diff --git a/ascii.py b/ascii.py
index c03ff58..8927844 100755
--- a/ascii.py
+++ b/ascii.py
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ def colorize(chars, image, code):
 			new_row += prefix[code] + char_color(image.getpixel((k,j)), code)
 			new_row += chars[j][k]
 		chars[j] = new_row
-	return "\n".join(chars)
+
+	chars = "\n".join(chars)
+	if code == "ansi":
+		chars += "\033[0m"
+	return chars
 
 
 def image_to_ascii(image, reverse=False, colors=None):