diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 84e38f5..dce2dee 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -25,12 +25,18 @@ if [ "$COLORTERM" = "24bit" -o "$COLORTERM" = "truecolor" \
 	local color_suffix="#29bc7d"
 	local color_vcs="#43d696"
 	local color_vcs_braces="#29bc7d"
-else
+elif [ "$terminfo[colors]" = 256 ]; then
 	local color_cwd="29"
 	local color_host="23"
 	local color_suffix="36"
 	local color_vcs="78"
 	local color_vcs_braces="36"
+else
+	local color_cwd=2
+	local color_host=6
+	local color_suffix=2
+	local color_vcs=2
+	local color_vcs_braces=2
 fi
 local color_jobs="yellow"
 local color_status="red"