diff --git a/lib/layouts.js b/lib/layouts.js
index c495d1d..07e32ed 100644
--- a/lib/layouts.js
+++ b/lib/layouts.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const styles = {
   cyan: [36, 39],
   green: [32, 39],
   magenta: [35, 39],
-  red: [31, 39],
+  red: [91, 39],
   yellow: [33, 39]
 };
 
diff --git a/test/tap/layouts-test.js b/test/tap/layouts-test.js
index a5c67f2..8204170 100644
--- a/test/tap/layouts-test.js
+++ b/test/tap/layouts-test.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test('log4js layouts', (batch) => {
 
       assert.equal(
         output,
-        '\x1B[31m[2010-12-05T14:18:30.045] [ERROR] cheese - \x1B[39mnonsense'
+        '\x1B[91m[2010-12-05T14:18:30.045] [ERROR] cheese - \x1B[39mnonsense'
       );
       assert.end();
     });
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ test('log4js layouts', (batch) => {
           colour: 'red'
         }
       });
-      assert.equal(output, '\x1B[31m[2010-12-05T14:18:30.045] [ERROR] cheese - \x1B[39mthing 2');
+      assert.equal(output, '\x1B[91m[2010-12-05T14:18:30.045] [ERROR] cheese - \x1B[39mthing 2');
       assert.end();
     });
     t.end();