diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cec2d6df..3cb3736d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ document-features = { version = "0.2.7", optional = true }
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.71"
 argh = "0.1"
+better-panic = "0.3.0"
 cargo-husky = { version = "1.5.0", default-features = false, features = [
   "user-hooks",
 ] }
@@ -132,6 +133,11 @@ required-features = ["crossterm"]
 # this example is a bit verbose, so we don't want to include it in the docs
 doc-scrape-examples = false
 
+[[example]]
+name = "colors_rgb"
+required-features = ["crossterm"]
+doc-scrape-examples = true
+
 [[example]]
 name = "custom_widget"
 required-features = ["crossterm"]
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 634fa306..71bf2613 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ cargo run --example=colors --features=crossterm
 
 ![Colors][colors.gif]
 
+## Colors (RGB)
+
+Demonstrates the available RGB
+[`Color`](https://docs.rs/ratatui/latest/ratatui/style/enum.Color.html) options. These can be used
+in any style field. Source: [colors_rgb.rs](./colors_rgb.rs).
+
+```shell
+cargo run --example=colors_rgb --features=crossterm
+```
+
+![Colors RGB][colors_rgb.gif]
+
 ## Custom Widget
 
 Demonstrates how to implement the
@@ -286,6 +298,7 @@ examples/generate.bash
 [canvas.gif]: https://github.com/ratatui-org/ratatui/blob/images/examples/canvas.gif?raw=true
 [chart.gif]: https://github.com/ratatui-org/ratatui/blob/images/examples/chart.gif?raw=true
 [colors.gif]: https://github.com/ratatui-org/ratatui/blob/images/examples/colors.gif?raw=true
+[colors_rgb.gif]: https://github.com/ratatui-org/ratatui/blob/images/examples/colors_rgb.gif?raw=true
 [custom_widget.gif]: https://github.com/ratatui-org/ratatui/blob/images/examples/custom_widget.gif?raw=true
 [demo.gif]: https://github.com/ratatui-org/ratatui/blob/images/examples/demo.gif?raw=true
 [gauge.gif]: https://github.com/ratatui-org/ratatui/blob/images/examples/gauge.gif?raw=true
diff --git a/examples/colors_rgb.rs b/examples/colors_rgb.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f6451f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/colors_rgb.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+/// This example shows the full range of RGB colors that can be displayed in the terminal.
+///
+/// Requires a terminal that supports 24-bit color (true color) and unicode.
+use std::{
+    error::Error,
+    io::{stdout, Stdout},
+    rc::Rc,
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+use crossterm::{
+    event::{self, Event, KeyCode, KeyEventKind},
+    terminal::{disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, EnterAlternateScreen, LeaveAlternateScreen},
+    ExecutableCommand,
+};
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use ratatui::{prelude::*, widgets::*};
+
+type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Box<dyn Error>>;
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    install_panic_hook();
+    App::new()?.run()
+}
+
+struct App {
+    terminal: Terminal<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>,
+    should_quit: bool,
+}
+
+impl App {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            terminal: Terminal::new(CrosstermBackend::new(stdout()))?,
+            should_quit: false,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        init_terminal()?;
+        self.terminal.clear()?;
+        while !self.should_quit {
+            self.draw()?;
+            self.handle_events()?;
+        }
+        restore_terminal()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn draw(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.terminal.draw(|frame| {
+            frame.render_widget(RgbColors, frame.size());
+        })?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn handle_events(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        if event::poll(Duration::from_millis(100))? {
+            if let Event::Key(key) = event::read()? {
+                if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press && key.code == KeyCode::Char('q') {
+                    self.should_quit = true;
+                };
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for App {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let _ = restore_terminal();
+    }
+}
+
+struct RgbColors;
+
+impl Widget for RgbColors {
+    fn render(self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
+        let layout = Self::layout(area);
+        let rgb_colors = Self::create_rgb_color_grid(area.width, area.height * 2);
+        Self::render_title(layout[0], buf);
+        Self::render_colors(layout[1], buf, rgb_colors);
+    }
+}
+
+impl RgbColors {
+    fn layout(area: Rect) -> Rc<[Rect]> {
+        Layout::default()
+            .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+            .constraints(vec![Constraint::Length(1), Constraint::Min(0)])
+            .split(area)
+    }
+
+    fn render_title(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
+        Paragraph::new("colors_rgb example. Press q to quit")
+            .dark_gray()
+            .alignment(Alignment::Center)
+            .render(area, buf);
+    }
+
+    /// Render a colored grid of half block characters (`"▀"`) each with a different RGB color.
+    fn render_colors(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer, rgb_colors: Vec<Vec<Color>>) {
+        for (x, column) in (area.left()..area.right()).zip(rgb_colors.iter()) {
+            for (y, (fg, bg)) in (area.top()..area.bottom()).zip(column.iter().tuples()) {
+                let cell = buf.get_mut(x, y);
+                cell.fg = *fg;
+                cell.bg = *bg;
+                cell.symbol = "▀".into();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Generate a smooth grid of colors
+    ///
+    /// Red ranges from 0 to 255 across the x axis. Green ranges from 0 to 255 across the y axis.
+    /// Blue repeats every 32 pixels in both directions, but flipped every 16 pixels so that it
+    /// doesn't transition sharply from light to dark.
+    ///
+    /// The result stored in a 2d vector of colors with the x axis as the first dimension, and the
+    /// y axis the second dimension.
+    fn create_rgb_color_grid(width: u16, height: u16) -> Vec<Vec<Color>> {
+        let mut result = vec![];
+        for x in 0..width {
+            let mut column = vec![];
+            for y in 0..height {
+                // flip both axes every 16 pixels. E.g. [0, 1, ... 15, 15, ... 1, 0]
+                let yy = if (y % 32) < 16 { y % 32 } else { 31 - y % 32 };
+                let xx = if (x % 32) < 16 { x % 32 } else { 31 - x % 32 };
+                let r = (256 * x / width) as u8;
+                let g = (256 * y / height) as u8;
+                let b = (yy * 16 + xx) as u8;
+                column.push(Color::Rgb(r, g, b))
+            }
+            result.push(column);
+        }
+        result
+    }
+}
+
+/// Install a panic hook that restores the terminal before panicking.
+fn install_panic_hook() {
+    better_panic::install();
+    let prev_hook = std::panic::take_hook();
+    std::panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |info| {
+        let _ = restore_terminal();
+        prev_hook(info);
+    }));
+}
+
+fn init_terminal() -> Result<()> {
+    enable_raw_mode()?;
+    stdout().execute(EnterAlternateScreen)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn restore_terminal() -> Result<()> {
+    disable_raw_mode()?;
+    stdout().execute(LeaveAlternateScreen)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/examples/colors_rgb.tape b/examples/colors_rgb.tape
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c900a9df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/colors_rgb.tape
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# This is a vhs script. See https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs for more info.
+# To run this script, install vhs and run `vhs ./examples/colors_rgb.tape`
+Output "target/colors_rgb.gif"
+# The OceanicMaterial theme is a good choice for this example (Obsidian is almost as good) because:
+# - Black is dark and distinct from the default background
+# - White is light and distinct from the default foreground
+# - Normal and bright colors are distinct
+# - Black and DarkGray are distinct
+# - White and Gray are distinct
+Set Theme "OceanicMaterial"
+Set Width 1200
+Set Height 1410
+Hide
+Type "cargo run --example=colors_rgb --features=crossterm"
+Enter
+Sleep 2s
+Show
+Sleep 1s