diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index 74b5e05..119112d 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -1,38 +1,3 @@
-.App {
-  text-align: center;
-}
-
-.App-logo {
-  height: 40vmin;
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
-  .App-logo {
-    animation: App-logo-spin infinite 20s linear;
-  }
-}
-
-.App-header {
-  background-color: #282c34;
-  min-height: 100vh;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  font-size: calc(10px + 2vmin);
-  color: white;
-}
-
-.App-link {
-  color: #61dafb;
-}
-
-@keyframes App-logo-spin {
-  from {
-    transform: rotate(0deg);
-  }
-  to {
-    transform: rotate(360deg);
-  }
+html.dark {
+  background-color: rgb(15, 23, 42);
 }
diff --git a/src/App.test.tsx b/src/App.test.tsx
index dc68a3d..9ae34a6 100644
--- a/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@ import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
 import App from './App'
 import { WORDLE_TITLE } from './constants/strings'
 
+beforeEach(() => {
+  Object.defineProperty(window, 'matchMedia', {
+    writable: true,
+    value: jest.fn().mockImplementation((query) => ({
+      matches: false,
+      media: query,
+      onchange: null,
+      addListener: jest.fn(), // deprecated
+      removeListener: jest.fn(), // deprecated
+      addEventListener: jest.fn(),
+      removeEventListener: jest.fn(),
+      dispatchEvent: jest.fn(),
+    })),
+  })
+})
+
 test('renders App component', () => {
   render(<App />)
   const linkElement = screen.getByText(WORDLE_TITLE)
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 5cbf5b0..2e07bfb 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-import { InformationCircleIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline'
-import { ChartBarIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline'
+import {
+  InformationCircleIcon,
+  ChartBarIcon,
+  SunIcon,
+} from '@heroicons/react/outline'
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { Alert } from './components/alerts/Alert'
 import { Grid } from './components/grid/Grid'
@@ -23,9 +26,15 @@ import {
   saveGameStateToLocalStorage,
 } from './lib/localStorage'
 
+import './App.css'
+
 const ALERT_TIME_MS = 2000
 
 function App() {
+  const prefersDarkMode = window.matchMedia(
+    '(prefers-color-scheme: dark)'
+  ).matches
+
   const [currentGuess, setCurrentGuess] = useState('')
   const [isGameWon, setIsGameWon] = useState(false)
   const [isInfoModalOpen, setIsInfoModalOpen] = useState(false)
@@ -34,6 +43,13 @@ function App() {
   const [isStatsModalOpen, setIsStatsModalOpen] = useState(false)
   const [isWordNotFoundAlertOpen, setIsWordNotFoundAlertOpen] = useState(false)
   const [isGameLost, setIsGameLost] = useState(false)
+  const [isDarkMode, setIsDarkMode] = useState(
+    localStorage.getItem('theme')
+      ? localStorage.getItem('theme') === 'dark'
+      : prefersDarkMode
+      ? true
+      : false
+  )
   const [successAlert, setSuccessAlert] = useState('')
   const [guesses, setGuesses] = useState<string[]>(() => {
     const loaded = loadGameStateFromLocalStorage()
@@ -52,6 +68,19 @@ function App() {
 
