diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_xxd_color_0.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_xxd_color_0.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b3b5fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_xxd_color_0.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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+|0@5|b|0|:| |b|0|b|1| |b|2|b|3| |b|4|b|5| |b|6|b|7| |b|8|b|9| |b|a|b@1| |b|c|b|d| |b|e|b|f| @1|.@15| @7
+|0@5|c|0|:| |c|0|c|1| |c|2|c|3| |c|4|c|5| |c|6|c|7| |c|8|c|9| |c|a|c|b| |c@2|d| |c|e|c|f| @1|.@15| @7
+|0@5|d|0|:| |d|0|d|1| |d|2|d|3| |d|4|d|5| |d|6|d|7| |d|8|d|9| |d|a|d|b| |d|c|d@1| |d|e|d|f| @1|.@15| @7
+|0@5|e|0|:| |e|0|e|1| |e|2|e|3| |e|4|e|5| |e|6|e|7| |e|8|e|9| |e|a|e|b| |e|c|e|d| |e@2|f| @1|.@15| @7
+|0@5|f|0|:| |f|0|f|1| |f|2|f|3| |f|4|f|5| |f|6|f|7| |f|8|f|9| |f|a|f|b| |f|c|f|d| |f|e|f@1| @1|.@15| @7
+|$| > @72
+@75
+@75
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_xxd_color_1.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_xxd_color_1.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da62821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_xxd_color_1.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+|$+0&#ffffff0| |0@7|:| |0+2#e0e0e08&@1|0+2#e000002&|1| +0#0000000&|0+2#e000002&|2|0|3| +0#0000000&|0+2#e000002&|4|0|5| +0#0000000&|0+2#e000002&|6|0|7| +0#0000000&|0+2#e000002&|8|0+2#e0e0004&|9| +0#0000000&|0+2#e0e0004&|a|0+2#e000002&|b| +0#0000000&|0+2#e000002&|c|0+2#e0e0004&|d| +0#0000000&|0+2#e000002&|e|0|f| +0#0000000&@1|.+2#e0e0e08&|.+2#e000002&@7|.+2#e0e0004&@1|.+2#e000002&@1|.+2#e0e0004&|.+2#e000002&@1| +0#0000000&@5
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+|0@5|6|0|:| |6+2#00e0003&|0|6|1| +0#0000000&|6+2#00e0003&|2|6|3| +0#0000000&|6+2#00e0003&|4|6|5| +0#0000000&|6+2#00e0003&@2|7| +0#0000000&|6+2#00e0003&|8|6|9| +0#0000000&|6+2#00e0003&|a|6|b| +0#0000000&|6+2#00e0003&|c|6|d| +0#0000000&|6+2#00e0003&|e|6|f| +0#0000000&@1|`+2#00e0003&|a|b|c|d|e|f|g|h|i|j|k|l|m|n|o| +0#0000000&@7
+|0@5|7|0|:| |7+2#00e0003&|0|7|1| +0#0000000&|7+2#00e0003&|2|7|3| +0#0000000&|7+2#00e0003&|4|7|5| +0#0000000&|7+2#00e0003&|6|7@1| +0#0000000&|7+2#00e0003&|8|7|9| +0#0000000&|7+2#00e0003&|a|7|b| +0#0000000&|7+2#00e0003&|c|7|d| +0#0000000&|7+2#00e0003&|e|7+2#e000002&|f| +0#0000000&@1|p+2#00e0003&|q|r|s|t|u|v|w|x|y|z|{|||}|~|.+2#e000002&| +0#0000000&@7
+|0@5|8|0|:| |8+2#e000002&|0|8|1| +0#0000000&|8+2#e000002&|2|8|3| +0#0000000&|8+2#e000002&|4|8|5| +0#0000000&|8+2#e000002&|6|8|7| +0#0000000&|8+2#e000002&@2|9| +0#0000000&|8+2#e000002&|a|8|b| +0#0000000&|8+2#e000002&|c|8|d| +0#0000000&|8+2#e000002&|e|8|f| +0#0000000&@1|.+2#e000002&@15| +0#0000000&@7
