diff --git a/sass/style.scss b/sass/style.scss
index 6c40c7f..b273152 100644
--- a/sass/style.scss
+++ b/sass/style.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ $header-font-stack: Roboto, sans-serif;
   font-family: $main-font-stack;
 }
 
+body {
+  background-color: #c9cbca;
+  color: #252524;
+
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
 h1 {
   font-family: $header-font-stack;
 }
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 6a160d0..b4dbd99 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
 {% block content %}
-<h1 class = "title">Alex van de Sandt</h1>
+<header>
+    <h1 class = "title">Alex van de Sandt</h1>
+</header>
 
 <main>
     <a href="/resume.pdf">See my resume here!</a>