diff --git a/sphinx/_cli/util/colour.py b/sphinx/_cli/util/colour.py
index 984748a361b..122b836129f 100644
--- a/sphinx/_cli/util/colour.py
+++ b/sphinx/_cli/util/colour.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     import colorama
 
 
-_COLOURING_DISABLED = True
+_COLOURING_DISABLED = False
 
 
 def terminal_supports_colour() -> bool:
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def terminal_supports_colour() -> bool:
         return False
     if sys.platform == 'win32':
         colorama.just_fix_windows_console()
+        return True
     if 'FORCE_COLOUR' in os.environ or 'FORCE_COLOR' in os.environ:
         return True
     if os.environ.get('CI', '') in {'true', '1'}:
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ def inner(text: str) -> str:
             return text
         return f'\x1b[{escape_code}m{text}\x1b[39;49;00m'
 
+    inner.__escape_code = escape_code  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     return inner
 
 
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ def _create_input_mode_colour_func(escape_code: str, /) -> Callable[[str], str]:
         def inner(text: str) -> str:
             if _COLOURING_DISABLED:
                 return text
-            return f'\x01\x1b[{escape_code}m\x02{text}\x01\x1b[39;49;00m\x02'
+            return f'\1\x1b[{escape_code}m\2{text}\1\x1b[39;49;00m\2'
 
         return inner
 
diff --git a/sphinx/application.py b/sphinx/application.py
index 8cf47393c60..7067ff23973 100644
--- a/sphinx/application.py
+++ b/sphinx/application.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import sphinx
 from sphinx import locale, package_dir
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import bold
 from sphinx.config import Config
 from sphinx.environment import BuildEnvironment
 from sphinx.errors import ApplicationError, ConfigError, VersionRequirementError
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 from sphinx.util import docutils, logging
 from sphinx.util._pathlib import _StrPath, _StrPathProperty
 from sphinx.util.build_phase import BuildPhase
-from sphinx.util.console import bold
 from sphinx.util.display import progress_message
 from sphinx.util.i18n import CatalogRepository
 from sphinx.util.logging import prefixed_warnings
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/__init__.py b/sphinx/builders/__init__.py
index 38fb9b3257a..89d518f8539 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from docutils import nodes
 from docutils.utils import DependencyList
 
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import bold
 from sphinx.environment import (
     CONFIG_CHANGED_REASON,
     CONFIG_OK,
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@
 from sphinx.util._importer import import_object
 from sphinx.util._pathlib import _StrPathProperty
 from sphinx.util.build_phase import BuildPhase
-from sphinx.util.console import bold
 from sphinx.util.display import progress_message, status_iterator
 from sphinx.util.docutils import sphinx_domains
 from sphinx.util.i18n import CatalogRepository, docname_to_domain
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/changes.py b/sphinx/builders/changes.py
index b9341df90a6..585bdf3f748 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/changes.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/changes.py
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from sphinx import package_dir
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import bold
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
 from sphinx.locale import _, __
 from sphinx.theming import HTMLThemeFactory
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import bold
 from sphinx.util.fileutil import copy_asset_file
 from sphinx.util.osutil import ensuredir, os_path
 
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/gettext.py b/sphinx/builders/gettext.py
index 9b6145fbe8a..dbb593f8f03 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/gettext.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/gettext.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 from docutils import nodes
 
 from sphinx import addnodes, package_dir
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import bold
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
 from sphinx.errors import ThemeError
 from sphinx.locale import __
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import bold
 from sphinx.util.display import status_iterator
 from sphinx.util.i18n import docname_to_domain
 from sphinx.util.index_entries import split_index_msg
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py b/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py
index 886840c37bf..e2480c6909d 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 from sphinx import __display_version__, package_dir
 from sphinx import version_info as sphinx_version
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import bold
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
 from sphinx.builders.html._assets import (
     _CascadingStyleSheet,
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@
 from sphinx.util._pathlib import _StrPath
 from sphinx.util._timestamps import _format_rfc3339_microseconds
 from sphinx.util._uri import is_url
-from sphinx.util.console import bold
 from sphinx.util.display import progress_message, status_iterator
 from sphinx.util.docutils import new_document
 from sphinx.util.fileutil import copy_asset
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/latex/__init__.py b/sphinx/builders/latex/__init__.py
index 268add92fb9..2bec3c010dc 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/latex/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/latex/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import sphinx.builders.latex.nodes  # NoQA: F401  # Workaround: import this before writer to avoid ImportError
 from sphinx import addnodes, highlighting, package_dir
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import darkgreen
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
 from sphinx.builders.latex.constants import (
     ADDITIONAL_SETTINGS,
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@
 from sphinx.errors import NoUri, SphinxError
 from sphinx.locale import _, __
 from sphinx.util import logging, texescape
-from sphinx.util.console import darkgreen
 from sphinx.util.display import progress_message, status_iterator
 from sphinx.util.docutils import SphinxFileOutput, new_document
 from sphinx.util.fileutil import copy_asset_file
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py b/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py
index 4b8dd2b0e93..4fa8e0933b2 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 )
 from requests.exceptions import Timeout as RequestTimeout
 
