To start `minicom` in color mode use ``` minicom -c on ``` Switch terminal emulation to ANSI. Use escape sequences to actually change the color of text as described for instance here https://www.lihaoyi.com/post/BuildyourownCommandLinewithANSIescapecodes.html. The base sequence is `\1b[Xm` where X is a number as described below. To get the colors in bright style, use the sequence `\x1b[X;1m`. Number | Color ----|---- 0 | reset 1 | highlight 7 | inverse 30 | black 31 | red 32 | green 33 | yellow 34 | blue 35 | magenta 36 | cyan 37 | white