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title: shouldUseColors
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# shouldUseColors

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## Summary

Returns `true` when ANSI colors should be emitted for the given stream/environment.

## Signature

```ts
function shouldUseColors(options: ColorSupportOptions): boolean;

```

## Params

### options

Color detection options

## Returns

`true` when ANSI colors should be emitted