   const [stats, setStats] = useState(() => loadStats())
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isDarkMode) {
+      document.documentElement.classList.add('dark')
+    } else {
+      document.documentElement.classList.remove('dark')
+    }
+  }, [isDarkMode])
+
+  const handleDarkMode = (isDark: boolean) => {
+    setIsDarkMode(isDark)
+    localStorage.setItem('theme', isDark ? 'dark' : 'light')
+  }
+
   useEffect(() => {
     saveGameStateToLocalStorage({ guesses, solution })
   }, [guesses])
@@ -122,13 +151,17 @@ function App() {
   return (
     <div className="py-8 max-w-7xl mx-auto sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
       <div className="flex w-80 mx-auto items-center mb-8">
-        <h1 className="text-xl grow font-bold">{WORDLE_TITLE}</h1>
+        <h1 className="text-xl grow font-bold dark:text-white">{WORDLE_TITLE}</h1>
+        <SunIcon
+          className="h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer dark:stroke-white"
+          onClick={() => handleDarkMode(!isDarkMode)}
+        />
         <InformationCircleIcon
-          className="h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer"
+          className="h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer dark:stroke-white"
           onClick={() => setIsInfoModalOpen(true)}
         />
         <ChartBarIcon
-          className="h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer"
+          className="h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer dark:stroke-white"
           onClick={() => setIsStatsModalOpen(true)}
         />
       </div>
diff --git a/src/components/grid/Cell.tsx b/src/components/grid/Cell.tsx
index 0461527..4aa8bdd 100644
--- a/src/components/grid/Cell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/grid/Cell.tsx
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const Cell = ({ value, status }: Props) => {
   const classes = classnames(
-    'w-14 h-14 border-solid border-2 flex items-center justify-center mx-0.5 text-lg font-bold rounded',
+    'w-14 h-14 border-solid border-2 flex items-center justify-center mx-0.5 text-lg font-bold rounded dark:text-white',
     {
-      'bg-white border-slate-200': !status,
-      'border-black': value && !status,
-      'bg-slate-400 text-white border-slate-400': status === 'absent',
+      'bg-white dark:bg-slate-900 border-slate-200 dark:border-slate-600':
+        !status,
+      'border-black dark:border-slate-100': value && !status,
+      'bg-slate-400 dark:bg-slate-700 text-white border-slate-400 dark:border-slate-700':
+        status === 'absent',
       'bg-green-500 text-white border-green-500': status === 'correct',
-      'bg-yellow-500 text-white border-yellow-500': status === 'present',
+      'bg-yellow-500 dark:bg-yellow-700 text-white border-yellow-500 dark:border-yellow-700':
+        status === 'present',
       'cell-animation': !!value,
     }
   )
diff --git a/src/components/keyboard/Key.tsx b/src/components/keyboard/Key.tsx
index 1a5cbd1..21eb067 100644
--- a/src/components/keyboard/Key.tsx
+++ b/src/components/keyboard/Key.tsx
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ export const Key = ({
   onClick,
 }: Props) => {
   const classes = classnames(
-    'flex items-center justify-center rounded mx-0.5 text-xs font-bold cursor-pointer select-none',
+    'flex items-center justify-center rounded mx-0.5 text-xs font-bold cursor-pointer select-none dark:text-white',
     {
-      'bg-slate-200 hover:bg-slate-300 active:bg-slate-400': !status,
+      'bg-slate-200 dark:bg-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-300 active:bg-slate-400':
+        !status,
       'bg-slate-400 text-white': status === 'absent',
       'bg-green-500 hover:bg-green-600 active:bg-green-700 text-white':
         status === 'correct',
-      'bg-yellow-500 hover:bg-yellow-600 active:bg-yellow-700 text-white':
+      'bg-yellow-500 hover:bg-yellow-600 active:bg-yellow-700 dark:bg-yellow-700 text-white':
         status === 'present',
     }
   )
diff --git a/src/components/modals/AboutModal.tsx b/src/components/modals/AboutModal.tsx
index 7934c52..1d3345a 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/AboutModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/AboutModal.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type Props = {
 export const AboutModal = ({ isOpen, handleClose }: Props) => {
   return (
     <BaseModal title="About" isOpen={isOpen} handleClose={handleClose}>
-      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
+      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300">
         This is an open source clone of the game Wordle -{' '}
         <a
           href="https://github.com/hannahcode/wordle"
diff --git a/src/components/modals/BaseModal.tsx b/src/components/modals/BaseModal.tsx
index bf2844c..5830aab 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/BaseModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/BaseModal.tsx
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ export const BaseModal = ({ title, children, isOpen, handleClose }: Props) => {
             leaveFrom="opacity-100 translate-y-0 sm:scale-100"
             leaveTo="opacity-0 translate-y-4 sm:translate-y-0 sm:scale-95"
           >
-            <div className="inline-block align-bottom bg-white rounded-lg px-4 pt-5 pb-4 text-left overflow-hidden shadow-xl transform transition-all sm:my-8 sm:align-middle sm:max-w-sm sm:w-full sm:p-6">
