diff --git a/pkg/plugin/plugin.go b/pkg/plugin/plugin.go
index 0ca562e..71b780b 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -430,6 +430,11 @@ func processCommonFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) (commonFlags, error) {
 				f.outputAs = "json"
 			case "yaml":
 				f.outputAs = "yaml"
+			case "colour":
+				fallthrough
+			case "color":
+				f.outputAs = "colour"
+
 			default:
 				return commonFlags{}, errors.New("unknown output format only csv, list, json and yaml are supported")
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/resources.go b/pkg/plugin/resources.go
index e8241d3..e58eb55 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/resources.go
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ func (s *resource) BuildBranch(info BuilderInformation, rows [][]Cell) ([]Cell,
 			val := validateFloat64(float64(rowOut[0].number) / float64(rowOut[1].number) * 100)
 			rowOut[4].text = fmt.Sprintf(floatfmt, val)
 			rowOut[4].float = val
+			rowOut[4].colour = setColourValue(int(val), 90, 75)
 		}
 
 		if rowOut[2].number > 0.0 {
@@ -212,7 +213,17 @@ func (s *resource) BuildBranch(info BuilderInformation, rows [][]Cell) ([]Cell,
 			val := validateFloat64(float64(rowOut[0].number) / float64(rowOut[2].number) * 100)
 			rowOut[3].text = fmt.Sprintf(floatfmt, val)
 			rowOut[3].float = val
+			rowOut[3].colour = setColourValue(int(val), 90, 75)
 		}
+
+		usedColour := 0
+		if rowOut[3].float > rowOut[4].float {
+			usedColour = setColourValue(int(rowOut[4].float), 90, 75)
+		} else {
+			usedColour = setColourValue(int(rowOut[3].float), 90, 75)
+		}
+
+		rowOut[0].colour = usedColour
 	}
 
 	return rowOut, nil
@@ -238,6 +249,7 @@ func (s *resource) statsProcessTableRow(res v1.ResourceRequirements, metrics v1.
 	var rawRequest, rawLimit, rawValue int64
 	var rawPercentRequest, rawPercentLimit float64
 	var requestCell, limitCell Cell
+	var percentRequestColour, percentLimitColour int
 
 	log := logger{location: "resources:statsProcessTableRow"}
 	log.Debug("Start")
@@ -288,6 +300,8 @@ func (s *resource) statsProcessTableRow(res v1.ResourceRequirements, metrics v1.
 					val := validateFloat64(cpuVal / res.Limits.Cpu().AsApproximateFloat64() * 100)
 					percentLimit = fmt.Sprintf(floatfmt, val)
 					rawPercentLimit = val
+
+					percentLimitColour = setColourValue(int(val), 90, 75)
 				}
 				// check cpu requests has a value
 				if res.Requests.Cpu().AsApproximateFloat64() == 0 {
@@ -297,6 +311,8 @@ func (s *resource) statsProcessTableRow(res v1.ResourceRequirements, metrics v1.
 					val := validateFloat64(cpuVal / res.Requests.Cpu().AsApproximateFloat64() * 100)
 					percentRequest = fmt.Sprintf(floatfmt, val)
 					rawPercentRequest = val
+
+					percentRequestColour = setColourValue(int(val), 90, 75)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -331,30 +347,43 @@ func (s *resource) statsProcessTableRow(res v1.ResourceRequirements, metrics v1.
 				if res.Limits.Memory().AsApproximateFloat64() == 0 {
 					percentLimit = "-"
 					rawPercentLimit = 0.0
+					percentLimitColour = -1
 				} else {
 					val := validateFloat64(memVal / res.Limits.Memory().AsApproximateFloat64() * 100)
 					percentLimit = fmt.Sprintf(floatfmt, val)
 					rawPercentLimit = val
+
+					percentLimitColour = setColourValue(int(val), 90, 75)
 				}
 				// check memory requests has a value
 				if res.Requests.Memory().AsApproximateFloat64() == 0 {
 					percentRequest = "-"
 					rawPercentRequest = 0.0
+					percentRequestColour = -1
 				} else {
 					val := validateFloat64(memVal / res.Requests.Memory().AsApproximateFloat64() * 100)
 					percentRequest = fmt.Sprintf(floatfmt, val)
 					rawPercentRequest = val
+
+					percentRequestColour = setColourValue(int(val), 90, 75)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	usedColour := 0
+	if percentLimitColour > percentRequestColour {
+		usedColour = percentLimitColour
+	} else {
+		usedColour = percentRequestColour
+	}
+
 	cellList = append(cellList,
-		NewCellInt(displayValue, rawValue),
+		NewCellColourInt(usedColour, displayValue, rawValue),
 		requestCell,
 		limitCell,
-		NewCellFloat(percentRequest, rawPercentRequest),
-		NewCellFloat(percentLimit, rawPercentLimit),
+		NewCellColourFloat(percentRequestColour, percentRequest, rawPercentRequest),
+		NewCellColourFloat(percentLimitColour, percentLimit, rawPercentLimit),
 	)
 
