--- nano/src/rcfile.c	2014-10-21 21:18:13.000000000 +0200
+++ Elŝutoj/rcfile.c	2014-10-21 21:14:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -531,9 +531,34 @@
 short color_to_short(const char *colorname, bool *bright)
 {
     short mcolor = -1;
+    unsigned red, green, blue;
+    int colorcount = 0;
 
     assert(colorname != NULL && bright != NULL);
 
+    colorcount = sscanf(colorname, "%u:%u:%u", &red, &green, &blue);
+    if (colorcount == 3) {
+   	*bright = FALSE;
+	if (red > 5) red = 5;
+	if (green > 5) green = 5;
+	if (blue > 5) blue = 5;
+	return 16 + (red * 36) + (green * 6) + blue;
+    }
+
+    colorcount = sscanf(colorname, "gray%hu", &mcolor);
+    if (colorcount == 1) {
+	*bright = FALSE;
+	if (mcolor > 23) mcolor = 23;
+	return 232 + mcolor;
+    }
+
+    colorcount = sscanf(colorname, "%hu", &mcolor);
+    if (colorcount == 1) {
+	*bright = FALSE;
+	if (mcolor > 255) mcolor = 255;
+	return mcolor;
+    }
+
     if (strncasecmp(colorname, "bright", 6) == 0) {
 	*bright = TRUE;
 	colorname += 6;
@@ -555,7 +580,8 @@
 	mcolor = COLOR_MAGENTA;
     else if (strcasecmp(colorname, "black") == 0)
 	mcolor = COLOR_BLACK;
-    else
+
+    if (mcolor == -1)
 	rcfile_error(N_("Color \"%s\" not understood.\n"
 		"Valid colors are \"green\", \"red\", \"blue\",\n"
 		"\"white\", \"yellow\", \"cyan\", \"magenta\" and\n"