diff --git a/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs b/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs
index 65992cdab..cc1b23a74 100644
--- a/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs
+++ b/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs
@@ -415,7 +415,9 @@ getLedgerPage = do
   let args = appArgs app
       fspec' = optsToFilterSpec opts args t
       br = balanceReportAsHtml opts td $ balanceReport opts fspec' j
-      rr = registerReportAsHtml opts td $ registerReport opts fspec j
+      rr = if null a && null p
+            then nulltemplate
+            else registerReportAsHtml opts td $ registerReport opts fspec j
       td = mktd{here=here, title="hledger", msg=msg, a=a, p=p}
   hamletToRepHtml $ pageLayout td [$hamlet|
 %div.ledger
@@ -499,7 +501,10 @@ registerReportAsHtml _ td items = [$hamlet|
        p' = if null p then "" else printf "&p=%s" p
 
 --mixedAmountAsHtml = intercalate ", " . lines . show
-mixedAmountAsHtml = preEscapedString . intercalate "<br>" . lines . show
+mixedAmountAsHtml b = preEscapedString $ addclass $ intercalate "<br>" $ lines $ show b
+    where addclass = printf "<span class=\"%s\">%s</span>" c
+          c = case isNegativeMixedAmount b of Just True -> "negative amount"
+                                              _         -> "positive amount"
 
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diff --git a/data/web/style.css b/data/web/style.css
index 0ea2d8a1e..112d39f9d 100644
--- a/data/web/style.css
+++ b/data/web/style.css
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body { margin:0; }
 .navlinkcurrent { font-weight:bold; }
 .nav2 { font-size:small; }
 #filterform { font-size:small; display:inline; margin-left:1em; }
-.filtering { background-color:#eee; font-weight:bold; }
+.filtering { background-color:#ddd; font-weight:bold; }
 #stopfilterlink { font-size:small; }
 .toprightlink { font-size:small; margin-left:1em; float:right; }
 #messages { color:red; background-color:#ffeeee; margin:0.5em;}
@@ -33,14 +33,15 @@ body { margin:0; }
 /* for -fweb610 */
 /* #hledgerorglink, #helplink { float:right; margin-left:1em; } */
 
-.current { font-weight:bold; background-color:#eee; }
+.current { font-weight:bold; background-color:#ddd; }
 .description { padding-left:1em; }
 .account { white-space:nowrap; padding-left:1em; }
 .amount { white-space:nowrap; padding-left:1em; }
 .balance { white-space:nowrap; padding-left:1em; }
  /* don't let fields get too small in emptyish reports */
-.description { width:4em; }
 .account, .amount, .balance { width:2em; }
+.positive { }
+.negative { color:red; }
 /* .odd { background-color:#e8e8e8; } */
 /* .even { background-color:#e8f8e8; } */
 /* .even { background-color:#f0fff0; } */