diff --git a/pqcli/__main__.py b/pqcli/__main__.py
index 169b10f..264433f 100644
--- a/pqcli/__main__.py
+++ b/pqcli/__main__.py
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
         help="Use curses user interface (slow, but rich colors output)",
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-colors",
+        dest="colors",
+        action="store_false",
+        help="Disable color highlighting in curses interface",
+    )
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "--no-config",
         dest="use_config",
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/__init__.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/__init__.py
index f1a0f97..3be57c8 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/__init__.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ from pqcli import lingo
 from pqcli.config import Class, Race
 from pqcli.mechanic import Player, Stats, create_player
 from pqcli.roster import Roster
+from pqcli.ui.curses.colors import (
+    COLOR_FOCUSED,
+    COLOR_LOGO,
+    COLOR_PROGRESSBAR,
+    COLOR_SCROLLBAR_THUMB,
+    COLOR_SCROLLBAR_TRACK,
+    has_colors,
+    set_colors,
+)
 from pqcli.ui.curses.views import (
     BaseView,
     ChooseCharacterClassView,
@@ -38,6 +47,16 @@ class CursesUserInterface(BaseUserInterface):
         curses.noecho()
         curses.curs_set(0)
 
+        set_colors(args.colors)
+        if has_colors():
+            curses.start_color()
+            curses.use_default_colors()
+            curses.init_pair(COLOR_LOGO, 10, -1)
+            curses.init_pair(COLOR_FOCUSED, -1, 8)
+            curses.init_pair(COLOR_SCROLLBAR_THUMB, -1, 0)
+            curses.init_pair(COLOR_SCROLLBAR_TRACK, -1, -1)
+            curses.init_pair(COLOR_PROGRESSBAR, 0, 9)
+
         def signal_handler(sig: T.Any, frame: T.Any) -> None:
             if self.args.use_saves:
                 self.roster.save()
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/colors.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/colors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9db5a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/colors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+_HAS_COLORS = False
+
+COLOR_LOGO = 1
+COLOR_FOCUSED = 2
+COLOR_SCROLLBAR_TRACK = 3
+COLOR_SCROLLBAR_THUMB = 4
+COLOR_PROGRESSBAR = 5
+
+
+def has_colors() -> bool:
+    return _HAS_COLORS
+
+
+def set_colors(has_colors: bool) -> None:
+    global _HAS_COLORS
+    _HAS_COLORS = has_colors
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/__init__.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/__init__.py
index 58221a1..20b1fb4 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/__init__.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/__init__.py
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ from pqcli.roster import Roster
 from pqcli.ui.curses.event_handler import EventHandler
 from pqcli.ui.curses.util import KEYS_DOWN, KEYS_LEFT, KEYS_RIGHT, KEYS_UP
 from pqcli.ui.curses.views.base_view import BaseView
-from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import Scrollable, Widget
+from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import Focusable, Scrollable, Widget
 
 from .character_sheet_window import CharacterSheetWindow
 from .equipment_window import EquipmentWindow
-from .focusable import Focusable
 from .inventory_window import InventoryWindow
 from .plot_window import PlotWindow
 from .quest_book_window import QuestBookWindow
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/character_sheet_window.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/character_sheet_window.py
index 9cc39d4..278b8c7 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/character_sheet_window.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/character_sheet_window.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import typing as T
 
 from pqcli.mechanic import Player, StatType
+from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import Focusable
 
-from .focusable import Focusable
 from .progress_bar_window import DataTableProgressBarWindow
 
 
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/equipment_window.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/equipment_window.py
index 4c5bd63..e344c8e 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/equipment_window.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/equipment_window.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import typing as T
 
 from pqcli.mechanic import EquipmentType, Player
-from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import DataTable, WindowWrapper
-
-from .focusable import Focusable
+from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import DataTable, Focusable, WindowWrapper
 
 
 class EquipmentWindow(Focusable, WindowWrapper):
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/inventory_window.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/inventory_window.py
index 86d128b..9416a11 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/inventory_window.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/inventory_window.py
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ import typing as T
 
 from pqcli.lingo import to_roman
 from pqcli.mechanic import InventoryItem, Player
-from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import DataTable, ProgressBar, WindowWrapper
+from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import (
+    DataTable,
+    Focusable,
+    ProgressBar,
+    WindowWrapper,
+)
 
-from .focusable import Focusable
 from .progress_bar_window import DataTableProgressBarWindow
 