 	log.Debug("cellList", cellList)
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/status.go b/pkg/plugin/status.go
index 2e4b97f..a11f14c 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/status.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/status.go
@@ -201,16 +201,20 @@ func (s *status) BuildBranch(info BuilderInformation, rows [][]Cell) ([]Cell, er
 	// rowOut[10] // message
 
 	rowOut[0].text = "true"
+	rowOut[0].colour = colourOk
 	rowOut[1].text = "true"
+	rowOut[1].colour = colourOk
 
 	// loop through each row in podTotals and add the columns in each row
 	for _, r := range rows {
 		if r[0].text == "false" {
 			// ready = false
 			rowOut[0].text = "false" // ready
+			rowOut[0].colour = colourBad
 		}
 		if r[1].text == "false" {
 			rowOut[1].text = "false" // started
+			rowOut[1].colour = colourBad
 		}
 		rowOut[2].number += r[2].number // restarts
 
@@ -226,6 +230,7 @@ func (s *status) BuildBranch(info BuilderInformation, rows [][]Cell) ([]Cell, er
 			rowOut[3].text = string(info.Data.pod.Status.Phase) // state
 		} else {
 			rowOut[3].text = "Terminating" // state
+			rowOut[3].colour = colourWarn
 		}
 		rowOut[4].text = info.Data.pod.Status.Reason                             // reason
 		rowOut[8].text = info.Data.pod.CreationTimestamp.Format(timestampFormat) // timestamp
@@ -250,6 +255,7 @@ func (s *status) BuildContainerStatus(container v1.ContainerStatus, info Builder
 	var age string
 	var state v1.ContainerState
 	var rawExitCode, rawSignal, rawRestarts int64
+	var colourcode, readyColour, startColour int
 	// var id string
 
 	log := logger{location: "Status:BuildContainerStatus"}
@@ -267,6 +273,7 @@ func (s *status) BuildContainerStatus(container v1.ContainerStatus, info Builder
 		message = state.Waiting.Message
 		// waiting state dosent have a start time so we skip setting the age variable, used further down
 		skipAgeCalculation = true
+		colourcode = colourWarn
 	}
 
 	if state.Terminated != nil {
@@ -279,12 +286,19 @@ func (s *status) BuildContainerStatus(container v1.ContainerStatus, info Builder
 		startedAt = state.Terminated.StartedAt.Format(timestampFormat)
 		reason = state.Terminated.Reason
 		message = state.Terminated.Message
+
+		if rawExitCode == 0 {
+			colourcode = colourOk
+		} else {
+			colourcode = colourBad
+		}
 	}
 
 	if state.Running != nil {
 		strState = "Running"
 		startedAt = state.Running.StartedAt.Format(timestampFormat)
 		startTime = state.Running.StartedAt.Time
+		colourcode = colourOk
 	}
 
 	if container.Started != nil {
@@ -292,12 +306,17 @@ func (s *status) BuildContainerStatus(container v1.ContainerStatus, info Builder
 		if !*container.Started {
 			s.pStopped = true
 		}
+		// set started colour true = green and false = red
+		startColour = setColourBoolean(*container.Started)
 	}
 
 	ready := fmt.Sprintf("%t", container.Ready)
 	if !container.Ready {
 		s.pNotReady = true
 	}
+	// set ready colour
+	readyColour = setColourBoolean(container.Ready)
+
 	restarts := fmt.Sprintf("%d", container.RestartCount)
 	rawRestarts = int64(container.RestartCount)
 
