PC color codes

PC color codes

Following are the color numbers for the 16 foreground and eight background colors in text mode. Foreground and background numbers are added together; for example, white text on a red background is 79. To blink the text, add 128.

                    Foreground  Background
       Color        Number      Number
       Black           0          0
       Blue            1         16
       Green           2         32
       Cyan            3         48
       Red             4         64
       Magenta         5         80
       Brown           6         96
       Light gray      7        112

       Dark gray       8
       Light blue      9
       Light green    10
       Light cyan     11
       Light red      12
       Light magenta  13
       Yellow         14
       White          15

       Blinking            128