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import darkgray, darkgreen, purple, red, turquoise
 from sphinx.builders.dummy import DummyBuilder
 from sphinx.locale import __
 from sphinx.transforms.post_transforms import SphinxPostTransform
 from sphinx.util import logging, requests
 from sphinx.util._uri import encode_uri
-from sphinx.util.console import darkgray, darkgreen, purple, red, turquoise
 from sphinx.util.http_date import rfc1123_to_epoch
 from sphinx.util.nodes import get_node_line
 
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/manpage.py b/sphinx/builders/manpage.py
index d0c14418775..a60a8bb9c28 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/manpage.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/manpage.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 from docutils.io import FileOutput
 
 from sphinx import addnodes
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import darkgreen
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
 from sphinx.locale import __
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import darkgreen
 from sphinx.util.display import progress_message
 from sphinx.util.nodes import inline_all_toctrees
 from sphinx.util.osutil import ensuredir, make_filename_from_project
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/singlehtml.py b/sphinx/builders/singlehtml.py
index d3b8ed77bd9..1caeca42cca 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/singlehtml.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/singlehtml.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 from docutils import nodes
 
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import darkgreen
 from sphinx.builders.html import StandaloneHTMLBuilder
 from sphinx.deprecation import RemovedInSphinx10Warning
 from sphinx.environment.adapters.toctree import global_toctree_for_doc
 from sphinx.locale import __
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import darkgreen
 from sphinx.util.display import progress_message
 from sphinx.util.nodes import inline_all_toctrees
 
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/texinfo.py b/sphinx/builders/texinfo.py
index 5465e258857..761831e0d1d 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/texinfo.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/texinfo.py
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 from docutils.io import FileOutput
 
 from sphinx import addnodes, package_dir
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import darkgreen
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
 from sphinx.environment.adapters.asset import ImageAdapter
 from sphinx.errors import NoUri
 from sphinx.locale import _, __
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import darkgreen
 from sphinx.util.display import progress_message, status_iterator
 from sphinx.util.docutils import new_document
 from sphinx.util.nodes import inline_all_toctrees
diff --git a/sphinx/cmd/build.py b/sphinx/cmd/build.py
index dfd54ee029c..11a70df0c6c 100644
--- a/sphinx/cmd/build.py
+++ b/sphinx/cmd/build.py
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
 import sphinx._cli.util.errors
 import sphinx.locale
 from sphinx import __display_version__
-from sphinx._cli.util.colour import terminal_supports_colour
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import disable_colour, terminal_supports_colour
 from sphinx.application import Sphinx
 from sphinx.locale import __
 from sphinx.util._io import TeeStripANSI
 from sphinx.util._pathlib import _StrPath
-from sphinx.util.console import nocolor
 from sphinx.util.docutils import docutils_namespace, patch_docutils
 from sphinx.util.osutil import ensuredir
 
