diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Usage
 -----
 
-Cgrep 6.6. Usage: cgrep [OPTION] [PATTERN] files...
+Cgrep 6.6.1. Usage: cgrep [OPTION] [PATTERN] files...
 
 cgrep [OPTIONS] [ITEM]
 
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@
 
 Output format:
 
-       --color                 Use colors to highlight the matching strings
        --show-match            Show list of matching tokens
+       --color                 Use colors to highlight the matching strings
+       --no-color              Do not use colors (override configAutoColor)
     -h --no-filename           Suppress the file name prefix on output
     -N --no-linenumber         Suppress the line number on output lines
        --count                 Print only a count of matching lines per file
diff --git a/cgrep.cabal b/cgrep.cabal
--- a/cgrep.cabal
+++ b/cgrep.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:                cgrep
 Description:         Cgrep: a context-aware grep for source codes
-Version:             6.6
+Version:             6.6.1
 Synopsis:            Command line tool
 Homepage:            http://awgn.github.io/cgrep/
 License:             GPL-2
diff --git a/src/CGrep/Output.hs b/src/CGrep/Output.hs
--- a/src/CGrep/Output.hs
+++ b/src/CGrep/Output.hs
@@ -216,15 +216,15 @@
 
 
 showFile :: Options -> String -> String
-showFile Options { color = c } f
-    | c         = bold ++ blue ++ f ++ resetTerm
-    | otherwise = f
+showFile Options { color = c, no_color = c'} f
+    | c && not c'= bold ++ blue ++ f ++ resetTerm
+    | otherwise  = f
 
 
 showLine :: Options -> [Token] -> Line8 -> String
-showLine Options { color = c } ts l
-    | c         = hilightLine (sortBy (flip compare `on` (length . snd )) ts) (C.unpack l)
-    | otherwise = C.unpack l
+showLine Options { color = c, no_color = c' } ts l
+    | c && not c'= hilightLine (sortBy (flip compare `on` (length . snd )) ts) (C.unpack l)
+    | otherwise  = C.unpack l
 
 
 hilightLine :: [Token] -> String -> String
diff --git a/src/CmdOptions.hs b/src/CmdOptions.hs
--- a/src/CmdOptions.hs
+++ b/src/CmdOptions.hs
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@
           ,     recursive = False           &= help "Enable recursive search (don't follow symlinks)" &= explicit &= name "recursive" &= name "r"
           ,     prune_dir = []              &= help "Do not descend into dir" &= explicit &= name "prune-dir"
           ,     deference_recursive = False &= help "Recursive, follow symlinks" &= explicit &= name "deference-recursive" &= name "R"
-          ,     color = False               &= groupname "\nOutput format" &= help "Use colors to highlight the matching strings" &= explicit &= name "color"
-          ,     show_match = False          &= help "Show list of matching tokens" &= explicit &= name "show-match"
+          ,     show_match = False          &= groupname "\nOutput format" &= help "Show list of matching tokens" &= explicit &= name "show-match"
+          ,     color = False               &= help "Use colors to highlight the matching strings" &= explicit &= name "color"
+          ,     no_color = False            &= help "Do not use colors (override configAutoColor)" &= explicit &= name "no-color"
           ,     no_filename = False         &= help "Suppress the file name prefix on output"  &= explicit &= name "h" &= name "no-filename"
           ,     no_linenumber= False        &= help "Suppress the line number on output lines" &= explicit &= name "N" &= name "no-linenumber"
           ,     count = False               &= help "Print only a count of matching lines per file" &= explicit &= name "count"
diff --git a/src/Options.hs b/src/Options.hs
--- a/src/Options.hs
+++ b/src/Options.hs
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@
     ,   prune_dir           :: [FilePath]
     ,   deference_recursive :: Bool
     -- Output format:
-    ,   color               :: Bool
     ,   show_match          :: Bool
+    ,   color               :: Bool
+    ,   no_color            :: Bool
     ,   no_filename         :: Bool
     ,   no_linenumber       :: Bool
     ,   count               :: Bool