diff --git a/alacritty.yml b/alacritty.yml
index 64785d02..b65b4f01 100644
--- a/alacritty.yml
+++ b/alacritty.yml
@@ -183,24 +183,24 @@
 #colors:
   # Default colors
   #primary:
-  #  background: '0x000000'
-  #  foreground: '0xeaeaea'
+  #  background: '#000000'
+  #  foreground: '#eaeaea'
 
     # Bright and dim foreground colors
     #
     # The dimmed foreground color is calculated automatically if it is not present.
     # If the bright foreground color is not set, or `draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors`
     # is `false`, the normal foreground color will be used.
-    #dim_foreground: '0x9a9a9a'
-    #bright_foreground: '0xffffff'
+    #dim_foreground: '#9a9a9a'
+    #bright_foreground: '#ffffff'
 
   # Cursor colors
   #
   # Colors which should be used to draw the terminal cursor. If these are unset,
   # the cursor color will be the inverse of the cell color.
   #cursor:
-  #  text: '0x000000'
-  #  cursor: '0xffffff'
+  #  text: '#000000'
+  #  cursor: '#ffffff'
 
   # Selection colors
   #
@@ -208,44 +208,44 @@
   # background is unset, selection color will be the inverse of the cell colors.
   # If only text is unset the cell text color will remain the same.
   #selection:
-  #  text: '0xeaeaea'
-  #  background: '0x404040'
+  #  text: '#eaeaea'
+  #  background: '#404040'
 
   # Normal colors
   #normal:
-  #  black:   '0x000000'
-  #  red:     '0xd54e53'
-  #  green:   '0xb9ca4a'
-  #  yellow:  '0xe6c547'
-  #  blue:    '0x7aa6da'
-  #  magenta: '0xc397d8'
-  #  cyan:    '0x70c0ba'
-  #  white:   '0xeaeaea'
+  #  black:   '#000000'
+  #  red:     '#d54e53'
+  #  green:   '#b9ca4a'
+  #  yellow:  '#e6c547'
+  #  blue:    '#7aa6da'
+  #  magenta: '#c397d8'
+  #  cyan:    '#70c0ba'
+  #  white:   '#eaeaea'
 
   # Bright colors
   #bright:
-  #  black:   '0x666666'
-  #  red:     '0xff3334'
-  #  green:   '0x9ec400'
-  #  yellow:  '0xe7c547'
-  #  blue:    '0x7aa6da'
-  #  magenta: '0xb77ee0'
-  #  cyan:    '0x54ced6'
-  #  white:   '0xffffff'
+  #  black:   '#666666'
+  #  red:     '#ff3334'
+  #  green:   '#9ec400'
+  #  yellow:  '#e7c547'
+  #  blue:    '#7aa6da'
+  #  magenta: '#b77ee0'
+  #  cyan:    '#54ced6'
+  #  white:   '#ffffff'
 
   # Dim colors
   #
   # If the dim colors are not set, they will be calculated automatically based
   # on the `normal` colors.
   #dim:
-  #  black:   '0x000000'
-  #  red:     '0x8c3336'
-  #  green:   '0x7a8530'
-  #  yellow:  '0x97822e'
-  #  blue:    '0x506d8f'
-  #  magenta: '0x80638e'
-  #  cyan:    '0x497e7a'
-  #  white:   '0x9a9a9a'
+  #  black:   '#000000'
+  #  red:     '#8c3336'
+  #  green:   '#7a8530'
+  #  yellow:  '#97822e'
+  #  blue:    '#506d8f'
+  #  magenta: '#80638e'
+  #  cyan:    '#497e7a'
+  #  white:   '#9a9a9a'
 
   # Indexed Colors
   #
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
   # When these are not set, they're filled with sensible defaults.
   #
   # Example:
-  #   `- { index: 16, color: '0xff00ff' }`
+  #   `- { index: 16, color: '#ff00ff' }`
   #
   #indexed_colors: []
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 #visual_bell:
 #  animation: EaseOutExpo
 #  duration: 0
-#  color: '0xffffff'
+#  color: '#ffffff'
 
 # Background opacity
 #
diff --git a/alacritty_terminal/src/term/color.rs b/alacritty_terminal/src/term/color.rs
index e9f0a26d..f3f42e92 100644
--- a/alacritty_terminal/src/term/color.rs
+++ b/alacritty_terminal/src/term/color.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Rgb {
             type Value = Rgb;
 
             fn expecting(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-                f.write_str("hex color like 0xff00ff")
+                f.write_str("hex color like #ff00ff")
             }
 
             fn visit_str<E>(self, value: &str) -> ::std::result::Result<Rgb, E>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Rgb {
                 E: ::serde::de::Error,
             {
                 Rgb::from_str(&value[..])
-                    .map_err(|_| E::custom("failed to parse rgb; expected hex color like 0xff00ff"))
+                    .map_err(|_| E::custom("failed to parse rgb; expected hex color like #ff00ff"))
             }
         }