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ def _validate_filenames(
 
 def _validate_colour_support(colour: str) -> None:
     if colour == 'no' or (colour == 'auto' and not terminal_supports_colour()):
-        nocolor()
+        disable_colour()
 
 
 def _parse_logging(
diff --git a/sphinx/cmd/make_mode.py b/sphinx/cmd/make_mode.py
index b65117e8215..97eceda1931 100644
--- a/sphinx/cmd/make_mode.py
+++ b/sphinx/cmd/make_mode.py
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import sphinx
-from sphinx._cli.util.colour import terminal_supports_colour
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import blue, bold, disable_colour, terminal_supports_colour
 from sphinx.cmd.build import build_main
 from sphinx.util._pathlib import _StrPath
-from sphinx.util.console import blue, bold, nocolor
 from sphinx.util.osutil import rmtree
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ def build_clean(self) -> int:
 
     def build_help(self) -> None:
         if not terminal_supports_colour():
-            nocolor()
+            disable_colour()
 
         print(bold('Sphinx v%s' % sphinx.__display_version__))
         print("Please use `make %s' where %s is one of" % ((blue('target'),) * 2))
diff --git a/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py b/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py
index 51e642d750c..06a89b995e4 100644
--- a/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py
+++ b/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py
@@ -31,9 +31,14 @@
 
 import sphinx.locale
 from sphinx import __display_version__, package_dir
-from sphinx._cli.util.colour import terminal_supports_colour
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import (
+    bold,
+    disable_colour,
+    red,
+    terminal_supports_colour,
+)
 from sphinx.locale import __
-from sphinx.util.console import bold, colorize, nocolor, red
+from sphinx.util.console import colorize
 from sphinx.util.osutil import ensuredir
 from sphinx.util.template import SphinxRenderer
 
@@ -726,7 +731,7 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str] = (), /) -> int:
     sphinx.locale.init_console()
 
     if not terminal_supports_colour():
-        nocolor()
+        disable_colour()
 
     # parse options
     parser = get_parser()
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/coverage.py b/sphinx/ext/coverage.py
index a7c6c65383f..4911458e319 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/coverage.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/coverage.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import sphinx
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import red
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
 from sphinx.locale import __
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import red
 from sphinx.util.inspect import safe_getattr
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/doctest.py b/sphinx/ext/doctest.py
index 5e4b3831063..7079834edb1 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/doctest.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/doctest.py
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 from packaging.version import Version
 
 import sphinx
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import bold
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
 from sphinx.locale import __
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import bold
 from sphinx.util.docutils import SphinxDirective
 from sphinx.util.osutil import relpath
 
diff --git a/sphinx/testing/util.py b/sphinx/testing/util.py
index 4b0fe5bc736..66a2a22fa03 100644
--- a/sphinx/testing/util.py
+++ b/sphinx/testing/util.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import sphinx.application
 import sphinx.locale
 import sphinx.pycode
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.util.docutils import additional_nodes
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -271,7 +271,11 @@ def _clean_up_global_state() -> None:
 
 # deprecated name -> (object to return, canonical path or '', removal version)
 _DEPRECATED_OBJECTS: dict[str, tuple[Any, str, tuple[int, int]]] = {
-    'strip_escseq': (strip_colors, 'sphinx.util.console.strip_colors', (9, 0)),
+    'strip_escseq': (
+        strip_escape_sequences,
+        'sphinx.util.console.strip_escape_sequences',
+        (9, 0),
+    ),
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sphinx/util/__init__.py b/sphinx/util/__init__.py
index f804fb0ee65..65f47d31f9e 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/__init__.py
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ def __getattr__(name: str) -> Any:
 
         return patfilter
 
-    if name == 'strip_colors':
-        from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
+    if name == 'strip_escape_sequences':
+        from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 
-        return strip_colors
+        return strip_escape_sequences
 
