Colored output in C

color_output.c

/**
 * For compiling program run:
 * gcc -std=c99 color_output.c -o color_output.run
 */
#include <stdio.h>

#define ANSI_RESET_ALL          "\x1b[0m"

#define ANSI_COLOR_BLACK        "\x1b[30m"
#define ANSI_COLOR_RED          "\x1b[31m"
#define ANSI_COLOR_GREEN        "\x1b[32m"
#define ANSI_COLOR_YELLOW       "\x1b[33m"
#define ANSI_COLOR_BLUE         "\x1b[34m"
#define ANSI_COLOR_MAGENTA      "\x1b[35m"
#define ANSI_COLOR_CYAN         "\x1b[36m"
#define ANSI_COLOR_WHITE        "\x1b[37m"

#define ANSI_BACKGROUND_BLACK   "\x1b[40m"
#define ANSI_BACKGROUND_RED     "\x1b[41m"
#define ANSI_BACKGROUND_GREEN   "\x1b[42m"
#define ANSI_BACKGROUND_YELLOW  "\x1b[43m"
#define ANSI_BACKGROUND_BLUE    "\x1b[44m"
#define ANSI_BACKGROUND_MAGENTA "\x1b[45m"
#define ANSI_BACKGROUND_CYAN    "\x1b[46m"
#define ANSI_BACKGROUND_WHITE   "\x1b[47m"

#define ANSI_STYLE_BOLD         "\x1b[1m"
#define ANSI_STYLE_ITALIC       "\x1b[3m"
#define ANSI_STYLE_UNDERLINE    "\x1b[4m"

int main(int argc, const char **argv)
{
    puts("## Print color ##");
    printf("=> " ANSI_COLOR_BLACK   "This text is BLACK!"   ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_COLOR_RED     "This text is RED!"     ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_COLOR_GREEN   "This text is GREEN!"   ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_COLOR_YELLOW  "This text is YELLOW!"  ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_COLOR_BLUE    "This text is BLUE!"    ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_COLOR_MAGENTA "This text is MAGENTA!" ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_COLOR_CYAN    "This text is CYAN!"    ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_COLOR_WHITE   "This text is WHITE!"   ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");

    puts("\n## Print style ##");
    printf("=> " ANSI_STYLE_BOLD        "This text is BOLD!"      ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_STYLE_ITALIC      "This text is ITALIC!"    ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_STYLE_UNDERLINE   "This text is UNDERLINE!" ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");

    puts("\n## Print background ##");
    printf("=> " ANSI_BACKGROUND_BLACK   "This BG is BLACK!"   ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_BACKGROUND_RED     "This BG is RED!"     ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_BACKGROUND_GREEN   "This BG is GREEN!"   ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_BACKGROUND_YELLOW  "This BG is YELLOW!"  ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_BACKGROUND_BLUE    "This BG is BLUE!"    ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_BACKGROUND_MAGENTA "This BG is MAGENTA!" ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_BACKGROUND_CYAN    "This BG is CYAN!"    ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");
    printf("=> " ANSI_BACKGROUND_WHITE   "This BG is WHITE!"   ANSI_RESET_ALL "\n");

    return 0;
}