diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a1fc02..658b56f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ https://progress-bar.dev/7/?scale=10&title=mark&suffix=X
 ![Progress](https://progress-bar.dev/420/?scale=500&title=funds&width=200&color=babaca&suffix=$)
 https://progress-bar.dev/420/?scale=500&title=funds&width=120&color=babaca&suffix=$
 
+![Colorful](https://progress-bar.dev/58/?title=colorful&progress_background=ffc0cb&progress_number_color=000)
+https://progress-bar.dev/58/?title=colorful&progress_background=ffc0cb&progress_number_color=000
+
 Heavily inspired by the works of https://github.com/fehmicansaglam/progressed.io
diff --git a/progress.py b/progress.py
index 3f88c2c..5810ab7 100644
--- a/progress.py
+++ b/progress.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ def get_template_fields(progress):
         "progress": progress,
         "progress_width": progress_width,
         "progress_color": get_progress_color(progress, scale),
+        "progress_background": request.args.get("progress_background", "555"),
+        "progress_number_color": request.args.get("progress_number_color", "fff"),
         "suffix": request.args.get("suffix", "%"),
     }
 
diff --git a/templates/progress.svg b/templates/progress.svg
index 16f38ce..c58198a 100644
--- a/templates/progress.svg
+++ b/templates/progress.svg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </linearGradient>
 
   <rect rx="4" x="0" width="{{ title_width + progress_width }}" height="20" fill="#{{ title_color }}"/>
-  <rect rx="4" x="{{ title_width }}" width="{{ progress_width }}" height="20" fill="#555" />
+  <rect rx="4" x="{{ title_width }}" width="{{ progress_width }}" height="20" fill="#{{ progress_background }}" />
   <rect rx="4" x="{{ title_width }}" width="{{ [progress/scale, 1] | min * progress_width | int }}" height="20" fill="{{ progress_color }}" />
   {% if title %}
     <path fill="{{ progress_color }}" d="M{{ title_width }} 0h4v20h-4z" />
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     </g>
   {% endif %}
 
-  <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="middle" font-family="DejaVu Sans,Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" font-size="11">
+  <g fill="#{{ progress_number_color }}" text-anchor="middle" font-family="DejaVu Sans,Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" font-size="11">
     <text x="{{ progress_width/2 | int + title_width }}" y="15" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3">
       {{progress}}{{suffix}}
     </text>
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
       {{progress}}{{suffix}}
     </text>
   </g>
-</svg>
\ No newline at end of file
+</svg>