+|0@5|9|0|:| |9+2#e000002&|0|9|1| +0#0000000&|9+2#e000002&|2|9|3| +0#0000000&|9+2#e000002&|4|9|5| +0#0000000&|9+2#e000002&|6|9|7| +0#0000000&|9+2#e000002&|8|9@1| +0#0000000&|9+2#e000002&|a|9|b| +0#0000000&|9+2#e000002&|c|9|d| +0#0000000&|9+2#e000002&|e|9|f| +0#0000000&@1|.+2#e000002&@15| +0#0000000&@7
+|0@5|a|0|:| |a+2#e000002&|0|a|1| +0#0000000&|a+2#e000002&|2|a|3| +0#0000000&|a+2#e000002&|4|a|5| +0#0000000&|a+2#e000002&|6|a|7| +0#0000000&|a+2#e000002&|8|a|9| +0#0000000&|a+2#e000002&@2|b| +0#0000000&|a+2#e000002&|c|a|d| +0#0000000&|a+2#e000002&|e|a|f| +0#0000000&@1|.+2#e000002&@15| +0#0000000&@7
+|0@5|b|0|:| |b+2#e000002&|0|b|1| +0#0000000&|b+2#e000002&|2|b|3| +0#0000000&|b+2#e000002&|4|b|5| +0#0000000&|b+2#e000002&|6|b|7| +0#0000000&|b+2#e000002&|8|b|9| +0#0000000&|b+2#e000002&|a|b@1| +0#0000000&|b+2#e000002&|c|b|d| +0#0000000&|b+2#e000002&|e|b|f| +0#0000000&@1|.+2#e000002&@15| +0#0000000&@7
+|0@5|c|0|:| |c+2#e000002&|0|c|1| +0#0000000&|c+2#e000002&|2|c|3| +0#0000000&|c+2#e000002&|4|c|5| +0#0000000&|c+2#e000002&|6|c|7| +0#0000000&|c+2#e000002&|8|c|9| +0#0000000&|c+2#e000002&|a|c|b| +0#0000000&|c+2#e000002&@2|d| +0#0000000&|c+2#e000002&|e|c|f| +0#0000000&@1|.+2#e000002&@15| +0#0000000&@7
+|0@5|d|0|:| |d+2#e000002&|0|d|1| +0#0000000&|d+2#e000002&|2|d|3| +0#0000000&|d+2#e000002&|4|d|5| +0#0000000&|d+2#e000002&|6|d|7| +0#0000000&|d+2#e000002&|8|d|9| +0#0000000&|d+2#e000002&|a|d|b| +0#0000000&|d+2#e000002&|c|d@1| +0#0000000&|d+2#e000002&|e|d|f| +0#0000000&@1|.+2#e000002&@15| +0#0000000&@7
+|0@5|e|0|:| |e+2#e000002&|0|e|1| +0#0000000&|e+2#e000002&|2|e|3| +0#0000000&|e+2#e000002&|4|e|5| +0#0000000&|e+2#e000002&|6|e|7| +0#0000000&|e+2#e000002&|8|e|9| +0#0000000&|e+2#e000002&|a|e|b| +0#0000000&|e+2#e000002&|c|e|d| +0#0000000&|e+2#e000002&@2|f| +0#0000000&@1|.+2#e000002&@15| +0#0000000&@7
+|0@5|f|0|:| |f+2#e000002&|0|f|1| +0#0000000&|f+2#e000002&|2|f|3| +0#0000000&|f+2#e000002&|4|f|5| +0#0000000&|f+2#e000002&|6|f|7| +0#0000000&|f+2#e000002&|8|f|9| +0#0000000&|f+2#e000002&|a|f|b| +0#0000000&|f+2#e000002&|c|f|d| +0#0000000&|f+2#e000002&|e|f+2#0000e05&@1| +0#0000000&@1|.+2#e000002&@14|.+2#0000e05&| +0#0000000&@7
+|$| > @72
+@75
+@75
+@75
diff --git a/src/testdir/term_util.vim b/src/testdir/term_util.vim
index 88e2b33..d376a95 100644
--- a/src/testdir/term_util.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/term_util.vim
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 " "statusoff" - number of lines the status is offset from default
 " "wait_for_ruler" - if zero then don't wait for ruler to show
 " "no_clean" - if non-zero then remove "--clean" from the command
+" "cmd"  - run any other command, e.g. "xxd" (used in xxd test)
 func RunVimInTerminal(arguments, options)
   " If Vim doesn't exit a swap file remains, causing other tests to fail.
   " Remove it here.
@@ -90,7 +91,11 @@
     let reset_u7 = ' --cmd "set t_u7=" '
   endif
 
