diff --git a/src/TernaryGraph.purs b/src/TernaryGraph.purs
index 188f83b..722b667 100644
--- a/src/TernaryGraph.purs
+++ b/src/TernaryGraph.purs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ ternaryGraph scale xOffset yOffset numTicks = ternaryGraphSvg fragments
 
     -- TODO: axis text size
     axisTitlesSvg = [
-      svgText "axis 1" 12.0 (transform scale xOffset yOffset {x: 0.0, y: 1.2}) 0.0,
+      svgText "axis 1" 12.0 (transform scale xOffset yOffset {x: 0.0, y: 0.9}) 0.0,
       svgText "axis 2" 12.0 (transform scale xOffset yOffset {x: -(sin (2.0 * pi / 3.0)), y: -0.7}) (-60.0),
       svgText "axis 3" 12.0 (transform scale xOffset yOffset {x: (sin (2.8 * pi / 3.0)), y: -0.7}) 60.0
     ]