diff --git a/colors/monotonous-dark.erb b/colors/monotonous-dark.erb
index d79b84b..3ac5215 100644
--- a/colors/monotonous-dark.erb
+++ b/colors/monotonous-dark.erb
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@
     ui_fg_linter_info = fg_weak1
     ui_fg_linter_info_active = ui_fg_question
     
-    # terminal_ansi_colors = [ '#1f2121', fg_comment[0], fg_weak2[0], fg[0], fg_strong1[0], fg_strong2[0], fg_strong3[0], fg_strong4[0], bg_cursorline[0], color_primary_weak3[0], color_primary1[0], color_primary2[0], color_primary3[0], color_primary_strong1[0], color_primary_strong2[0], color_primary_strong3[0] ]
     terminal_ansi_colors = [ '#1f2121', fg_comment[0], fg_weak2[0], fg[0], fg_strong1[0], fg_strong2[0], fg_strong3[0], fg_strong4[0], ui_bg[0], yellow1[0], yellow2[0], yellow3[0], yellow4[0], yellow5[0], yellow6[0], yellow7[0] ]
 
     # Step 3: highlights
@@ -237,9 +236,13 @@
 
           [ "StatusLine", ui_bg, ui_fg_strong3, "italic" ],
           [ "StatusLineNC", ui_bg, ui_fg, "italic" ],
-          [ "TabLine", ui_bg, ui_fg, "italic" ],
+          [ "TabLine", "StatusLineNc" ],
+          [ "TabLineSel", "StatusLine" ],
+          [ "TabLineNumSel", "StatusLine"],
+		  # used in init.tabline.vim
           [ "TabLineFill", ui_bg, ui_bg, "italic" ],
-          [ "TabLineSel", ui_bg, ui_fg_strong3, "italic" ],
+          [ "TabLineItem", ui_bg, ui_fg, "italic" ],
+          [ "TabLineItemSel", ui_bg, ui_fg_strong3, "italic" ],
 
           [ "VertSplit", bg, ui_bg, "NONE" ],
           [ "FoldColumn", bg, fg_weak1, "NONE" ],
diff --git a/colors/monotonous-dark.vim b/colors/monotonous-dark.vim
index 98e190a..c755379 100644
--- a/colors/monotonous-dark.vim
+++ b/colors/monotonous-dark.vim
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ if ($TERM =~ '256' || &t_Co >= 256) || has("gui_running")
     hi Underlined ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=NONE cterm=underline guibg=NONE guifg=NONE gui=underline
     hi StatusLine ctermbg=238 ctermfg=250 cterm=italic guibg=#3f3f3f guifg=#aeadad gui=italic
     hi StatusLineNC ctermbg=238 ctermfg=243 cterm=italic guibg=#3f3f3f guifg=#716c6c gui=italic
-    hi TabLine ctermbg=238 ctermfg=243 cterm=italic guibg=#3f3f3f guifg=#716c6c gui=italic
+    hi link TabLine StatusLineNc
+    hi link TabLineSel StatusLine
+    hi link TabLineNumSel StatusLine
     hi TabLineFill ctermbg=238 ctermfg=238 cterm=italic guibg=#3f3f3f guifg=#3f3f3f gui=italic
-    hi TabLineSel ctermbg=238 ctermfg=250 cterm=italic guibg=#3f3f3f guifg=#aeadad gui=italic
+    hi TabLineItem ctermbg=238 ctermfg=243 cterm=italic guibg=#3f3f3f guifg=#716c6c gui=italic
+    hi TabLineItemSel ctermbg=238 ctermfg=250 cterm=italic guibg=#3f3f3f guifg=#aeadad gui=italic
     hi VertSplit ctermbg=234 ctermfg=238 cterm=NONE guibg=#202122 guifg=#3f3f3f gui=NONE
     hi FoldColumn ctermbg=234 ctermfg=238 cterm=NONE guibg=#202122 guifg=#494646 gui=NONE
     hi ColorColumn ctermbg=232 ctermfg=NONE cterm=NONE guibg=#1B1C1D guifg=NONE gui=NONE
@@ -418,9 +421,12 @@ elseif &t_Co == 8 || $TERM !~# '^linux' || &t_Co == 16
     hi Underlined ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=NONE cterm=underline
     hi StatusLine ctermbg=gray ctermfg=white cterm=italic
     hi StatusLineNC ctermbg=gray ctermfg=gray cterm=italic
-    hi TabLine ctermbg=gray ctermfg=gray cterm=italic
+    hi link TabLine StatusLineNc
+    hi link TabLineSel StatusLine
+    hi link TabLineNumSel StatusLine
     hi TabLineFill ctermbg=gray ctermfg=gray cterm=italic
-    hi TabLineSel ctermbg=gray ctermfg=white cterm=italic
+    hi TabLineItem ctermbg=gray ctermfg=gray cterm=italic
+    hi TabLineItemSel ctermbg=gray ctermfg=white cterm=italic
     hi VertSplit ctermbg=black ctermfg=gray cterm=NONE
     hi FoldColumn ctermbg=black ctermfg=gray cterm=NONE
     hi ColorColumn ctermbg=gray ctermfg=NONE cterm=NONE