-  let cmd = GetVimCommandCleanTerm() .. reset_u7 .. a:arguments
+  if empty(get(a:options, 'cmd', ''))
+    let cmd = GetVimCommandCleanTerm() .. reset_u7 .. a:arguments
+  else
+    let cmd = get(a:options, 'cmd')
+  endif
 
   if get(a:options, 'no_clean', 0)
     let cmd = substitute(cmd, '--clean', '', '')
@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@
 
   call TermWait(buf)
 
-  if get(a:options, 'wait_for_ruler', 1)
+  if get(a:options, 'wait_for_ruler', 1) && empty(get(a:options, 'cmd', ''))
     " Wait for "All" or "Top" of the ruler to be shown in the last line or in
     " the status line of the last window. This can be quite slow (e.g. when
     " using valgrind).
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_xxd.vim b/src/testdir/test_xxd.vim
index d20ea9c..66ffa54 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_xxd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_xxd.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 " Test for the xxd command
 
+source check.vim
+source screendump.vim
+
 if empty($XXD) && executable('..\xxd\xxd.exe')
   let s:xxd_cmd = '..\xxd\xxd.exe'
 elseif empty($XXD) || !executable($XXD)
@@ -311,7 +314,7 @@
 
 " Various ways with wrong arguments that trigger the usage output.
 func Test_xxd_usage()
-  for arg in ['-h', '-c', '-g', '-o', '-s', '-l', '-X', 'one two three']
+  for arg in ['-h', '-c', '-g', '-o', '-s', '-l', '-X', '-R', 'one two three']
     new
     exe 'r! ' . s:xxd_cmd . ' ' . arg
     call assert_match("Usage:", join(getline(1, 3)))
@@ -415,4 +418,178 @@
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_xxd_color()
+"Test: color=never
+let s:test = 1
+
+"Note Quotation mark escaped
+"Note Aposhpere vaihdettu apostrophe replaced with 0x00
+"Note Backslash replaced with 0x00
+let data = [
+    \ "00000000: 0001 0203 0405 0607 0809 0a0b 0c0d 0e0f  ................",
+    \ "00000010: 1011 1213 1415 1617 1819 1a1b 1c1d 1e1f  ................",
+    \ "00000020: 2021 2223 2425 2600 2829 2a2b 2c2d 2e2f   !\"#$%&.()*+,-./",
+    \ "00000030: 3031 3233 3435 3637 3839 3a3b 3c3d 3e3f  0123456789:;<=>?",
+    \ "00000040: 4041 4243 4445 4647 4849 4a4b 4c4d 4e4f  @ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO",
+    \ "00000050: 5051 5253 5455 5657 5859 5a5b 005d 5e5f  PQRSTUVWXYZ[.]^_",
+    \ "00000060: 6061 6263 6465 6667 6869 6a6b 6c6d 6e6f  `abcdefghijklmno",
+    \ "00000070: 7071 7273 7475 7677 7879 7a7b 7c7d 7e7f  pqrstuvwxyz{|}~.",
+    \ "00000080: 8081 8283 8485 8687 8889 8a8b 8c8d 8e8f  ................",
+    \ "00000090: 9091 9293 9495 9697 9899 9a9b 9c9d 9e9f  ................",
