diff --git a/lisp/init-display.el b/lisp/init-display.el
index 3a74e3a..899f544 100644
--- a/lisp/init-display.el
+++ b/lisp/init-display.el
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
              :config
              (load-theme 'solarized-dark-high-contrast t))
 
+;; matches solarized theme colors
+(use-package hl-line
+  :custom-face
+  (hl-line ((t (:background "#006400")))))
+
 ;;; ** increase default font size on startup
 (set-face-attribute 'default nil :height 133)