 
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/plot_window.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/plot_window.py
index fc54439..d28a173 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/plot_window.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/plot_window.py
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ import typing as T
 
 from pqcli.lingo import act_name
 from pqcli.mechanic import Player
-from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import ListBox, WindowWrapper
+from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import Focusable, ListBox, WindowWrapper
 
-from .focusable import Focusable
 from .progress_bar_window import ListBoxProgressBarWindow
 
 
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/progress_bar_window.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/progress_bar_window.py
index aec527b..8ac0a10 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/progress_bar_window.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/progress_bar_window.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import curses
 import typing as T
 
-from pqcli.ui.curses.views.game_view.focusable import Focusable
 from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import (
     DataTable,
+    Focusable,
     ListBox,
     ProgressBar,
     WindowWrapper,
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/quest_book_window.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/quest_book_window.py
index df93e99..9022d48 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/quest_book_window.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/quest_book_window.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import typing as T
 
 from pqcli.mechanic import Player
-from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import ListBox, WindowWrapper
+from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import Focusable, ListBox, WindowWrapper
 
-from .focusable import Focusable
 from .progress_bar_window import ListBoxProgressBarWindow
 
 
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/spell_book_window.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/spell_book_window.py
index ccf755b..a968191 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/spell_book_window.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/spell_book_window.py
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ import typing as T
 
 from pqcli.lingo import to_roman
 from pqcli.mechanic import Player, Spell
-from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import DataTable, WindowWrapper
-
-from .focusable import Focusable
+from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import DataTable, Focusable, WindowWrapper
 
 
 class SpellBookWindow(Focusable, WindowWrapper):
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/task_progress_window.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/task_progress_window.py
index 0fdc9bc..5c48d52 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/task_progress_window.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/task_progress_window.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import typing as T
 
 from pqcli.mechanic import Player
-from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import Label, ProgressBar, WindowWrapper
-
-from .focusable import Focusable
+from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import (
+    Focusable,
+    Label,
+    ProgressBar,
+    WindowWrapper,
+)
 
 
 class TaskProgressWindow(Focusable, WindowWrapper):
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/roster_view.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/roster_view.py
index 519025a..757bde7 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/roster_view.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/views/roster_view.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+import curses
 import typing as T
 
-from ..event_handler import EventHandler
-from ..util import Choice
-from ..widgets import Menu
+from pqcli.ui.curses.colors import COLOR_LOGO, has_colors
+from pqcli.ui.curses.event_handler import EventHandler
+from pqcli.ui.curses.util import Choice
+from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets import Menu
+
 from .base_view import BaseView
 
 LOGO = """
@@ -13,6 +16,22 @@ LOGO = """
 """.strip()
 
 
+class MainMenu(Menu):
+    def __init__(
+        self, choices: T.List[Choice], scr_height: int, scr_width: int
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            header=LOGO,
+            choices=choices,
+            active_choice=0,
+            scr_height=scr_height,
+            scr_width=scr_width,
+        )
+        if has_colors():
+            for y in range(len(self._header_lines)):
+                self._pad.chgat(y, 0, curses.color_pair(COLOR_LOGO))
+
+
 class RosterView(BaseView):
     def __init__(self, screen: T.Any) -> None:
         super().__init__(screen)
@@ -50,12 +69,8 @@ class RosterView(BaseView):
         self.screen.erase()
         self.screen.noutrefresh()
 
-        self.main_menu = Menu(
-            header=LOGO,
-            choices=self.choices,
-            active_choice=0,
-            scr_height=scr_height,
-            scr_width=scr_width,
+        self.main_menu = MainMenu(
+            choices=self.choices, scr_height=scr_height, scr_width=scr_width
         )
         self.main_menu.render()
 
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/__init__.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/__init__.py
index ed56237..53232e6 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from .base import Widget, WindowWrapper
 from .data_table import DataTable
+from .focusable import Focusable
 from .label import Label
 from .list_box import ListBox
 from .menu import Menu
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/focusable.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/focusable.py
similarity index 57%
rename from pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/focusable.py
rename to pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/focusable.py
index f8ade7a..1d3640e 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/views/game_view/focusable.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/focusable.py
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
 import contextlib
+import curses
 import typing as T
 
+from pqcli.ui.curses.colors import COLOR_FOCUSED, has_colors
 from pqcli.ui.curses.event_handler import EventHandler
 
