AskUserQuestion tool renders black text — invisible on dark terminal backgrounds
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 30, 2026 by ix-ath Closed Mar 31, 2026
Description
The AskUserQuestion tool renders its question text as black, which is invisible on dark/black terminal backgrounds. Users have to highlight the text to read it.
Steps to reproduce
- Use a terminal with a dark/black background (e.g., Windows Terminal with dark theme)
- Have Claude Code invoke the
AskUserQuestiontool with any question - Observe that the question text in the selection UI is black-on-black
Expected behavior
Question text should use a color that's visible on both light and dark terminal backgrounds (e.g., inherit terminal foreground color, or use a bright/contrasting color).
Screenshot
The user has to highlight the text to read it — the question text is black on a dark background:
User report: "notice that i have to highlight the text to see it? the text is black and so is the background"
Environment
- Platform: Windows 11
- Terminal: Dark background theme
- Claude Code CLI
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