diff --git a/src/c/main.c b/src/c/main.c
index 5d6f3a0..ef0c447 100644
--- a/src/c/main.c
+++ b/src/c/main.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ static void alarm_window_load() {
 	layer_add_child(window_layer, s_alarm_highlight_layer);
 
 	// triangle
-	s_triangle_layer = triangle_layer_create(GRect(0, s_top_bar_grect.size.h + 1, PBL_DISPLAY_WIDTH, PBL_DISPLAY_HEIGHT - (s_top_bar_grect.size.h * 2)));
+	s_triangle_layer = triangle_layer_create(GRect(0, s_top_bar_grect.size.h + 1, PBL_DISPLAY_WIDTH, PBL_DISPLAY_HEIGHT - (s_top_bar_grect.size.h * 2)), GColorBlack);
 	layer_add_child(window_layer, s_triangle_layer->layer);
 
 	schedule_fallback_alarm();
diff --git a/src/c/triangles.c b/src/c/triangles.c
index 197a96d..7d5f159 100644
--- a/src/c/triangles.c
+++ b/src/c/triangles.c
@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@ static void triangle_layer_update_proc(Layer *layer, GContext *ctx) {
 	graphics_draw_line(ctx, GPoint(end_x, base_y), GPoint(apex_x, apex_y));
 }
 
-TriangleLayer *triangle_layer_create(GRect frame) {
+TriangleLayer *triangle_layer_create(GRect frame, GColor color) {
 	TriangleLayer *tri = malloc(sizeof(TriangleLayer));
 	if (!tri)
 		return NULL;
 
+	// set color
+	tri->color = color;
+
 	// determine angles
 	uint8_t r1, r2;
 	do {
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ TriangleLayer *triangle_layer_create(GRect frame) {
 		max_sin = sin_C;
 
 // longest side randomly chosen
-#define MIN_SIDE 10
+#define MIN_SIDE 20
 	uint16_t max_side = (frame.size.w < frame.size.h) ? frame.size.w : frame.size.h;
 	max_side = max_side - 12; // basic margin
 	uint16_t largest_side = MIN_SIDE + (rand() % (max_side - MIN_SIDE + 1));
diff --git a/src/c/triangles.h b/src/c/triangles.h
index e028d49..3f1d4c4 100644
--- a/src/c/triangles.h
+++ b/src/c/triangles.h
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ typedef struct {
     uint16_t side_c;
 } __attribute__((__packed__)) TriangleLayer;
 
-TriangleLayer *triangle_layer_create(GRect frame);
+TriangleLayer *triangle_layer_create(GRect frame, GColor color);
 void triangle_layer_destroy(TriangleLayer *tri);