+    \ "000000a0: a0a1 a2a3 a4a5 a6a7 a8a9 aaab acad aeaf  ................",
+    \ "000000b0: b0b1 b2b3 b4b5 b6b7 b8b9 babb bcbd bebf  ................",
+    \ "000000c0: c0c1 c2c3 c4c5 c6c7 c8c9 cacb cccd cecf  ................",
+    \ "000000d0: d0d1 d2d3 d4d5 d6d7 d8d9 dadb dcdd dedf  ................",
+    \ "000000e0: e0e1 e2e3 e4e5 e6e7 e8e9 eaeb eced eeef  ................",
+    \ "000000f0: f0f1 f2f3 f4f5 f6f7 f8f9 fafb fcfd feff  ................"]
+call writefile(data,'Xinput')
+
+  silent exe '!' . s:xxd_cmd . ' -r < Xinput > XXDfile'
+
+  %d
+  exe '0r! ' . s:xxd_cmd . ' -R never ' . ' XXDfile'
+  $d
+  let expected = [
+      \ "00000000: 0001 0203 0405 0607 0809 0a0b 0c0d 0e0f  ................",
+      \ "00000010: 1011 1213 1415 1617 1819 1a1b 1c1d 1e1f  ................",
+      \ "00000020: 2021 2223 2425 2600 2829 2a2b 2c2d 2e2f   !\"#$%&.()*+,-./",
+      \ "00000030: 3031 3233 3435 3637 3839 3a3b 3c3d 3e3f  0123456789:;<=>?",
+      \ "00000040: 4041 4243 4445 4647 4849 4a4b 4c4d 4e4f  @ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO",
+      \ "00000050: 5051 5253 5455 5657 5859 5a5b 005d 5e5f  PQRSTUVWXYZ[.]^_",
+      \ "00000060: 6061 6263 6465 6667 6869 6a6b 6c6d 6e6f  `abcdefghijklmno",
+      \ "00000070: 7071 7273 7475 7677 7879 7a7b 7c7d 7e7f  pqrstuvwxyz{|}~.",
+      \ "00000080: 8081 8283 8485 8687 8889 8a8b 8c8d 8e8f  ................",
+      \ "00000090: 9091 9293 9495 9697 9899 9a9b 9c9d 9e9f  ................",
+      \ "000000a0: a0a1 a2a3 a4a5 a6a7 a8a9 aaab acad aeaf  ................",
+      \ "000000b0: b0b1 b2b3 b4b5 b6b7 b8b9 babb bcbd bebf  ................",
+      \ "000000c0: c0c1 c2c3 c4c5 c6c7 c8c9 cacb cccd cecf  ................",
+      \ "000000d0: d0d1 d2d3 d4d5 d6d7 d8d9 dadb dcdd dedf  ................",
+      \ "000000e0: e0e1 e2e3 e4e5 e6e7 e8e9 eaeb eced eeef  ................",
+      \ "000000f0: f0f1 f2f3 f4f5 f6f7 f8f9 fafb fcfd feff  ................"]
+
+  call assert_equal(expected, getline(1,'$'), s:Mess(s:test))
+
+  "Test: color=always
+  let s:test += 1
+
+  %d
+  exe '0r! ' . s:xxd_cmd . ' -R always -c 4 ' . ' XXDfile'
+  $d
+  let expected = [
+      \ "00000000: \e[1;37m00\e[0m\e[1;31m01\e[0m \e[1;31m02\e[0m\e[1;31m03\e[0m  \e[1;37m.\e[0m\e[1;31m.\e[0m\e[1;31m.\e[0m\e[1;31m.\e[0m",
+      \ "00000004: \e[1;31m04\e[0m\e[1;31m05\e[0m \e[1;31m06\e[0m\e[1;31m07\e[0m  \e[1;31m.\e[0m\e[1;31m.\e[0m\e[1;31m.\e[0m\e[1;31m.\e[0m",
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+  call assert_equal(expected, getline(1,'$'), s:Mess(s:test))
+
+  call delete('Xinput')
