diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index d970e86..7e82cfd 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 @define-color video rgb(200,200,0);
 @define-color midi rgb(200,0,50);
 @define-color graphview-link #808080;
-@define-color graphview-grid @text_view_bg;
 
 .audio {
     background: @audio;
@@ -17,4 +16,8 @@
 .midi {
     background: @midi;
     color: black;
+}
+
+graphview {
+    background: @text_view_bg;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/view/graph_view.rs b/src/view/graph_view.rs
index c2962a9..0135dbd 100644
--- a/src/view/graph_view.rs
+++ b/src/view/graph_view.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ mod imp {
         fn class_init(klass: &mut Self::Class) {
             // The layout manager determines how child widgets are laid out.
             klass.set_layout_manager_type::<gtk::FixedLayout>();
+            klass.set_css_name("graphview");
         }
     }
 
@@ -123,24 +124,13 @@ mod imp {
             Try to use relative units (em) and colours from the theme as much as possible. */
 
             let alloc = widget.allocation();
+            let widget_bounds =
+                graphene::Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, alloc.width as f32, alloc.height as f32);
 
             let background_cr = snapshot
-                .append_cairo(&graphene::Rect::new(
-                    0.0,
-                    0.0,
-                    alloc.width as f32,
-                    alloc.height as f32,
-                ))
+                .append_cairo(&widget_bounds)
                 .expect("Failed to get cairo context");
 
-            // Try to replace the background color with a darker one from the theme.
-            if let Some(rgba) = widget.style_context().lookup_color("graphview-grid") {
-                background_cr.set_source_rgb(rgba.red.into(), rgba.green.into(), rgba.blue.into());
-                if let Err(e) = background_cr.paint() {
-                    warn!("Failed to paint graphview background: {}", e);
-                };
-            } // TODO: else log colour not found
-
             // Draw a nice grid on the background.
             background_cr.set_source_rgb(0.18, 0.18, 0.18);
             background_cr.set_line_width(0.2); // TODO: Set to 1px