diff --git a/ascii.py b/ascii.py
index 9cee3bf..6b578be 100755
--- a/ascii.py
+++ b/ascii.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ def pixels_to_chars(image, scale="ascii", color_code=None):
 				char = prefix + char
 			new_row += char
 		chars.append(new_row)
+	if color_code == "ansi":
+		chars.append("\033[0m")
 	return "\n".join(chars)