diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aede3cc..64b4ba9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ You can override colors across all highlights by adding color definitions to the
 
 ```vim
 let g:onedark_color_overrides = {
-\ "black": {"gui": "#2F343F", "cterm": "235", "cterm16": "0" },
+\ "background": {"gui": "#2F343F", "cterm": "235", "cterm16": "0" },
 \ "purple": { "gui": "#C678DF", "cterm": "170", "cterm16": "5" }
 \}
 ```