+  call delete('XXDfile')
+
+endfunc
+
+func Test_xxd_color2()
+  CheckScreendump
+  CheckUnix
+  CheckNotMac
+  CheckNotBSD
+
+  "Note Quotation mark escaped
+  "Note Aposhpere vaihdettu apostrophe replaced with 0x00
+  "Note Backslash replaced with 0x00
+  let data = [
+      \ "00000000: 0001 0203 0405 0607 0809 0a0b 0c0d 0e0f  ................",
+      \ "00000010: 1011 1213 1415 1617 1819 1a1b 1c1d 1e1f  ................",
+      \ "00000020: 2021 2223 2425 2600 2829 2a2b 2c2d 2e2f   !\"#$%&.()*+,-./",
+      \ "00000030: 3031 3233 3435 3637 3839 3a3b 3c3d 3e3f  0123456789:;<=>?",
+      \ "00000040: 4041 4243 4445 4647 4849 4a4b 4c4d 4e4f  @ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO",
+      \ "00000050: 5051 5253 5455 5657 5859 5a5b 005d 5e5f  PQRSTUVWXYZ[.]^_",
+      \ "00000060: 6061 6263 6465 6667 6869 6a6b 6c6d 6e6f  `abcdefghijklmno",
+      \ "00000070: 7071 7273 7475 7677 7879 7a7b 7c7d 7e7f  pqrstuvwxyz{|}~.",
+      \ "00000080: 8081 8283 8485 8687 8889 8a8b 8c8d 8e8f  ................",
+      \ "00000090: 9091 9293 9495 9697 9899 9a9b 9c9d 9e9f  ................",
+      \ "000000a0: a0a1 a2a3 a4a5 a6a7 a8a9 aaab acad aeaf  ................",
+      \ "000000b0: b0b1 b2b3 b4b5 b6b7 b8b9 babb bcbd bebf  ................",
+      \ "000000c0: c0c1 c2c3 c4c5 c6c7 c8c9 cacb cccd cecf  ................",
+      \ "000000d0: d0d1 d2d3 d4d5 d6d7 d8d9 dadb dcdd dedf  ................",
+      \ "000000e0: e0e1 e2e3 e4e5 e6e7 e8e9 eaeb eced eeef  ................",
+      \ "000000f0: f0f1 f2f3 f4f5 f6f7 f8f9 fafb fcfd feff  ................"]
+  call writefile(data, 'Xinput', 'D')
+
+  call system(s:xxd_cmd .. ' -r < Xinput > XXDfile_colors')
+
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('', #{rows: 20, cmd: 'sh'})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf,  s:xxd_cmd .. " -R never  < XXDfile_colors\<cr>")
+  call TermWait(buf)
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_xxd_color_0', {})
+
+  call TermWait(buf)
+  call term_sendkeys(buf,  "clear\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf,  s:xxd_cmd .. " -R always  < XXDfile_colors\<cr>")
+  call TermWait(buf)
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_xxd_color_1', {})
+
+  call term_sendkeys(buf,  "exit\<CR>")
+
+  call delete('XXDfile_colors')
+endfunc
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2cad2b4..ea94b20 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1827,
+/**/
     1826,
 /**/
     1825,
diff --git a/src/xxd/xxd.c b/src/xxd/xxd.c
index e2fc9df..a3827a4 100644
--- a/src/xxd/xxd.c
+++ b/src/xxd/xxd.c
@@ -206,6 +206,24 @@
 
