diff --git a/visidata/interface.py b/visidata/interface.py
index 12a2485bb..815b704df 100644
--- a/visidata/interface.py
+++ b/visidata/interface.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 vd.theme_option('color_selected_row', '215 yellow', 'color of selected rows')
 vd.theme_option('color_clickable', 'underline', 'color of internally clickable item')
 vd.theme_option('color_code', 'bold white on 237', 'color of code sample')
-vd.theme_option('color_h1', 'bold 209', 'color of h1 header')
+vd.theme_option('color_h1', 'bold 200', 'color of h1 header')
 
 vd.theme_option('force_256_colors', False, 'use 256 colors even if curses reports fewer')