diff --git a/emacs.el b/emacs.el
index 0ed181b..a56f270 100644
--- a/emacs.el
+++ b/emacs.el
@@ -739,9 +739,17 @@ IF OK-IF-ALREADY-EXISTS is true force download."
   "*Face used by hl-line."
   :group '10sr)
 (global-hl-line-mode 1) ;; (hl-line-mode 1)
-(set-face-underline 'hl-line t)
-(set-face-background 'hl-line "unspecified-bg")
-(set-face-foreground 'hl-line "unspecified-fg")
+(if (< (display-color-cells)
+       256)
+    ;; 8 colors
+    (progn
+      (set-face-underline 'hl-line t)
+      (set-face-background 'hl-line "unspecified-bg")
+      (set-face-foreground 'hl-line "unspecified-fg"))
+  ;; 256 colors
+  (set-face-background 'hl-line "color-235")
+  ;;(set-face-foreground 'hl-line "unspecified-fg")
+  )
 ;; (set-variable 'hl-line-face '10sr-hl-line) ;; (setq hl-line-face nil)
 (set-variable 'hl-line-global-modes
               '(not