diff --git a/_examples/complex/go.mod b/_examples/complex/go.mod
index c2e3a0c..6e05ec3 100644
--- a/_examples/complex/go.mod
+++ b/_examples/complex/go.mod
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
 
 go 1.17
 
-require github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8 v8.4.0
+require (
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0
+	github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8 v8.4.0
+)
 
 require (
 	github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.17 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.7.0 // indirect
diff --git a/_examples/complex/main.go b/_examples/complex/main.go
index 3de7ece..e64f18d 100644
--- a/_examples/complex/main.go
+++ b/_examples/complex/main.go
@@ -5,13 +5,20 @@
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8/decor"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	numBars := 4
-	p := mpb.New()
+	// to support color in Windows following both options are required
+	p := mpb.New(
+		mpb.WithOutput(color.Output),
+		mpb.WithAutoRefresh(),
+	)
+
+	red, green := color.New(color.FgRed), color.New(color.FgGreen)
 
 	for i := 0; i < numBars; i++ {
 		task := fmt.Sprintf("Task#%02d:", i)
@@ -31,7 +38,13 @@
 			mpb.BarFillerClearOnComplete(),
 			mpb.PrependDecorators(
 				decor.Name(task, decor.WC{W: len(task) + 1, C: decor.DidentRight}),
-				decor.OnComplete(decor.Name("\x1b[31minstalling\x1b[0m", decor.WCSyncSpaceR), "done!"),
+				decor.OnCompleteMeta(
+					decor.OnComplete(
+						decor.Meta(decor.Name("installing", decor.WCSyncSpaceR), toMetaFunc(red)),
+						"done!",
+					),
+					toMetaFunc(green),
+				),
 				decor.OnComplete(decor.EwmaETA(decor.ET_STYLE_MMSS, 0, decor.WCSyncWidth), ""),
 			),
 			mpb.AppendDecorators(
@@ -60,3 +73,9 @@
 		bar.EwmaIncrInt64(rand.Int63n(5)+1, time.Since(start))
 	}
 }
+
+func toMetaFunc(c *color.Color) func(string) string {
+	return func(s string) string {
+		return c.Sprint(s)
+	}
+}