How to Have Termite Background Transparency Without Text Being Affected?

I am running Ubuntu 18.04 with i3 and Compton compositor. Now I installed termite and I really want a transparent background. which I can achieve by adding this in my termite config

[colors]
background = rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)

However this also makes the text within the terminal transparent which is hard on the eyes and makes some text not really legible. Only everyone just says that this way the text shouldn't be transparent.

Do any of you have an idea why the text is affected?

Regards

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Researcher

Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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