def colored(r, g, b, text): return "33[38;2;{};{};{}m{} 33[38;2;255;255;255m".format(r, g, b, text) text = 'Hello, World' colored_text = colored(255, 0, 0, text) print(colored_text) #or print(colored(255, 0, 0, 'Hello, World'))