diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/gemtext_code_block.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/gemtext_code_block.xml
index 544344b..21d2ff7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/gemtext_code_block.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/gemtext_code_block.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
     android:paddingTop="@dimen/default_margin"
     android:paddingBottom="@dimen/default_margin"
     android:fontFamily="monospace"
-    android:background="#000000"
+    android:background="@color/code_background"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c40158e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <color name="colorPrimary">#FFFFFF</color>
+    <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#B8B8B8</color>
+    <color name="colorAccent">#03DAC5</color>
+    <color name="code_background">#000000</color>
+</resources>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 0dd5714..8ab9164 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
     <color name="colorPrimary">#FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#B8B8B8</color>
     <color name="colorAccent">#03DAC5</color>
+    <color name="code_background">#efefef</color>
 </resources>
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