diff --git a/src/ansi/ansi_writer.go b/src/ansi/ansi_writer.go
index 1311011e..e389a4cf 100644
--- a/src/ansi/ansi_writer.go
+++ b/src/ansi/ansi_writer.go
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ var (
 		{AnchorStart: `<f>`, AnchorEnd: `</f>`, Start: "\x1b[5m", End: "\x1b[25m"},
 		{AnchorStart: `<r>`, AnchorEnd: `</r>`, Start: "\x1b[7m", End: "\x1b[27m"},
 	}
-	colorStyle = &style{AnchorStart: "COLOR", AnchorEnd: `</>`, End: "\x1b[0m"}
+	resetStyle      = &style{AnchorStart: "RESET", AnchorEnd: `</>`, End: "\x1b[0m"}
+	backgroundStyle = &style{AnchorStart: "BACKGROUND", AnchorEnd: `</>`, End: "\x1b[49m"}
 )
 
 type style struct {
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ func (w *Writer) Write(background, foreground, text string) {
 	w.hyperlinkState = OTHER
 
 	// reset colors
-	w.writeEscapedAnsiString(colorStyle.End)
+	w.writeEscapedAnsiString(resetStyle.End)
 
 	// reset current
 	w.currentBackground = ""
@@ -410,9 +411,9 @@ func (w *Writer) writeSegmentColors() {
 func (w *Writer) writeColorOverrides(match map[string]string, background string, i int) (position int) {
 	position = i
 	// check color reset first
-	if match[ANCHOR] == colorStyle.AnchorEnd {
+	if match[ANCHOR] == resetStyle.AnchorEnd {
 		// make sure to reset the colors if needed
-		position += len([]rune(colorStyle.AnchorEnd)) - 1
+		position += len([]rune(resetStyle.AnchorEnd)) - 1
 
 		// do not reset when colors are identical
 		if w.currentBackground == w.background && w.currentForeground == w.foreground {
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ func (w *Writer) writeColorOverrides(match map[string]string, background string,
 		}
 
 		if w.background.IsClear() {
-			w.writeEscapedAnsiString(colorStyle.End)
+			w.writeEscapedAnsiString(backgroundStyle.End)
 		}
 
 		if w.currentBackground != w.background && !w.background.IsClear() {
diff --git a/src/ansi/ansi_writer_test.go b/src/ansi/ansi_writer_test.go
index ffa33dde..24011b6a 100644
--- a/src/ansi/ansi_writer_test.go
+++ b/src/ansi/ansi_writer_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestWriteANSIColors(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			Case:     "Bold with color override",
 			Input:    "<b><#ffffff>test</></b>",
-			Expected: "\x1b[1m\x1b[30m\x1b[38;2;255;255;255mtest\x1b[0m\x1b[30m\x1b[22m\x1b[0m",
+			Expected: "\x1b[1m\x1b[30m\x1b[38;2;255;255;255mtest\x1b[49m\x1b[30m\x1b[22m\x1b[0m",
 			Colors:   &Colors{Foreground: "black", Background: ParentBackground},
 		},
 		{