diff --git a/format-test.cc b/format-test.cc
index 40a4fbbd..b9ea8ed0 100644
--- a/format-test.cc
+++ b/format-test.cc
@@ -1462,6 +1462,11 @@ TEST(FormatIntTest, FormatDec) {
   EXPECT_EQ("42", FormatDec(42ull));
 }
 
+TEST(ColorTest, PrintColored) {
+  fmt::PrintColored(fmt::RED, "Hello, {}!\n") << "world";
+  // TODO
+}
+
 template <typename T>
 std::string str(const T &value) {
   return fmt::str(fmt::Format("{0}") << value);
diff --git a/format.cc b/format.cc
index 30d10f77..f191e3a4 100644
--- a/format.cc
+++ b/format.cc
@@ -663,6 +663,8 @@ void fmt::BasicFormatter<Char>::DoFormat() {
   writer.buffer_.append(start, s);
 }
 
+const char fmt::ColorWriter::RESET[] = "\x1b[0m";
+
 // Explicit instantiations for char.
 
 template void fmt::BasicWriter<char>::FormatDouble<double>(
diff --git a/format.h b/format.h
index 07eb5a17..eaf9f5c0 100644
--- a/format.h
+++ b/format.h
@@ -1465,6 +1465,35 @@ inline Formatter<Write> Print(StringRef format) {
   Formatter<Write> f(format);
   return f;
 }
+
+enum Color {BLACK, RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, MAGENTA, CYAN, WHITE};
+
+/** A formatting action that writes colored output to stdout. */
+class ColorWriter {
+ private:
+  Color color_;
+  static const char RESET[];
+
+ public:
+  explicit ColorWriter(Color c) : color_(c) {}
+
+  /** Writes the colored output to stdout. */
+  void operator()(const BasicWriter<char> &w) const {
+    char escape[] = "\x1b[30m";
+    escape[3] = '0' + color_;
+    std::fputs(escape, stdout);
+    std::fwrite(w.data(), 1, w.size(), stdout);
+    std::fputs(RESET, stdout);
+  }
+};
+
+// Formats a string and prints it to stdout with the given color.
+// Example:
+//   PrintColored(fmt::RED, "Elapsed time: {0:.2f} seconds") << 1.23;
+inline Formatter<ColorWriter> PrintColored(Color c, StringRef format) {
+  Formatter<ColorWriter> f(format, ColorWriter(c));
+  return f;
+}
 }
 
 #if _MSC_VER