diff --git a/src/util-macros.h b/src/util-macros.h
index c4ada873..19df6872 100644
--- a/src/util-macros.h
+++ b/src/util-macros.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #define min(a, b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
 #define max(a, b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
 
-#define ANSI_HIGHLIGHT		"\x1B[0;1;39m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD		"\x1B[0;1m"
 #define ANSI_RED		"\x1B[0;31m"
 #define ANSI_GREEN		"\x1B[0;32m"
 #define ANSI_YELLOW		"\x1B[0;33m"
@@ -52,15 +52,44 @@
 #define ANSI_MAGENTA		"\x1B[0;35m"
 #define ANSI_CYAN		"\x1B[0;36m"
 #define ANSI_WHITE		"\x1B[0;37m"
-#define ANSI_BRIGHT_RED		"\x1B[0;31;1m"
-#define ANSI_BRIGHT_GREEN	"\x1B[0;32;1m"
-#define ANSI_BRIGHT_YELLOW	"\x1B[0;33;1m"
-#define ANSI_BRIGHT_BLUE	"\x1B[0;34;1m"
-#define ANSI_BRIGHT_MAGENTA	"\x1B[0;35;1m"
-#define ANSI_BRIGHT_CYAN	"\x1B[0;36;1m"
-#define ANSI_BRIGHT_WHITE	"\x1B[0;37;1m"
+#define ANSI_BRIGHT_RED		"\x1B[0;91m"
+#define ANSI_BRIGHT_GREEN	"\x1B[0;92m"
+#define ANSI_BRIGHT_YELLOW	"\x1B[0;93m"
+#define ANSI_BRIGHT_BLUE	"\x1B[0;94m"
+#define ANSI_BRIGHT_MAGENTA	"\x1B[0;95m"
+#define ANSI_BRIGHT_CYAN	"\x1B[0;96m"
+#define ANSI_BRIGHT_WHITE	"\x1B[0;97m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_RED		"\x1B[0;1;31m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_GREEN		"\x1B[0;1;32m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_YELLOW	"\x1B[0;1;33m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_BLUE		"\x1B[0;1;34m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_MAGENTA	"\x1B[0;1;35m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_CYAN		"\x1B[0;1;36m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_WHITE		"\x1B[0;1;37m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_BRIGHT_RED	"\x1B[0;1;91m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_BRIGHT_GREEN	"\x1B[0;1;92m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_BRIGHT_YELLOW	"\x1B[0;1;93m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_BRIGHT_BLUE	"\x1B[0;1;94m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_BRIGHT_MAGENTA "\x1B[0;1;95m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_BRIGHT_CYAN	"\x1B[0;1;96m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_BRIGHT_WHITE	"\x1B[0;1;97m"
 #define ANSI_NORMAL		"\x1B[0m"
 
+#define ANSI_BG_RED		"\x1B[0;41m"
+#define ANSI_BG_GREEN		"\x1B[0;42m"
+#define ANSI_BG_YELLOW		"\x1B[0;43m"
+#define ANSI_BG_BLUE		"\x1B[0;44m"
+#define ANSI_BG_MAGENTA		"\x1B[0;45m"
+#define ANSI_BG_CYAN		"\x1B[0;46m"
+#define ANSI_BG_WHITE		"\x1B[0;47m"
+#define ANSI_BG_BRIGHT_RED	"\x1B[0;101m"
+#define ANSI_BG_BRIGHT_GREEN	"\x1B[0;102m"
+#define ANSI_BG_BRIGHT_YELLOW	"\x1B[0;103m"
+#define ANSI_BG_BRIGHT_BLUE	"\x1B[0;104m"
+#define ANSI_BG_BRIGHT_MAGENTA	"\x1B[0;105m"
+#define ANSI_BG_BRIGHT_CYAN	"\x1B[0;106m"
+#define ANSI_BG_BRIGHT_WHITE    "\x1B[0;107m"
+
 #define ANSI_UP			"\x1B[%dA"
 #define ANSI_DOWN		"\x1B[%dB"
 #define ANSI_RIGHT		"\x1B[%dC"
diff --git a/test/litest-runner.c b/test/litest-runner.c
index 3e1ddd4f..08b639d0 100644
--- a/test/litest-runner.c
+++ b/test/litest-runner.c
@@ -709,12 +709,12 @@ litest_runner_log_test_result(struct litest_runner *runner, struct litest_runner
 	litest_assert_int_le(t->result, (enum litest_runner_result)LITEST_SYSTEM_ERROR);
 
 	switch (t->result) {
-		case LITEST_PASS: color = ANSI_BRIGHT_GREEN; break;
-		case LITEST_FAIL: color = ANSI_BRIGHT_RED; break;
-		case LITEST_SKIP: color = ANSI_BRIGHT_YELLOW; break;
+		case LITEST_PASS: color = ANSI_BOLD_GREEN; break;
+		case LITEST_FAIL: color = ANSI_BOLD_RED; break;
+		case LITEST_SKIP: color = ANSI_BOLD_YELLOW; break;
 		case LITEST_NOT_APPLICABLE: color = ANSI_BLUE; break;
-		case LITEST_TIMEOUT: color = ANSI_BRIGHT_CYAN; break;
-		case LITEST_SYSTEM_ERROR: color = ANSI_BRIGHT_MAGENTA; break;
+		case LITEST_TIMEOUT: color = ANSI_BOLD_CYAN; break;
+		case LITEST_SYSTEM_ERROR: color = ANSI_BOLD_MAGENTA; break;
 	}
 
 	fprintf(runner->fp, "  - name: \"%s\"\n", t->desc.name);
diff --git a/test/litest.c b/test/litest.c
index 944fff6b..3d60626c 100644
--- a/test/litest.c
+++ b/test/litest.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ litest_log_handler(struct libinput *libinput,
 	switch(pri) {
 	case LIBINPUT_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO:
 		priority =  "info ";
-		color = ANSI_HIGHLIGHT;
+		color = ANSI_BOLD;
 		break;
 	case LIBINPUT_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR:
 		priority = "error";
diff --git a/tools/shared.c b/tools/shared.c
index 6ae45f6e..297a9d44 100644
--- a/tools/shared.c
+++ b/tools/shared.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ log_handler(struct libinput *li,
 			else
 				printf(ANSI_RED);
 		} else if (priority >= LIBINPUT_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO) {
-			printf(ANSI_HIGHLIGHT);
+			printf(ANSI_BOLD);
 		} else if (priority == LIBINPUT_LOG_PRIORITY_DEBUG) {
 			if (dispatch_counter != last_dispatch_no)
 				color_toggle = !color_toggle;