diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index f32eb49..c26f8d9 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -12,14 +12,21 @@
 #define GREY "\x1b[90m"
 #define RESET "\x1b[0m"
 
+int color = 1;
+
 void run(FILE *fp, char *filename, int tty) {
+  const char *invert_t = color ? INVERT_T : "";
+  const char *uinvert_t = color ? UINVERT_T : "";
+  const char *grey = color ? GREY : "";
+  const char *reset = color ? RESET : "";
+
   struct filedata f;
   f = readfile(fp);
 
   if (tty) {
     char *addon = f.binary ? " <binary>" : "";
-    fprintf(stderr, "\r%s%s%s%s\r\n", INVERT_T, basename(filename), addon,
-            UINVERT_T);
+    fprintf(stderr, "\r%s%s%s%s\r\n", invert_t, basename(filename), addon,
+            uinvert_t);
   }
 
   int lcpad = intlen(f.lc);
@@ -39,8 +46,8 @@ void run(FILE *fp, char *filename, int tty) {
       if (padlen)
         memset(padding, ' ', padlen);
 
-      fprintf(stderr, "\r%s%s%d:%s ", GREY, padlen > 0 ? padding : "", f.lc,
-              RESET); // padlen  < 1 causes undefined
+      fprintf(stderr, "\r%s%s%d:%s ", grey, padlen > 0 ? padding : "", f.lc,
+              reset); // padlen  < 1 causes undefined
     }
 
     pc = c;
@@ -53,11 +60,19 @@ void run(FILE *fp, char *filename, int tty) {
     float rounded;
     char *format = formatbytes(f.len, &rounded);
 
-    fprintf(stderr, "\n%s%.2f %s%s\r\n", INVERT_T, rounded, format, UINVERT_T);
+    char *cnewline = c == '\n' ? "" : "\n";
+    fprintf(stderr, "\r%s%s%.2f %s%s\r\n", cnewline, invert_t, rounded, format,
+            uinvert_t);
   }
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  char *no_color = getenv("NO_COLOR");
+
+  if (no_color != NULL && no_color[0] != '\0') {
+    color = 0;
+  }
+
   if (argc > 1) {
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) { // start at one to offset argv[0]
       FILE *fp = fopen(argv[i], "rb");