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ANSI Terminal Colors

Published on 11/14/2023 09:42 PM by Eph Baum

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Every so often I decide I want to make some changes to my terminal or add colors to a script and then I have to go looking up a list of color codes.

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To save future me some time, and perhaps present you, here are some tables with some codes that might help:

16 Color Palette
000
#000000 		001
#800000 		002
#008000 		003
#808000 		004
#000080 		005
#800080 		006
#008080 		007
#c0c0c0
008
#808080 		009
#ff0000 		010
#00ff00 		011
#ffff00 		012
#0000ff 		013
#ff00ff 		014
#00ffff 		015
#ffffff
24 Greyscale Palette
232
#080808 		233
#121212 		234
#1c1c1c 		235
#262626 		236
#303030 		237
#3a3a3a 		238
#444444 		239
#4e4e4e 		240
#585858 		241
#626262 		242
#6c6c6c 		243
#767676
255
#eeeeee 		254
#e4e4e4 		253
#dadada 		252
#d0d0d0 		251
#c6c6c6 		250
#bcbcbc 		249
#b2b2b2 		248
#a8a8a8 		247
#9e9e9e 		246
#949494 		245
#8a8a8a 		244
#808080
256 Colors Palette
016
#000000 		022
#005f00 		028
#008700 		034
#00af00 		040
#00d700 		046
#00ff00 		082
#5fff00 		076
#5fd700 		070
#5faf00 		064
#5f8700 		058
#5f5f00 		052
#5f0000
017
#00005f 		023
#005f5f 		029
#00875f 		035
#00af5f 		041
#00d75f 		047
#00ff5f 		083
#5fff5f 		077
#5fd75f 		071
#5faf5f 		065
#5f875f 		059
#5f5f5f 		053
#5f005f
018
#000087 		024
#005f87 		030
#008787 		036
#00af87 		042
#00d787 		048
#00ff87 		084
#5fff87 		078
#5fd787 		072
#5faf87 		066
#5f8787 		060
#5f5f87 		054
#5f0087
019
#0000af 		025
#005faf 		031
#0087af 		037
#00afaf 		043
#00d7af 		049
#00ffaf 		085
#5fffaf 		079
#5fd7af 		073
#5fafaf 		067
#5f87af 		061
#5f5faf 		055
#5f00af
020
#0000d7 		026
#005fd7 		032
#0087d7 		038
#00afd7 		044
#00d7d7 		050
#00ffd7 		086
#5fffd7 		080
#5fd7d7 		074
#5fafd7 		068
#5f87d7 		062
#5f5fd7 		056
#5f00d7
021
#0000ff 		027
#005fff 		033
#0087ff 		039
#00afff 		045
#00d7ff 		051
#00ffff 		087
#5fffff 		081
#5fd7ff 		075
#5fafff 		069
#5f87ff 		063
#5f5fff 		057
#5f00ff
093
#8700ff 		099
#875fff 		105
#8787ff 		111
#87afff 		117
#87d7ff 		123
#87ffff 		159
#afffff 		153
#afd7ff 		147
#afafff 		141
#af87ff 		135
#af5fff 		129
#af00ff
092
#8700d7 		098
#875fd7 		104
#8787d7 		110
#87afd7 		116
#87d7d7 		122
#87ffd7 		158
#afffd7 		152
#afd7d7 		146
#afafd7 		140
#af87d7 		134
#af5fd7 		128
#af00d7
091
#8700af 		097
#875faf 		103
#8787af 		109
#87afaf 		115
#87d7af 		121
#87ffaf 		157
#afffaf 		151
#afd7af 		145
#afafaf 		139
#af87af 		133
#af5faf 		127
#af00af
090
#870087 		096
#875f87 		102
#878787 		108
#87af87 		114
#87d787 		120
#87ff87 		156
#afff87 		150
#afd787 		144
#afaf87 		138
#af8787 		132
#af5f87 		126
#af0087
089
#87005f 		095
#875f5f 		101
#87875f 		107
#87af5f 		113
#87d75f 		119
#87ff5f 		155
#afff5f 		149
#afd75f 		143
#afaf5f 		137
#af875f 		131
#af5f5f 		125
#af005f
088
#870000 		094
#875f00 		100
#878700 		106
#87af00 		112
#87d700 		118
#87ff00 		154
#afff00 		148
#afd700 		142
#afaf00 		136
#af8700 		130
#af5f00 		124
#af0000
160
#d70000 		166
#d75f00 		172
#d78700 		178
#dfaf00 		184
#dfdf00 		190
#dfff00 		226
#ffff00 		220
#ffdf00 		214
#ffaf00 		208
#ff8700 		202
#ff5f00 		196
#ff0000
161
#d7005f 		167
#d75f5f 		173
#d7875f 		179
#dfaf5f 		185
#dfdf5f 		191
#dfff5f 		227
#ffff5f 		221
#ffdf5f 		215
#ffaf5f 		209
#ff875f 		203
#ff5f5f 		197
#ff005f
162
#d70087 		168
#d75f87 		174
#d78787 		180
#dfaf87 		186
#dfdf87 		192
#dfff87 		228
#ffff87 		222
#ffdf87 		216
#ffaf87 		210
#ff8787 		204
#ff5f87 		198
#ff0087
163
#d700af 		169
#d75faf 		175
#d787af 		181
#dfafaf 		187
#dfdfaf 		193
#dfffaf 		229
#ffffaf 		223
#ffdfaf 		217
#ffafaf 		211
#ff87af 		205
#ff5faf 		199
#ff00af
164
#d700d7 		170
#d75fd7 		176
#d787d7 		182
#dfafdf 		188
#dfdfdf 		194
#dfffdf 		230
#ffffdf 		224
#ffdfdf 		218
#ffafdf 		212
#ff87df 		206
#ff5fdf 		200
#ff00df
165
#d700ff 		171
#d75fff 		177
#d787ff 		183
#dfafff 		189
#dfdfff 		195
#dfffff 		231
#ffffff 		225
#ffdfff 		219
#ffafff 		213
#ff87ff 		207
#ff5fff 		201
#ff00ff

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