diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2487a30..88a1e7f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'de.tr7zw:item-nbt-api:2.12.4'
     implementation 'com.github.Redempt:RedLib:6.6.1'
     implementation 'com.github.Redempt:Crunch:2.0.3'
-    implementation 'com.github.cryptomorin:XSeries:10.0.0'
+    implementation 'com.github.cryptomorin:XSeries:11.0.0'
     implementation 'com.github.Revxrsal.Lamp:common:3.2.1'
     implementation 'com.github.Revxrsal.Lamp:bukkit:3.2.1'
     implementation 'com.github.Sven65:Item-Names:1.0.2'
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ dependencies {
 
     compileOnly 'org.spigotmc:spigot-api:1.14.4-R0.1-SNAPSHOT'
     compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:24.1.0'
-    compileOnly 'me.clip:placeholderapi:2.11.5'
+    compileOnly 'me.clip:placeholderapi:2.11.6'
 }
 
 group = 'me.byteful.plugin'
-version = '1.3.7'
+version = '1.3.8'
 description = 'LevelTools'
 java.sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/byteful/plugin/leveltools/util/Text.java b/src/main/java/me/byteful/plugin/leveltools/util/Text.java
index 44e52fb..db313a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/byteful/plugin/leveltools/util/Text.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/byteful/plugin/leveltools/util/Text.java
@@ -3,18 +3,55 @@
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
-/**
- * Pulled utility out of lucko's helper library. Since this is pretty much all that was used from
- * helper, I removed the lib to minimize the size of LevelTools' jar.
- */
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+// Borrowed from RedLib (https://github.com/boxbeam/RedCommands/blob/master/src/redempt/redlib/misc/FormatUtils.java)
 public final class Text {
   @NotNull
-  public static String colorize(@NotNull String string) {
-    return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', string);
+  public static String decolorize(@NotNull String string) {
+    return colorize(string).replace("" + ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR, "&");
   }
 
+  private static Set<Character> colorChars = "4c6e2ab319d5f780rlonmk".chars().mapToObj(i -> (char) i).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
   @NotNull
-  public static String decolorize(@NotNull String string) {
-    return colorize(string).replace("" + ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR, "&");
+  // Author: boxbeam
+  public static String colorize(String input) {
+    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+    for (int i = 0; i < input.length(); i++) {
+      char c = input.charAt(i);
+      if (i + 1 >= input.length()) {
+        builder.append(c);
+        continue;
+      }
+      char n = input.charAt(i + 1);
+      if (c == '\\' && (n == '&' || n == '\\')) {
+        i++;
+        builder.append(n);
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (c != '&') {
+        builder.append(c);
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (colorChars.contains(n)) {
+        builder.append(ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR);
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (n == '#' && i + 7 <= input.length()) {
+        String hexCode = input.substring(i + 2, i + 8).toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT);
+        if (hexCode.chars().allMatch(ch -> (ch <= '9' && ch >= '0') || (ch <= 'F' && ch >= 'A'))) {
+          hexCode = Arrays.stream(hexCode.split("")).map(s -> ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR + s).collect(Collectors.joining());
+          builder.append(ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR).append("x").append(hexCode);
+          i += 7;
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+      builder.append(c);
+    }
+    return builder.toString();
   }
 }