 #define CONDITIONAL_CAPITALIZE(c) (capitalize ? toupper((int)c) : c)
 
+#define COLOR_PROLOGUE \
+l[c++] = '\033'; \
+l[c++] = '['; \
+l[c++] = '1'; \
+l[c++] = ';'; \
+l[c++] = '3';
+
+#define COLOR_EPILOGUE \
+l[c++] = '\033'; \
+l[c++] = '['; \
+l[c++] = '0'; \
+l[c++] = 'm';
+#define COLOR_RED '1'
+#define COLOR_GREEN '2'
+#define COLOR_YELLOW '3'
+#define COLOR_BLUE '4'
+#define COLOR_WHITE '7'
+
 static char *pname;
 
   static void
@@ -237,6 +255,7 @@
 	  "", "");
 #endif
   fprintf(stderr, "    -u          use upper case hex letters.\n");
+  fprintf(stderr, "    -R [WHEN]   colorize the output; WHEN can be 'always', 'auto' or 'never'. Default: 'auto'.\n"),
   fprintf(stderr, "    -v          show version: \"%s%s\".\n", version, osver);
   exit(1);
 }
@@ -482,11 +501,56 @@
     0070,0071,0372,0373,0374,0375,0376,0377
 };
 
+   static void
+begin_coloring_char (char *l, int *c, int e, int ebcdic)
+{
+  if (ebcdic)
+    {
+      if ((e >= 75 && e <= 80) || (e >= 90 && e <= 97) ||
+          (e >= 107 && e <= 111) || (e >= 121 && e <= 127) ||
+          (e >= 129 && e <= 137) || (e >= 145 && e <= 154) ||
+          (e >= 162 && e <= 169) || (e >= 192 && e <= 201) ||
+          (e >= 208 && e <= 217) || (e >= 226 && e <= 233) ||
+          (e >= 240 && e <= 249) || (e == 189) || (e == 64) ||
+          (e == 173) || (e == 224) )
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_GREEN;
+
+      else if (e == 37 || e == 13 || e == 5)
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_YELLOW;
+      else if (e == 0)
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_WHITE;
+      else if (e == 255)
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_BLUE;
+      else
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_RED;
+    }
+  else  /* ASCII */
+    {
+      #ifdef __MVS__
+      if (e >= 64)
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_GREEN;
+      #else
+      if (e > 31 && e < 127)
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_GREEN;
+      #endif
+
+      else if (e == 9 || e == 10 || e == 13)
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_YELLOW;
+      else if (e == 0)
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_WHITE;
+      else if (e == 255)
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_BLUE;
+      else
+        l[(*c)++] = COLOR_RED;
+    }
+  l[(*c)++] = 'm';
+}
+
   int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   FILE *fp, *fpo;
-  int c, e, p = 0, relseek = 1, negseek = 0, revert = 0;
+  int c, e, p = 0, relseek = 1, negseek = 0, revert = 0, i, x;
   int cols = 0, colsgiven = 0, nonzero = 0, autoskip = 0, hextype = HEX_NORMAL;
   int capitalize = 0, decimal_offset = 0;
   int ebcdic = 0;
@@ -498,6 +562,11 @@
   char *pp;
   char *varname = NULL;
   int addrlen = 9;
+  int color = 0;
+
+#ifdef UNIX
+  color = isatty(STDOUT_FILENO);
+#endif
 
 #ifdef AMIGA
   /* This program doesn't work when started from the Workbench */
@@ -648,6 +717,17 @@
               argc--;
             }
         }
+      else if (!STRNCMP(pp, "-R", 2))
+        {
+	  if (!argv[2])
+	    exit_with_usage();
+	  if (!STRNCMP(argv[2], "always", 2))
+	    color = 1;
+	  else if (!STRNCMP(argv[2], "never", 1))
+	    color = 0;
+	  argv++;
+	  argc--;
+        }
       else if (!strcmp(pp, "--"))	/* end of options */
 	{
 	  argv++;
@@ -825,14 +905,16 @@
   /* hextype: HEX_NORMAL or HEX_BITS or HEX_LITTLEENDIAN */
 
   if (hextype != HEX_BITS)
-    grplen = octspergrp + octspergrp + 1;	/* chars per octet group */
+    {
+      grplen = octspergrp + octspergrp + 1;	/* chars per octet group */
+      if (color)
+        grplen += 11 * octspergrp;  /* color-code needs 11 extra characters */
+    }
   else	/* hextype == HEX_BITS */
     grplen = 8 * octspergrp + 1;
 
