diff --git a/lib/inspec/rspec_json_formatter.rb b/lib/inspec/rspec_json_formatter.rb
index 394fa86d1..6c5860b1e 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/rspec_json_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/rspec_json_formatter.rb
@@ -254,12 +254,12 @@ class InspecRspecCli < InspecRspecJson # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
   }.freeze
 
   COLORS = {
-    'critical' => "\033[31;1m",
-    'major'    => "\033[31m",
-    'minor'    => "\033[33m",
-    'failed'   => "\033[31m",
-    'passed'   => "\033[32m",
-    'skipped'  => "\033[37m",
+    'critical' => "\033[38;5;9m",
+    'major'    => "\033[38;5;208m",
+    'minor'    => "\033[0;36m",
+    'failed'   => "\033[38;5;9m",
+    'passed'   => "\033[38;5;41m",
+    'skipped'  => "\033[38;5;247m",
     'reset'    => "\033[0m",
   }.freeze
 
diff --git a/test/functional/inspec_exec_test.rb b/test/functional/inspec_exec_test.rb
index fe0a7e51e..6ea900966 100644
--- a/test/functional/inspec_exec_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/inspec_exec_test.rb
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ describe 'inspec exec' do
     out.stderr.must_equal ''
     out.exit_status.must_equal 0
     stdout = out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-    stdout.must_include "\e[32m  ✔  ssh-1: Allow only SSH Protocol 2\e[0m\n"
-    stdout.must_include "\e[32m  ✔  tmp-1.0: Create /tmp directory\e[0m\n"
+    stdout.must_include "\e[38;5;41m  ✔  ssh-1: Allow only SSH Protocol 2\e[0m\n"
+    stdout.must_include "\e[38;5;41m  ✔  tmp-1.0: Create /tmp directory\e[0m\n"
     stdout.must_include "
-\e[37m  ↺  gordon-1.0: Verify the version number of Gordon (1 skipped)\e[0m
-\e[37m     ↺  Can't find file \"/tmp/gordon/config.yaml\"\e[0m
+\e[38;5;247m  ↺  gordon-1.0: Verify the version number of Gordon (1 skipped)\e[0m
+\e[38;5;247m     ↺  Can't find file \"/tmp/gordon/config.yaml\"\e[0m
 "
-    stdout.must_include "\nProfile Summary: \e[32m2 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m1 skipped\e[0m"
-    stdout.must_include "\nTest Summary: \e[32m4 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m1 skipped\e[0m\n"
+    stdout.must_include "\nProfile Summary: \e[38;5;41m2 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m1 skipped\e[0m"
+    stdout.must_include "\nTest Summary: \e[38;5;41m4 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m1 skipped\e[0m\n"
   end
 
   it 'executes a minimum metadata-only profile' do
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Target:  local://
 
      No tests executed.\e[0m
 
-Test Summary: \e[32m0 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m
+Test Summary: \e[38;5;41m0 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m
 "
   end
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Target:  local://
 
      No tests executed.\e[0m
 
-Test Summary: \e[32m0 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m
+Test Summary: \e[38;5;41m0 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m
 "
   end
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Test Summary: \e[32m0 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[
     out = inspec("exec #{File.join(examples_path, 'profile-attribute')} --no-create-lockfile --attrs #{File.join(examples_path, "profile-attribute.yml")}")
     out.stderr.must_equal ''
     out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[32m2 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m"
+    out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[38;5;41m2 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m"
   end
 
   it 'executes a specs-only profile' do
@@ -72,22 +72,22 @@ Test Summary: \e[32m0 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[
     out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "↺  This will be skipped intentionally"
     out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "failing should"
     out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "∅  eq \"as intended\""
-    out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Test Summary: \e[32m1 successful\e[0m, \e[31m1 failures\e[0m, \e[37m1 skipped\e[0m"
+    out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Test Summary: \e[38;5;41m1 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m1 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m1 skipped\e[0m"
   end
 
   it 'executes only specified controls' do
     out = inspec('exec ' + example_profile + ' --no-create-lockfile --controls tmp-1.0')
     out.stderr.must_equal ''
     out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    out.stdout.must_include "\nProfile Summary: \e[32m1 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
+    out.stdout.must_include "\nProfile Summary: \e[38;5;41m1 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
   end
 
   it 'can execute a simple file with the default formatter' do
     out = inspec('exec ' + example_control  + ' --no-create-lockfile')
     out.stderr.must_equal ''
     out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    out.stdout.must_include "\nProfile Summary: \e[32m1 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
-    out.stdout.must_include "\nTest Summary: \e[32m2 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m"
+    out.stdout.must_include "\nProfile Summary: \e[38;5;41m1 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
+    out.stdout.must_include "\nTest Summary: \e[38;5;41m2 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m"
   end
 
