diff --git a/app/styles/base.sass b/app/styles/base.sass
index a621fe8f8..58a8c7a13 100644
--- a/app/styles/base.sass
+++ b/app/styles/base.sass
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 @import "bootstrap/variables"
 @import "bootstrap/mixins"
 
+html
+  background-color: #2f261d
+
 // https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/9237 -- need a version that's not !important
 .secret
   display: none
diff --git a/app/styles/play/level/hud.sass b/app/styles/play/level/hud.sass
index 1d6716a5f..a3bed782b 100644
--- a/app/styles/play/level/hud.sass
+++ b/app/styles/play/level/hud.sass
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     height: 100%
     left: 0
     top: 0
-    z-index: -1
+    z-index: 0
     background-image: url(/images/level/hud_left_wing.png)
     background-position: right
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     height: 100%
     right: 0
     top: 0
-    z-index: -1
+    z-index: 0
     background-image: url(/images/level/hud_right_wing.png)
     background-position: left
 
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
     color: #BEBEBE
     font-size: 12px
     overflow: hidden
+    z-index: 1
+    position: relative
 
     .no-selection-message
       display: none