 
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def focus_standout(focused: bool, win: T.Any) -> T.Generator:
+    if focused:
+        if has_colors():
+            win.attron(curses.color_pair(COLOR_FOCUSED))
+        else:
+            win.standout()
+    yield
+    if focused:
+        if has_colors():
+            win.attroff(curses.color_pair(COLOR_FOCUSED))
+        else:
+            win.standend()
+
+
 class Focusable:
     def __init__(self, *args: T.Any, **kwargs: T.Any) -> None:
         self._focused = False
@@ -21,8 +38,5 @@ class Focusable:
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def focus_standout(self, win: T.Any) -> T.Generator:
-        if self._focused:
-            win.standout()
-        yield
-        if self._focused:
-            win.standend()
+        with focus_standout(self._focused, win):
+            yield
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/menu.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/menu.py
index e016502..9298a16 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/menu.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/menu.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import curses.ascii
 import typing as T
 
 from pqcli.ui.curses.util import KEYS_DOWN, KEYS_UP
+from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets.focusable import focus_standout
 
 from ..util import Choice
 from .base import Widget
@@ -73,11 +74,8 @@ class Menu(Widget):
 
         for y, choice in enumerate(self._choices):
             self._pad.move(len(self._header_lines) + 1 + y, 0)
-            if y == self._active_choice:
-                self._pad.standout()
-            self._pad.addstr(choice.desc)
-            if y == self._active_choice:
-                self._pad.standend()
+            with focus_standout(y == self._active_choice, self._pad):
+                self._pad.addstr(choice.desc)
 
         self._pad.refresh(
             0,
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/progress_bar.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/progress_bar.py
index 83c543f..a56ab73 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/progress_bar.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/progress_bar.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import datetime
 import typing as T
 
 from pqcli.lingo import format_timespan
+from pqcli.ui.curses.colors import COLOR_PROGRESSBAR, has_colors
 from pqcli.ui.curses.widgets.base import WindowWrapper
 
 
@@ -47,7 +48,13 @@ class ProgressBar(WindowWrapper):
         self._win.addnstr(0, x, text, min(len(text), self.getmaxyx()[1] - 1))
         x = int(cur_pos * self.getmaxyx()[1] // max_pos)
         if x > 0:
-            self._win.chgat(0, 0, curses.A_REVERSE)
+            self._win.chgat(
+                0,
+                0,
+                curses.color_pair(COLOR_PROGRESSBAR)
+                if has_colors()
+                else curses.A_REVERSE,
+            )
             if x < self.getmaxyx()[1]:
                 self._win.chgat(0, x, curses.A_NORMAL)
         self._win.noutrefresh()
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/scrollable.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/scrollable.py
index 1a91e6f..eee7d64 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/scrollable.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/scrollable.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import curses
 import typing as T
 
+from pqcli.ui.curses.colors import (
+    COLOR_SCROLLBAR_THUMB,
+    COLOR_SCROLLBAR_TRACK,
+    has_colors,
+)
+
 from .base import WindowWrapper
 
 
@@ -69,13 +75,25 @@ class Scrollable(WindowWrapper):
                 y2 = self._scroll_pos + h
                 thumb_y1 = int(y1 * h // len(self._items))
                 thumb_y2 = int(y2 * h // len(self._items))
+
+                attr_thumb = (
+                    curses.color_pair(COLOR_SCROLLBAR_THUMB)
+                    if has_colors()
+                    else curses.A_REVERSE
+                )
+                attr_track = (
+                    curses.color_pair(COLOR_SCROLLBAR_TRACK)
+                    if has_colors()
+                    else curses.A_NORMAL
+                )
+
                 for win_y in range(h):
                     self._win.chgat(
                         win_y,
                         w - 1,
-                        curses.A_REVERSE
+                        attr_thumb
                         if thumb_y1 <= win_y <= thumb_y2
-                        else curses.A_NORMAL,
+                        else attr_track,
                     )
                 self._win.noutrefresh()
 
diff --git a/pqcli/ui/urwid/widgets/__init__.py b/pqcli/ui/urwid/widgets/__init__.py
index cdcc877..f1a6879 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/urwid/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/urwid/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ from .data_table import DataTable
 from .double_line_box import DoubleLineBox
 from .layout import NColumns, NPile
 from .read_only_check_box import ReadOnlyCheckBox
-from .scrollable import ScrollBar, Scrollable
+from .scrollable import Scrollable, ScrollBar