diff --git a/src/cover.py b/src/cover.py
index c503ddd..0a6702c 100644
--- a/src/cover.py
+++ b/src/cover.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def generate_programmatic_cover(
 ) -> str:
     os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
     w, h = config.COVER_SIZE
-    img = PILImage.new("RGBA", (w, h), color=(245, 245, 245, 255))
+    img = PILImage.new("RGBA", (w, h), color=(128, 128, 128, 255))
     draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
 
     _draw_text_overlays(draw, w, h, week_start, week_end, headlines)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def generate_mosaic_cover(
 ) -> str:
     os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
     w, h = config.COVER_SIZE
-    img = PILImage.new("RGBA", (w, h), color=(245, 245, 245, 255))
+    img = PILImage.new("RGBA", (w, h), color=(128, 128, 128, 255))
 
     bottom_headlines_height = 0
     if headlines: