diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index c355c5c6d..7ee9ce0ba 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -130,16 +130,16 @@
               <div class='flex'>
                 <button class='emoji' {{#disable-inputs}} disabled="disabled" {{/disable-inputs}}></button>
                 <textarea class='send-message' placeholder='{{ send-message }}' rows='1' dir='auto' {{#disable-inputs}} disabled="disabled" {{/disable-inputs}}></textarea>
-                <div class='capture-audio'>
+                <!-- <div class='capture-audio'>
                     <button class='microphone' {{#disable-inputs}} disabled="disabled" {{/disable-inputs}}></button>
-                </div>
+                </div> -->
                 <div class='android-length-warning'>
                     {{ android-length-warning }}
                 </div>
-                <div class='choose-file'>
+                <!-- <div class='choose-file'>
                     <button class='paperclip thumbnail' {{#disable-inputs}} disabled="disabled" {{/disable-inputs}}></button>
                     <input type='file' class='file-input'>
-                </div>
+                </div> -->
               </div>
             </form>
           </div>
diff --git a/stylesheets/_conversation.scss b/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
index ae91dc376..8c9c8f669 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@
   .flex {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: center;
+    margin-right: 6px;
+    margin-bottom: 6px;
 
     .send-message {
       flex-grow: 1;
@@ -273,9 +276,8 @@
     display: block;
     max-height: 100px;
     padding: 10px;
-    margin-bottom: 6px;
-    border-radius: 20px;
-    background-color: $color-light-02;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    background-color: $color-loki-light-gray;
     color: $color-light-90;
     border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
     outline: 0;
diff --git a/stylesheets/_variables.scss b/stylesheets/_variables.scss
index 67cbc4ba1..acb46a0a7 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_variables.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_variables.scss
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ $roboto: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 $roboto-light: Roboto-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 
 // Loki colors
+$color-loki-light-gray: #e9e9e9;
 $color-loki-dark-gray: #323232;
 $color-loki-extra-dark-gray: #101010;
 $color-loki-green: #3bd110;