diff --git a/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py b/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py
index c01de1a..4e4a2c8 100644
--- a/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py
+++ b/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Metadata:
 @dataclass
 class Options:
     fontname: PlainText = 'arial'
+    bgcolor: Color = 'WH'
     color_mode: ColorMode = 'SHORT'
     mini_bom_mode: bool = True
 
diff --git a/src/wireviz/Harness.py b/src/wireviz/Harness.py
index 95cb530..9e50c03 100644
--- a/src/wireviz/Harness.py
+++ b/src/wireviz/Harness.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Harness:
         dot.body.append(f'// {APP_URL}')
         dot.attr('graph', rankdir='LR',
                  ranksep='2',
-                 bgcolor='white',
+                 bgcolor=wv_colors.translate_color(self.options.bgcolor, "HEX"),
                  nodesep='0.33',
                  fontname=self.options.fontname)
         dot.attr('node', shape='record',
diff --git a/src/wireviz/wv_html.py b/src/wireviz/wv_html.py
index fe8d7b5..94c8d62 100644
--- a/src/wireviz/wv_html.py
+++ b/src/wireviz/wv_html.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Union
 import re
 
-from wireviz import __version__, APP_NAME, APP_URL
+from wireviz import __version__, APP_NAME, APP_URL, wv_colors
 from wireviz.DataClasses import Metadata, Options
 from wireviz.wv_helper import flatten2d, open_file_read, open_file_write
 
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ def generate_html_output(filename: Union[str, Path], bom_list: List[List[str]],
         file.write(' <meta charset="UTF-8">\n')
         file.write(f' <meta name="generator" content="{APP_NAME} {__version__} - {APP_URL}">\n')
         file.write(f' <title>{metadata.title}</title>\n')
-        file.write(f'</head><body style="font-family:{options.fontname}">\n')
+        file.write(f'</head><body style="font-family:{options.fontname};background-color:'
+                   f'{wv_colors.translate_color(options.bgcolor, "HEX")}">\n')
 
         file.write(f'<h1>{metadata.title}</h1>\n')
         if metadata.description:
