ANSI Color Escape Sequences Different Foreground and Background color with 256 colors
Question:
I’m using the ANSI Escape Sequence codes to add color to terminal output in my program.
I am mainly using this code, where COLOR can be any value between 0 and 255 to achieve great color variation.
33[38;5;COLOR;1m TEXT u001b[0m
The problem is that using the 256 color spectrum I am unable to have the "background" (7m) be colored with the string in the foreground being colored as well.
Using this format I am able to have the background and foreground have their own colors, but I am no longer able to use 256 colors, being reverted to 8 or so…
x1b[1;32;41m Green On Red x1b[0m"
After extensive testing with values and formats, I have not found a way to have separately colored background and foreground with the 256 color spectrum. Is there a way to do this?
Answers:
Managed to figure it out!
I simply run the escape sequence twice before the text. Once for background color, once for foreground color.
33[48;5;(ONE OF 256 COLORS)m 33[38;5;(ONE OF 256 COLORS)m TEXTHERE 33[0;0m
This allows me to use the whole 256-color spectrum in both BG and FG, no imports or addons needed.
I’m using the ANSI Escape Sequence codes to add color to terminal output in my program.
I am mainly using this code, where COLOR can be any value between 0 and 255 to achieve great color variation.
33[38;5;COLOR;1m TEXT u001b[0m
The problem is that using the 256 color spectrum I am unable to have the "background" (7m) be colored with the string in the foreground being colored as well.
Using this format I am able to have the background and foreground have their own colors, but I am no longer able to use 256 colors, being reverted to 8 or so…
x1b[1;32;41m Green On Red x1b[0m"
After extensive testing with values and formats, I have not found a way to have separately colored background and foreground with the 256 color spectrum. Is there a way to do this?
Managed to figure it out!
I simply run the escape sequence twice before the text. Once for background color, once for foreground color.
33[48;5;(ONE OF 256 COLORS)m 33[38;5;(ONE OF 256 COLORS)m TEXTHERE 33[0;0m
This allows me to use the whole 256-color spectrum in both BG and FG, no imports or addons needed.