui-colors.go
+++ b/gui-colors.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import pb "git.wit.com/wit/witProtobuf"
 import "git.wit.com/wit/gui"
 
 var windowsTextVeryLightGrey  = color.RGBA{10, 10, 10, 10}
-var windowsTextBlack  = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 0}
+var windowsTextBlack  = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 255}
 var windowsTextWhite  = color.RGBA{255, 255, 255, 255}
 var windowsTextYellow = color.RGBA{200, 200, 0, 200}
 var windowsTextRed    = color.RGBA{200, 0, 0, 200}
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var windowsBgGrey     = color.RGBA{100, 100, 100, 142}
 var windowsBgBlack    = color.RGBA{55, 55, 55, 255}
 
 var linuxTextBlue     = color.RGBA{0, 100, 200, 100}
-var linuxTextBlack    = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 0}
+var linuxTextBlack    = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 255}
 var linuxTextYellow   = color.RGBA{200, 200, 0, 200}
 var linuxBgMauve      = color.RGBA{72, 0, 0, 142}
 var linuxBgBlack      = color.RGBA{55, 55, 55, 255}