diff --git a/lib/semantic/ansi_formatter.rb b/lib/semantic/ansi_formatter.rb
index 6d9ab6b..7bf0317 100644
--- a/lib/semantic/ansi_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/semantic/ansi_formatter.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module Semantic
 
     def tags
       first_tag = log.tags.empty? ? 'none' : log.tags.first
-      first_tag.truncate(CENTER_SIZE).center(CENTER_SIZE)
+      colorize(centerize(first_tag, 10), AnsiColors::BG_GRAY + AnsiColors::DARK_TEXT_YELLOW)
     end
 
     def named_tags
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ module Semantic
     def build_prefix(char)              = "#{tags} #{origin} ╣#{colorize(char)}╠  "
     def build_terminus                  = "#{tags} #{origin} #{TERMINUS_STRING}  "
     def colorize(text, tint = color)    = "#{tint}#{text}#{CLEAR}"
-    def centerize(text)                 = text.reverse.truncate(CENTER_SIZE).reverse.center(CENTER_SIZE)
+    def centerize(text, max_length = CENTER_SIZE) = text.reverse.truncate(max_length).reverse.center(max_length)
 
     def stackisize(items)
       return '' if items.empty?