diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 3261081..6a4bc4a 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import TestimonialRatingCards from '@/components/sections/testimonial/Testimonia
 import { Droplets, Flame, Wrench } from "lucide-react";
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { applyRippleEffect } from "@/hooks/useButtonClick";
+import AnimatedBackground from "@/components/ui/AnimatedBackground";
 
 export default function App() {
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export default function App() {
 
   return (
     <div className="app-container relative z-10 isolate">
+      <AnimatedBackground />
   <div id="nav" data-section="nav">
       <NavbarCentered
       logo={<img src="/logo.png" alt="Apex Plumbing" className="h-8 w-auto" />}
diff --git a/src/components/ui/AnimatedBackground.tsx b/src/components/ui/AnimatedBackground.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07bf2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ui/AnimatedBackground.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const AnimatedBackground = () => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="stars"></div>
+      <div className="stars2"></div>
+      <div className="stars3"></div>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+export default AnimatedBackground;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 6d5b001..cc0291a 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 :root {
   /* @colorThemes/lightTheme/grayBlueAccent */
-  --background: #f5faff;
+  --background: #000000;
   --card: #f1f8ff;
   --foreground: #001122;
   --primary-cta: #15479c;
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ body {
   min-height: 100vh;
   overscroll-behavior: none;
   overscroll-behavior-y: none;
-  background: linear-gradient(60deg, var(--background) 0%, var(--background-accent) 50%, var(--background) 100%);
-  background-size: 200% 200%;
-  animation: moveGradient 15s ease infinite;
+  background: var(--background);
 }
 
 .app-container {
diff --git a/src/styles/animations.css b/src/styles/animations.css
index 1b756ab..34d3988 100644
--- a/src/styles/animations.css
+++ b/src/styles/animations.css
@@ -215,3 +215,56 @@
     background-position: 0% 50%;
   }
 }
+
+@keyframes animStar {
+  from {
+    transform: translateY(0px);
+  }
+  to {
+    transform: translateY(-2000px);
+  }
+}
+
+.stars, .stars2, .stars3 {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.stars {
+  background-image: radial-gradient(2px 2px at 20px 30px, #eee, rgba(0,0,0,0)),
+                    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 40px 70px, #fff, rgba(0,0,0,0)),
+                    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 50px 160px, #ddd, rgba(0,0,0,0)),
+                    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 90px 40px, #fff, rgba(0,0,0,0)),
+                    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 130px 80px, #fff, rgba(0,0,0,0)),
+                    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 160px 120px, #ddd, rgba(0,0,0,0));
+  background-repeat: repeat;
+  background-size: 200px 200px;
+  animation: animStar 50s linear infinite;
+  z-index: -3;
+}
+
+.stars2 {
+  background-image: radial-gradient(1px 1px at 10px 20px, #fff, rgba(0,0,0,0)),
+                    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 80px 60px, #ddd, rgba(0,0,0,0)),
+                    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 120px 140px, #fff, rgba(0,0,0,0));
+  background-repeat: repeat;
+  background-size: 300px 300px;
+  animation: animStar 100s linear infinite;
+  z-index: -2;
+}
+
+.stars3 {
+  background-image: radial-gradient(3px 3px at 50px 50px, #fff, rgba(0,0,0,0)),
+                    radial-gradient(3px 3px at 100px 100px, #ddd, rgba(0,0,0,0)),
+                    radial-gradient(3px 3px at 150px 150px, #fff, rgba(0,0,0,0));
+  background-repeat: repeat;
+  background-size: 400px 400px;
+  animation: animStar 150s linear infinite;
+  z-index: -1;
+}