   describe 'with a profile that is not supported on this OS/platform' do
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ Test Summary: \e[32m0 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[
     let(:json) { JSON.load(out.stdout) }
 
     it 'exits with an error' do
-      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "skippy\e[0m\n\e[37m     ↺  This will be skipped super intentionally.\e[0m\n"
-      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "  ↺  CONTROL database: MySQL Session\e[0m\n\e[37m     ↺  Can't run MySQL SQL checks without authentication\e[0m\n"
-      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Profile Summary: \e[32m0 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m2 skipped\e[0m"
+      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "skippy\e[0m\n\e[38;5;247m     ↺  This will be skipped super intentionally.\e[0m\n"
+      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "  ↺  CONTROL database: MySQL Session\e[0m\n\e[38;5;247m     ↺  Can't run MySQL SQL checks without authentication\e[0m\n"
+      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Profile Summary: \e[38;5;41m0 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m2 skipped\e[0m"
       out.exit_status.must_equal 0
     end
   end
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ Test Summary: \e[32m0 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[
       out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_equal "
 Target:  local://
 
-\e[32m  \xE2\x9C\x94  tmp-1.0: Create /tmp directory\e[0m
-\e[32m     \xE2\x9C\x94  File /tmp should be directory\e[0m
+\e[38;5;41m  \xE2\x9C\x94  tmp-1.0: Create /tmp directory\e[0m
+\e[38;5;41m     \xE2\x9C\x94  File /tmp should be directory\e[0m
 
   File /tmp
-\e[32m     \xE2\x9C\x94  should be directory\e[0m
+\e[38;5;41m     \xE2\x9C\x94  should be directory\e[0m
 
-Profile Summary: \e[32m1 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m
-Test Summary: \e[32m2 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m
+Profile Summary: \e[38;5;41m1 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m
+Test Summary: \e[38;5;41m2 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m
 "
     end
   end
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Test Summary: \e[32m2 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[
     let(:out) { inspec('exec ' + simple_inheritance) }
 
     it 'should print the profile information and then the test results' do
-      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "local://\n\n\n\e[31;1m  ×  tmp-1.0: Create /tmp directory (1 failed)\e[0m\n\e[31;1m     ×  File /tmp should not be directory\n"
+      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "local://\n\n\n\e[38;5;9m  ×  tmp-1.0: Create /tmp directory (1 failed)\e[0m\n\e[38;5;9m     ×  File /tmp should not be directory\n"
     end
   end
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Test Summary: \e[32m2 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[
       out = inspec('exec ' + File.join(profile_path, 'dependencies', 'resource-namespace') + ' --no-create-lockfile')
       out.stderr.must_equal ''
       out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[32m5 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
+      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[38;5;41m5 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
     end
   end
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Test Summary: \e[32m2 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[
       out = inspec('exec ' + File.join(profile_path, 'dependencies', 'require_controls_test') + ' --no-create-lockfile')
       out.stderr.must_equal ''
       out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[32m1 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
+      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[38;5;41m1 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
     end
   end
 
@@ -224,26 +224,26 @@ Test Summary: \e[32m2 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[
       out = inspec('exec ' + File.join(profile_path, 'dependencies', 'inheritance') + ' --no-create-lockfile')
       out.stderr.must_equal ''
       out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[32m6 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
+      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[38;5;41m6 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
     end
   end
 
   describe 'when using profiles on the supermarket' do
     it 'can run supermarket profiles directly from the command line' do
       out = inspec("exec supermarket://nathenharvey/tmp-compliance-profile --no-create-lockfile")
-      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[32m2 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
+      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[38;5;41m2 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
     end
 
     it 'can run supermarket profiles from inspec.yml' do
       out = inspec("exec #{File.join(profile_path, 'supermarket-dep')} --no-create-lockfile")
-      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[32m2 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
+      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[38;5;41m2 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m0 skipped\e[0m\n"
     end
   end
 
   describe 'when a dependency does not support our backend platform' do
     it 'skips the controls from that profile' do
       out = inspec("exec #{File.join(profile_path, 'profile-support-skip')} --no-create-lockfile")
-      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[32m0 successful\e[0m, \e[31m0 failures\e[0m, \e[37m2 skipped\e[0m\n"
+      out.stdout.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8).must_include "Summary: \e[38;5;41m0 successful\e[0m, \e[38;5;9m0 failures\e[0m, \e[38;5;247m2 skipped\e[0m\n"
     end
   end
 end