@@ -319,12 +338,12 @@ func (s *status) BuildContainerStatus(container v1.ContainerStatus, info Builder
 
 	// READY STARTED RESTARTS STATE REASON EXIT-CODE SIGNAL TIMESTAMP AGE MESSAGE
 	cellList = append(cellList,
-		NewCellText(ready),
-		NewCellText(started),
+		NewCellColourText(readyColour, ready),
+		NewCellColourText(startColour, started),
 		NewCellInt(restarts, rawRestarts),
-		NewCellText(strState),
+		NewCellColourText(colourcode, strState),
 		NewCellText(reason),
-		NewCellInt(exitCode, rawExitCode),
+		NewCellColourInt(colourcode, exitCode, rawExitCode),
 		NewCellInt(signal, rawSignal),
 		NewCellText(container.ContainerID),
 		NewCellText(startedAt),
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/table.go b/pkg/plugin/table.go
index 510b92d..a95f641 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/table.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/table.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Cell struct {
 	typ    int // 0=string, 1=int64, 2=float64, 3=placeholder
 	phRef  int // placeholder reference id, used to track the row thats used as a placeholder
 	indent int // the number of indents required in the output
+	colour int
 }
 
 type Table struct {
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ func (t *Table) HideOnlyNamedColumns(columnName []string) error {
 }
 
 // Print outputs the table on the terminal, taking the column order and visibiliy into account
-func (t *Table) Print() {
+func (t *Table) Print(withColour bool) {
 	headLine := ""
 	// loop through all headers and make a single line properly spaced
 	for col := 0; col < t.headCount; col++ {
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ func (t *Table) Print() {
 		}
 		// now loop through each column in the currentl selected row
 		for col := 0; col < t.headCount; col++ {
+			emptyCell := false
 			idx := t.columnOrder[col]
 			cell := row[idx]
 
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ func (t *Table) Print() {
 
 			if len(cell.text) == 0 {
 				cell.text = "-"
+				emptyCell = true
 			}
 
 			celltxt := t.indentText(cell.indent, cell.text)
@@ -228,6 +231,11 @@ func (t *Table) Print() {
 				spaceCount = maxLineLength
 			}
 			pad := strings.Repeat(" ", spaceCount)
+
+			if withColour && !emptyCell && cell.colour > -1 {
+				celltxt = fmt.Sprintf("\033[%dm%s%s", cell.colour, cell.text, colourEnd)
+			}
+
 			line += fmt.Sprint(celltxt, pad)
 		}
 		if !excludeRow {
@@ -530,7 +538,8 @@ func strMatch(str string, pattern string) bool {
 
 func NewCellEmpty() Cell {
 	return Cell{
-		typ: -1,
+		typ:    -1,
+		colour: -1,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -543,7 +552,8 @@ func NewCellText(text string) Cell {
 	temp = strings.Replace(temp, "\t", "\\t", -1)
 
 	return Cell{
-		text: temp,
+		text:   temp,
+		colour: -1,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -560,6 +570,7 @@ func NewCellTextIndent(text string, indentLevel int) Cell {
 	return Cell{
 		text:   temp,
 		indent: indentLevel,
+		colour: -1,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -569,15 +580,51 @@ func NewCellInt(text string, value int64) Cell {
 		text:   text,
 		number: value,
 		typ:    1,
+		colour: -1,
 	}
 }
 
