5 files changed, 35 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ef0c8e..152272f 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ file(GLOB SOURCES
 	conversion.cpp
 	argument_parser.cpp
 	input_actions.cpp
+	util/color.cpp
 	game/game.cpp
 	engine/engine.cpp
 	engine/data/vector2.cpp
diff --git a/src/engine/graphics/scene.cpp b/src/engine/graphics/scene.cpp
index c4a398c..6b85915 100644
--- a/src/engine/graphics/scene.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/graphics/scene.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include "scene.hpp"
 
 #include "engine/escape.hpp"
+#include "util/color.hpp"
 
+#include <fmt/color.h>
 #include <fmt/core.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <utility>
@@ -49,10 +51,14 @@ void Scene::write_status(const std::string_view &str) noexcept
 	const auto window_size = _window->size();
 
 	_cursor_controller->move_to(
-		Vector2({.x = 1, .y = static_cast<Vector2::Value>(window_size.get_height())}));
+		Vector2({.x = 2, .y = static_cast<Vector2::Value>(window_size.get_height())}));
 
+	const auto background_color = get_background_esc_seq(STATUSBAR_COLOR);
+
+	fmt::print("{}", background_color);
 	fmt::print(ERASE_ENTIRE_LINE, fmt::arg("esc", ESC));
 	fmt::print(fmt::runtime(str.data()));
+	fmt::print(RESET_ALL_MODES, fmt::arg("esc", ESC));
 
 	_cursor_controller->move_to(previous_position);
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/graphics/scene.hpp b/src/engine/graphics/scene.hpp
index 3d05cd9..22a96a4 100644
--- a/src/engine/graphics/scene.hpp
+++ b/src/engine/graphics/scene.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ constexpr fmt::string_view DISABLE_ALT_BUFFER = "{esc}[?1049l";
 
 constexpr fmt::string_view ERASE_ENTIRE_LINE = "{esc}[2K";
 
+constexpr uint32_t STATUSBAR_COLOR = 0x1A1A1AU;
+
 class Scene : public IScene
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/util/color.cpp b/src/util/color.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17665de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/color.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "color.hpp"
+
+#include <fmt/color.h>
+
+std::string get_foreground_esc_seq(const uint32_t &color) noexcept
+{
+	return std::string(
+		fmt::detail::make_foreground_color<char>(fmt::detail::color_type(color)).begin());
+}
+
+std::string get_background_esc_seq(const uint32_t &color) noexcept
+{
+	return std::string(
+		fmt::detail::make_background_color<char>(fmt::detail::color_type(color)).begin());
+}
diff --git a/src/util/color.hpp b/src/util/color.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5511893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/color.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <fmt/core.h>
+#include <string>
+
+constexpr fmt::string_view RESET_ALL_MODES = "{esc}[0m";
+
+std::string get_foreground_esc_seq(const uint32_t &color) noexcept;
+
+std::string get_background_esc_seq(const uint32_t &color) noexcept;