     if name in {
         'caption_ref_re',
diff --git a/sphinx/util/_io.py b/sphinx/util/_io.py
index b85f49ded26..94ad9f8f0d0 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/_io.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/_io.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_escape_sequences
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Protocol
diff --git a/sphinx/util/console.py b/sphinx/util/console.py
index bf3b2dbbe1a..fadf425fa26 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/console.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/console.py
@@ -2,74 +2,39 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import re
 import shutil
-import sys
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from sphinx._cli.util.colour import (
-    terminal_supports_colour as color_terminal,  # NoQA: F401
+import sphinx._cli.util.colour
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import (  # NoQA: F401
+    _create_input_mode_colour_func,
+    colourise,
+    darkblue,
+    darkgray,
+    darkgreen,
+    darkred,
+    disable_colour,
+    enable_colour,
+    faint,
+    fuchsia,
+    green,
+    lightgray,
+    purple,
+    red,
+    reset,
+    standout,
+    teal,
+    terminal_supports_colour,
+    turquoise,
+    underline,
+    white,
+    yellow,
 )
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Final
-
-    # fmt: off
-    def reset(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def bold(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def faint(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def standout(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def underline(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def blink(text: str) -> str: ...
-
-    def black(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def white(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def red(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def green(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def yellow(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def blue(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def fuchsia(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def teal(text: str) -> str: ...
-
-    def darkgray(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def lightgray(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def darkred(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def darkgreen(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def brown(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def darkblue(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def purple(text: str) -> str: ...
-    def turquoise(text: str) -> str: ...
-    # fmt: on
-
-try:
-    # check if colorama is installed to support color on Windows
-    import colorama
-
-    COLORAMA_AVAILABLE = True
-except ImportError:
-    COLORAMA_AVAILABLE = False
-
-_CSI: Final[str] = re.escape('\x1b[')  # 'ESC [': Control Sequence Introducer
-
-# Pattern matching ANSI control sequences containing colors.
-_ansi_color_re: Final[re.Pattern[str]] = re.compile(r'\x1b\[(?:\d+;){0,2}\d*m')
-
-_ansi_re: Final[re.Pattern[str]] = re.compile(
-    _CSI
-    + r"""
-    (?:
-      (?:\d+;){0,2}\d*m     # ANSI color code    ('m' is equivalent to '0m')
-    |
-      [012]?K               # ANSI Erase in Line ('K' is equivalent to '0K')
-    )""",
-    re.VERBOSE | re.ASCII,
-)
-"""Pattern matching ANSI CSI colors (SGR) and erase line (EL) sequences.
-
-See :func:`strip_escape_sequences` for details.
-"""
-
-codes: dict[str, str] = {}
+color_terminal = terminal_supports_colour
+nocolor = disable_colour
+coloron = enable_colour
+strip_colors = strip_escape_sequences
 
 
 def terminal_safe(s: str) -> str:
@@ -86,7 +51,7 @@ def get_terminal_width() -> int:
 
 
 def term_width_line(text: str) -> str:
-    if not codes:
+    if sphinx._cli.util.colour._COLOURING_DISABLED:
         # if no coloring, don't output fancy backspaces
         return text + '\n'
     else:
@@ -94,103 +59,13 @@ def term_width_line(text: str) -> str:
         return text.ljust(_tw + len(text) - len(strip_escape_sequences(text))) + '\r'
 
 
-def nocolor() -> None:
-    if sys.platform == 'win32' and COLORAMA_AVAILABLE:
-        colorama.deinit()
-    codes.clear()
-
-
-def coloron() -> None:
-    codes.update(_orig_codes)
-
-
 def colorize(name: str, text: str, input_mode: bool = False) -> str:
-    def escseq(name: str) -> str:
-        # Wrap escape sequence with ``\1`` and ``\2`` to let readline know
-        # it is non-printable characters
-        # ref: https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/readline.html
-        #
-        # Note: This hack does not work well in Windows (see #5059)
-        escape = codes.get(name, '')
-        if input_mode and escape and sys.platform != 'win32':
-            return '\1' + escape + '\2'
-        else:
-            return escape
-
-    return escseq(name) + text + escseq('reset')
-
-
-def strip_colors(s: str) -> str:
-    """Remove the ANSI color codes in a string *s*.
-
-    .. caution::
-
-       This function is not meant to be used in production and should only
-       be used for testing Sphinx's output messages.
-
-    .. seealso:: :func:`strip_escape_sequences`
-    """
-    return _ansi_color_re.sub('', s)
-
-
-def strip_escape_sequences(text: str, /) -> str:
-    r"""Remove the ANSI CSI colors and "erase in line" sequences.
-
-    Other `escape sequences `__ (e.g., VT100-specific functions) are not
-    supported and only control sequences *natively* known to Sphinx (i.e.,
-    colors declared in this module and "erase entire line" (``'\x1b[2K'``))
-    are eliminated by this function.
-
-    .. caution::
-
-       This function is not meant to be used in production and should only
-       be used for testing Sphinx's output messages that were not tempered
-       with by third-party extensions.
-
-    .. versionadded:: 7.3
-
-       This function is added as an *experimental* feature.
-
-    __ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code
-    """
-    return _ansi_re.sub('', text)
-
-
-def create_color_func(name: str) -> None:
-    def inner(text: str) -> str:
-        return colorize(name, text)
-
-    globals()[name] = inner
-
-
-_attrs = {
-    'reset': '39;49;00m',
-    'bold': '01m',
-    'faint': '02m',
-    'standout': '03m',
-    'underline': '04m',
-    'blink': '05m',
-}
-
-for __name, __value in _attrs.items():
-    codes[__name] = '\x1b[' + __value
-
-_colors = [
-    ('black', 'darkgray'),
-    ('darkred', 'red'),
-    ('darkgreen', 'green'),
-    ('brown', 'yellow'),
-    ('darkblue', 'blue'),
-    ('purple', 'fuchsia'),
-    ('turquoise', 'teal'),
-    ('lightgray', 'white'),
-]
-
-for __i, (__dark, __light) in enumerate(_colors, 30):
-    codes[__dark] = '\x1b[%im' % __i
-    codes[__light] = '\x1b[%im' % (__i + 60)
-
-_orig_codes = codes.copy()
-
-for _name in codes:
-    create_color_func(_name)
+    if input_mode:
+        colour_func = globals()[name]
+        escape_code = getattr(colour_func, '__escape_code', '')
+        if not escape_code:
+            return colour_func(text)
+        inner = _create_input_mode_colour_func(escape_code)
+        return inner(text)
+
+    return colourise(name, text)
diff --git a/sphinx/util/display.py b/sphinx/util/display.py
index c1c618950f1..196b0f128d1 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/display.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/display.py
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 import functools
 
