diff --git a/orao/chargen.py b/orao/chargen.py
index 9e10401..c2fe4dc 100644
--- a/orao/chargen.py
+++ b/orao/chargen.py
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ def chargen_init(char_data):
 	chars = char_data
 
 
-def chargen_draw_char(surf, px, py, ch):
+def chargen_draw_char(surf, px, py, ch, color=(0, 255, 0), bg=(0, 0, 0)):
 	char_loc = (ord(ch) - 32) * 8
 	for y in range(8):
 		c = chars[char_loc + y]
 		for x in range(8):
 			if (c >> x) & 1:
-				surf.set_at((px + x, py + y), (0, 255, 0))
+				surf.set_at((px + x, py + y), color)
 			else:
-				surf.set_at((px + x, py + y), (0, 0, 0))
+				surf.set_at((px + x, py + y), bg)
 
 
-def chargen_draw_str(surf, px, py, str):
+def chargen_draw_str(surf, px, py, str, color=(0, 255, 0), bg=(0, 0, 0)):
 	for x in range(len(str)):
-		chargen_draw_char(surf, px + x * 8, py, str[x])
+		chargen_draw_char(surf, px + x * 8, py, str[x], color=color, bg=bg)