 // NewCellFloat quick wrapper to return a cell object containing the given string float
 func NewCellFloat(text string, value float64) Cell {
 	return Cell{
-		text:  text,
-		float: value,
-		typ:   2,
+		text:   text,
+		float:  value,
+		typ:    2,
+		colour: -1,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewCellColourText quick wrapper to return a cell object containing the given string and the colour to be used
+func NewCellColourText(colour int, text string) Cell {
+
+	temp := strings.Replace(text, "\r", "\\r", -1)
+	temp = strings.Replace(temp, "\f", "\\f", -1)
+	temp = strings.Replace(temp, "\n", "\\n", -1)
+	temp = strings.Replace(temp, "\t", "\\t", -1)
+
+	return Cell{
+		text:   temp,
+		colour: colour,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewCellColorInt quick wrapper to return a cell object containing the given colour, string and int
+func NewCellColourInt(colour int, text string, value int64) Cell {
+	return Cell{
+		text:   text,
+		number: value,
+		typ:    1,
+		colour: colour,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewCellFloat quick wrapper to return a cell object containing the given colour, string and float
+func NewCellColourFloat(colour int, text string, value float64) Cell {
+	return Cell{
+		text:   text,
+		float:  value,
+		typ:    2,
+		colour: colour,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/table_test.go b/pkg/plugin/table_test.go
index 581ed7e..58d7173 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/table_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/table_test.go
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ type addRowTest struct {
 }
 
 var addRowTests = []addRowTest{
-	{[]Cell{NewCellText("one")}, 1, 5, [][]Cell{{Cell{"one", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}}},
-	{[]Cell{NewCellText("two")}, 2, 5, [][]Cell{{Cell{"one", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}, {Cell{"two", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}}},
-	{[]Cell{NewCellText("three")}, 3, 7, [][]Cell{{Cell{"one", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}, {Cell{"two", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}, {Cell{"three", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}}},
-	{[]Cell{NewCellText("four"), NewCellText("extra"), NewCellText("larger")}, 4, 7, [][]Cell{{Cell{"one", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}, {Cell{"two", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}, {Cell{"three", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}, {Cell{"four", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, Cell{"extra", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, Cell{"larger", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}}},
+	{[]Cell{NewCellText("one")}, 1, 5, [][]Cell{{Cell{"one", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}}}},
+	{[]Cell{NewCellText("two")}, 2, 5, [][]Cell{{Cell{"one", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}}, {Cell{"two", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}}}},
+	{[]Cell{NewCellText("three")}, 3, 7, [][]Cell{{Cell{"one", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}}, {Cell{"two", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}}, {Cell{"three", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}}}},
+	{[]Cell{NewCellText("four"), NewCellText("extra"), NewCellText("larger")}, 4, 7, [][]Cell{{Cell{"one", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}}, {Cell{"two", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}}, {Cell{"three", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}}, {Cell{"four", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}, Cell{"extra", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}, Cell{"larger", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1}}}},
 }
 
 func TestAddRow(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/utils.go b/pkg/plugin/utils.go
index 0adfb30..5fe6eb9 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/utils.go
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 )
 
+const colourEnd = "\033[0m"
+const colourNone = -1
+const colourBad = 31
+const colourOk = 32
+const colourWarn = 33
+
 // always returns false if the flagList.container is empty as we expect to show all containers
 // returns true if we dont have a match
 func skipContainerName(flagList commonFlags, containerName string) bool {
@@ -91,7 +97,9 @@ func outputTableAs(t Table, outType string) {
 	switch outType {
 
 	case "":
-		t.Print()
+		t.Print(false)
+	case "colour":
+		t.Print(true)
 	case "csv":
 		t.PrintCsv()
 	case "list":
@@ -127,3 +135,28 @@ func portAsString(port intstr.IntOrString) string {
 
 	return ""
 }
+
+func setColourValue(value int, bad int, warn int) int {
+	var colour int
+
+	colour = colourOk
+	if value > bad {
+		colour = colourBad
+	} else if value > warn {
+		colour = colourWarn
+	}
+
+	return colour
+}
+
+func setColourBoolean(value bool) int {
+	var colour int
+
+	if value {
+		colour = colourOk
+	} else {
+		colour = colourBad
+	}
+
+	return colour
+}