diff --git a/src/algorithms/atomic_image.cpp b/src/algorithms/atomic_image.cpp
index 870e2759..255185e1 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/atomic_image.cpp
+++ b/src/algorithms/atomic_image.cpp
@@ -99,10 +99,20 @@ std::string to_rgba(const color_t& c) {
 	ss << (int)c.c.r << ",";
 	ss << (int)c.c.g << ",";
 	ss << (int)c.c.b << ",";
-	ss << (int)c.c.a << ")";
+	ss << (int)1 << ")";
 	return ss.str();
 }
 
+std::string to_hexrgb(const color_t& c) {
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << "#";
+    ss << std::hex << std::uppercase; // Use hexadecimal format
+    ss << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << (int)c.c.r;
+    ss << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << (int)c.c.g;
+    ss << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << (int)c.c.b;
+    return ss.str();
+}
+
 // helpers
 
 double u_ipart(double x) { return std::floor(x); }
diff --git a/src/algorithms/atomic_image.hpp b/src/algorithms/atomic_image.hpp
index 05472902..8a6399ed 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/atomic_image.hpp
+++ b/src/algorithms/atomic_image.hpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ color_t mix(const color_t& a, const color_t& b, const double& f);
 
 std::string to_hex(const color_t& c);
 std::string to_rgba(const color_t& c);
+std::string to_hexrgb(const color_t& c);
 
 const color_t COLOR_BLACK = { 0xff000000 };
 const color_t COLOR_LIGHTGRAY = { 0xffD3D3D3 };
diff --git a/src/algorithms/draw.cpp b/src/algorithms/draw.cpp
index 7d606c8f..4baed774 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/draw.cpp
+++ b/src/algorithms/draw.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void draw_svg(std::ostream &out,
                 << (Y[a] * scale) + y_off
                 << "\" y2=\""
                 << (Y[a + 1] * scale) + y_off
-				<< "\" stroke=\"" << to_rgba(color)
+				<< "\" stroke=\"" << to_hexrgb(color) //to_rgba(color) // with rgb, nodes are invisible with InkScape
 				<< "\" stroke-width=\"" << line_width
                 << "\"/>"
                 << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/subcommand/draw_main.cpp b/src/subcommand/draw_main.cpp
index 4c5f6ff2..a42e18d6 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/draw_main.cpp
+++ b/src/subcommand/draw_main.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int main_draw(int argc, char **argv) {
     args::Flag color_paths(visualizations_opts, "color-paths", "Color paths (in PNG output).", {'C', "color-paths"});
     args::ValueFlag<double> render_scale(visualizations_opts, "N", "Image scaling (default 0.001).", {'R', "scale"});
     args::ValueFlag<double> render_border(visualizations_opts, "N", "Image border (in approximate bp) (default 100.0).", {'B', "border"});
-    args::ValueFlag<double> png_line_width(visualizations_opts, "N", "Line width (in approximate bp) (default 20.0).", {'w', "line-width"});
+    args::ValueFlag<double> png_line_width(visualizations_opts, "N", "Line width (in approximate bp) (default 10.0).", {'w', "line-width"});
     //args::ValueFlag<double> png_line_overlay(parser, "N", "line width (in approximate bp) (default 10.0)", {'O', "line-overlay"});
     args::ValueFlag<double> png_path_line_spacing(visualizations_opts, "N", "Spacing between path lines in PNG layout (in approximate bp) (default 0.0).", {'S', "path-line-spacing"});
     args::ValueFlag<std::string> _path_bed_file(visualizations_opts, "FILE",
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ int main_draw(int argc, char **argv) {
     }
 
     const uint64_t _png_height = png_height ? args::get(png_height) : 1000;
-    const double _png_line_width = png_line_width ? args::get(png_line_width) : 20.0;
+    const double _png_line_width = png_line_width ? args::get(png_line_width) : 10.0;
     const bool _color_paths = args::get(color_paths);
     const double _png_path_line_spacing = png_path_line_spacing ? args::get(png_path_line_spacing) : 0.0;
     const double svg_scale = !render_scale ? 0.01 : args::get(render_scale);