+            <div className="inline-block align-bottom bg-white rounded-lg px-4 pt-5 pb-4 text-left overflow-hidden shadow-xl transform transition-all sm:my-8 sm:align-middle sm:max-w-sm sm:w-full sm:p-6 dark:bg-gray-800">
               <div className="absolute right-4 top-4">
                 <XCircleIcon
-                  className="h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer"
+                  className="h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer dark:stroke-white"
                   onClick={() => handleClose()}
                 />
               </div>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const BaseModal = ({ title, children, isOpen, handleClose }: Props) => {
                 <div className="text-center">
                   <Dialog.Title
                     as="h3"
-                    className="text-lg leading-6 font-medium text-gray-900"
+                    className="text-lg leading-6 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100"
                   >
                     {title}
                   </Dialog.Title>
diff --git a/src/components/modals/InfoModal.tsx b/src/components/modals/InfoModal.tsx
index 3fc0f32..4cecba5 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/InfoModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/InfoModal.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type Props = {
 export const InfoModal = ({ isOpen, handleClose }: Props) => {
   return (
     <BaseModal title="How to play" isOpen={isOpen} handleClose={handleClose}>
-      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
+      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300">
         Guess the WORDLE in 6 tries. After each guess, the color of the tiles
         will change to show how close your guess was to the word.
       </p>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const InfoModal = ({ isOpen, handleClose }: Props) => {
         <Cell value="R" />
         <Cell value="Y" />
       </div>
-      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
+      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300">
         The letter W is in the word and in the correct spot.
       </p>
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const InfoModal = ({ isOpen, handleClose }: Props) => {
         <Cell value="O" />
         <Cell value="T" />
       </div>
-      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
+      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300">
         The letter L is in the word but in the wrong spot.
       </p>
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const InfoModal = ({ isOpen, handleClose }: Props) => {
         <Cell value="U" status="absent" />
         <Cell value="E" />
       </div>
-      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
+      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300">
         The letter U is not in the word in any spot.
       </p>
     </BaseModal>
diff --git a/src/components/modals/StatsModal.tsx b/src/components/modals/StatsModal.tsx
index a6843bc..55d764e 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/StatsModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/StatsModal.tsx
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ export const StatsModal = ({
       handleClose={handleClose}
     >
       <StatBar gameStats={gameStats} />
-      <h4 className="text-lg leading-6 font-medium text-gray-900">
+      <h4 className="text-lg leading-6 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
         {GUESS_DISTRIBUTION_TEXT}
       </h4>
       <Histogram gameStats={gameStats} />
       {(isGameLost || isGameWon) && (
-        <div className="mt-5 sm:mt-6 columns-2">
+        <div className="mt-5 sm:mt-6 columns-2 dark:text-white">
           <div>
             <h5>{NEW_WORD_TEXT}</h5>
             <Countdown
-              className="text-lg font-medium text-gray-900"
+              className="text-lg font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100"
               date={tomorrow}
               daysInHours={true}
             />
diff --git a/src/components/stats/Histogram.tsx b/src/components/stats/Histogram.tsx
index f496309..ed0c24f 100644
--- a/src/components/stats/Histogram.tsx
+++ b/src/components/stats/Histogram.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const Histogram = ({ gameStats }: Props) => {
   const maxValue = Math.max(...winDistribution)
 
   return (
-    <div className="columns-1 justify-left m-2 text-sm">
+    <div className="columns-1 justify-left m-2 text-sm dark:text-white">
       {winDistribution.map((value, i) => (
         <Progress
           key={i}
diff --git a/src/components/stats/StatBar.tsx b/src/components/stats/StatBar.tsx
index c804996..482f7e3 100644
--- a/src/components/stats/StatBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/stats/StatBar.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const StatItem = ({
   value: string | number
 }) => {
   return (
-    <div className="items-center justify-center m-1 w-1/4">
+    <div className="items-center justify-center m-1 w-1/4 dark:text-white">
       <div className="text-3xl font-bold">{value}</div>
       <div className="text-xs">{label}</div>
     </div>
diff --git a/tailwind.config.js b/tailwind.config.js
index 5259866..400a2aa 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/tailwind.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = {
   content: ['./src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}'],
-  theme: {
+  darkMode: 'class',
+  theme: {   
     extend: {},
   },
   plugins: [],