   while ((length < 0 || n < length) && (e = getc_or_die(fp)) != EOF)
     {
-      int x;
-
       if (p == 0)
 	{
 	  addrlen = sprintf(l, decimal_offset ? "%08ld:" : "%08lx:",
@@ -844,47 +926,135 @@
       c = addrlen + 1 + (grplen * x) / octspergrp;
       if (hextype == HEX_NORMAL || hextype == HEX_LITTLEENDIAN)
 	{
-	  l[c]   = hexx[(e >> 4) & 0xf];
-	  l[++c] = hexx[e & 0xf];
+          if (color)
+            {
+	      COLOR_PROLOGUE
+	      begin_coloring_char(l,&c,e,ebcdic);
+	      l[c++] = hexx[(e >> 4) & 0xf];
+	      l[c++] = hexx[e & 0xf];
+	      COLOR_EPILOGUE
+	    }
+          else /*No colors*/
+	    {
+	      l[c]   = hexx[(e >> 4) & 0xf];
+	      l[++c] = hexx[e & 0xf];
+	    }
 	}
       else /* hextype == HEX_BITS */
 	{
-	  int i;
 	  for (i = 7; i >= 0; i--)
 	    l[c++] = (e & (1 << i)) ? '1' : '0';
 	}
       if (e)
 	nonzero++;
-      if (ebcdic)
-	e = (e < 64) ? '.' : etoa64[e-64];
       /* When changing this update definition of LLEN above. */
       if (hextype == HEX_LITTLEENDIAN)
 	/* last group will be fully used, round up */
 	c = grplen * ((cols + octspergrp - 1) / octspergrp);
       else
 	c = (grplen * cols - 1) / octspergrp;
-      c += addrlen + 3 + p;
-      l[c++] =
+
+      if (color)
+        {
+          if (hextype == HEX_BITS)
+            c += addrlen + 3 + p*12;
+          else
+            c = addrlen + 3 + (grplen * cols - 1)/octspergrp + p*12;
+
+          if (hextype == HEX_LITTLEENDIAN)
+            c += 1;
+
+          COLOR_PROLOGUE
+          begin_coloring_char(l,&c,e,ebcdic);
 #ifdef __MVS__
-	  (e >= 64)
+          if (e >= 64)
+            l[c++] = e;
+          else
+            l[c++] = '.';
 #else
-	  (e > 31 && e < 127)
+          if (ebcdic)
+            e = (e < 64) ? '.' : etoa64[e-64];
+          l[c++] = (e > 31 && e < 127) ? e : '.';
 #endif
-	  ? e : '.';
-      n++;
-      if (++p == cols)
-	{
-	  l[c] = '\n';
-	  l[++c] = '\0';
-	  xxdline(fpo, l, autoskip ? nonzero : 1);
-	  nonzero = 0;
-	  p = 0;
-	}
+          COLOR_EPILOGUE
+          n++;
+          if (++p == cols)
+            {
+              l[c++] = '\n';
+              l[c++] = '\0';
+              xxdline(fpo, l, autoskip ? nonzero : 1);
+              nonzero = 0;
+              p = 0;
+            }
+        }
+      else /*no colors*/
+        {
+          if (ebcdic)
+            e = (e < 64) ? '.' : etoa64[e-64];
+
+          c += addrlen + 3 + p;
+          l[c++] =
+#ifdef __MVS__
+              (e >= 64)
+#else
+              (e > 31 && e < 127)
+#endif
+              ? e : '.';
+          n++;
+          if (++p == cols)
+            {
+              l[c++] = '\n';
+              l[c] = '\0';
+              xxdline(fpo, l, autoskip ? nonzero : 1);
+              nonzero = 0;
+              p = 0;
+            }
+        }
     }
   if (p)
     {
-      l[c] = '\n';
-      l[++c] = '\0';
+      l[c++] = '\n';
+      l[c] = '\0';
+      if (color)
+        {
+          c++;
+
+          x = p;
+          if (hextype == HEX_LITTLEENDIAN)
+            {
+              int fill = octspergrp - (p % octspergrp);
+              if (fill == octspergrp) fill = 0;
+
+              c = addrlen + 1 + (grplen * (x - (octspergrp-fill))) / octspergrp;
+
+              for (i = 0; i < fill;i++)
+                {
+                  COLOR_PROLOGUE
+                  l[c++] = COLOR_RED;
+                  l[c++] = 'm';
+                  l[c++] = ' '; /* empty space */
+                  COLOR_EPILOGUE
+                  x++;
+                  p++;
+                }
+            }
+
+          if (hextype != HEX_BITS)
+            {
+              c = addrlen + 1 + (grplen * x) / octspergrp;
+              c += cols - p;
+              c += (cols - p) / octspergrp;
+
+              for (i = cols - p; i > 0;i--)
+                {
+                  COLOR_PROLOGUE
+                  l[c++] = COLOR_RED;
+                  l[c++] = 'm';
+                  l[c++] = ' '; /* empty space */
+                  COLOR_EPILOGUE
+                }
+            }
+        }
       xxdline(fpo, l, 1);
     }
   else if (autoskip)