1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/color.h b/color.h
index f5beab1ed7..4ec34b448f 100644
--- a/color.h
+++ b/color.h
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ struct strbuf;
  * The maximum length of ANSI color sequence we would generate:
  * - leading ESC '['            2
  * - attr + ';'                 2 * 8 (e.g. "1;")
- * - fg color + ';'             9 (e.g. "38;5;2xx;")
- * - fg color + ';'             9 (e.g. "48;5;2xx;")
+ * - fg color + ';'             17 (e.g. "38;2;255;255;255;")
+ * - bg color + ';'             17 (e.g. "48;2;255;255;255;")
  * - terminating 'm' NUL        2
  *
  * The above overcounts attr (we only use 5 not 8) and one semicolon
  * but it is close enough.
  */
-#define COLOR_MAXLEN 40
+#define COLOR_MAXLEN 56
 
 /*
  * IMPORTANT: Due to the way these color codes are emulated on Windows,