diff --git a/colors/molokai.vim b/colors/molokai.vim
index 6d97053..b62b0a3 100644
--- a/colors/molokai.vim
+++ b/colors/molokai.vim
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ endif
 hi Boolean         guifg=#AE81FF
 hi Character       guifg=#E6DB74
 hi Number          guifg=#AE81FF
-hi String          guifg=#E6DB74
+hi String          guifg=#FFCD8B guibg=#404040
 hi Conditional     guifg=#F92672               gui=bold
 hi Constant        guifg=#AE81FF               gui=bold
 hi Cursor          guifg=#000000 guibg=#F8F8F0
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ hi Repeat          guifg=#F92672               gui=bold
 hi Search          guifg=#000000 guibg=#FFE792
 " marks
 hi SignColumn      guifg=#A6E22E guibg=#232526
-hi SpecialChar     guifg=#F92672               gui=bold
+hi SpecialChar     guifg=#C080D0 guibg=#404040 gui=bold
 hi SpecialComment  guifg=#7E8E91               gui=bold
 hi Special         guifg=#66D9EF guibg=bg      gui=italic
 if has("spell")
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ if &t_Co > 255
    hi Boolean         ctermfg=135
    hi Character       ctermfg=144
    hi Number          ctermfg=135
-   hi String          ctermfg=144
+   hi String          ctermfg=223 ctermbg=238
    hi Conditional     ctermfg=161               cterm=bold
    hi Constant        ctermfg=135               cterm=bold
    hi Cursor          ctermfg=16  ctermbg=253
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ if &t_Co > 255
 
    " marks column
    hi SignColumn      ctermfg=118 ctermbg=235
-   hi SpecialChar     ctermfg=161               cterm=bold
+   hi SpecialChar     ctermfg=81  ctermbg=238   cterm=bold
    hi SpecialComment  ctermfg=245               cterm=bold
    hi Special         ctermfg=81
    if has("spell")
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ if &t_Co > 255
 
    hi VertSplit       ctermfg=244 ctermbg=232   cterm=bold
    hi VisualNOS                   ctermbg=238
-   hi Visual                      ctermbg=235
+   hi Visual                      ctermbg=232
    hi WarningMsg      ctermfg=231 ctermbg=238   cterm=bold
    hi WildMenu        ctermfg=81  ctermbg=16
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ if &t_Co > 255
        hi Statement       ctermfg=197               cterm=bold
        hi Tag             ctermfg=197
        hi Title           ctermfg=203
-       hi Visual                      ctermbg=238
+       hi Visual                      ctermbg=232
 
        hi Comment         ctermfg=244
        hi LineNr          ctermfg=239 ctermbg=235