1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
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--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -1793,8 +1793,11 @@ is one of:
 .Ic colour0
 to
 .Ic colour255
-from the 256-colour palette, or
-.Ic default .
+from the 256-colour set,
+.Ic default ,
+or a hexadecimal RGB string such as
+.Ql #ffffff ,
+which chooses the closest match from the default 256-colour set.
 .It Ic message-fg Ar colour
 Set status line message foreground colour.
 .It Ic message-limit Ar number