diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 235e594..d8bdd16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ If you like to customize the colors indicating the current namespace or context,
 
 ```
 export KUBECTX_CURRENT_FGCOLOR=$(tput setaf 6) # blue text
-export KUBECTX_CURRENT_BGCOLOR=$(tput setaf 7) # white background
+export KUBECTX_CURRENT_BGCOLOR=$(tput setab 7) # white background
 ```
 
 Colors in the output can be disabled by setting the