-from sphinx._cli.util.colour import terminal_supports_colour
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import bold, terminal_supports_colour
 from sphinx.locale import __
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import bold
 
 if False:
     from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Iterator
diff --git a/tests/test__cli/__init__.py b/tests/test__cli/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/test_util/test_util_console.py b/tests/test__cli/test__cli_util_errors.py
similarity index 60%
rename from tests/test_util/test_util_console.py
rename to tests/test__cli/test__cli_util_errors.py
index d9140a6b9c2..cfe4ad8afa6 100644
--- a/tests/test_util/test_util_console.py
+++ b/tests/test__cli/test__cli_util_errors.py
@@ -4,45 +4,38 @@
 import operator
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-import pytest
-
-from sphinx.util.console import blue, reset, strip_colors, strip_escape_sequences
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import blue, reset
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
+    from collections.abc import Sequence
     from typing import Final
 
 CURSOR_UP: Final[str] = '\x1b[2A'  # ignored ANSI code
 ERASE_LINE: Final[str] = '\x1b[2K'  # supported ANSI code
-TEXT: Final[str] = '\x07 Hello world!'
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    ('strip_function', 'ansi_base_blocks', 'text_base_blocks'),
-    [
-        (
-            strip_colors,
-            # double ERASE_LINE so that the tested strings may have 2 of them
-            [TEXT, blue(TEXT), reset(TEXT), ERASE_LINE, ERASE_LINE, CURSOR_UP],
-            # :func:`strip_colors` removes color codes but keeps ERASE_LINE and CURSOR_UP
-            [TEXT, TEXT, TEXT, ERASE_LINE, ERASE_LINE, CURSOR_UP],
-        ),
-        (
-            strip_escape_sequences,
-            # double ERASE_LINE so that the tested strings may have 2 of them
-            [TEXT, blue(TEXT), reset(TEXT), ERASE_LINE, ERASE_LINE, CURSOR_UP],
-            # :func:`strip_escape_sequences` strips ANSI codes known by Sphinx
-            [TEXT, TEXT, TEXT, '', '', CURSOR_UP],
-        ),
-    ],
-    ids=[strip_colors.__name__, strip_escape_sequences.__name__],
-)
-def test_strip_ansi(
-    strip_function: Callable[[str], str],
-    ansi_base_blocks: Sequence[str],
-    text_base_blocks: Sequence[str],
-) -> None:
-    assert callable(strip_function)
+TEXT: Final[str] = '\x07 ß Hello world!'
+
+
+def test_strip_escape_sequences() -> None:
+    # double ERASE_LINE so that the tested strings may have 2 of them
+    ansi_base_blocks = [
+        TEXT,
+        blue(TEXT),
+        reset(TEXT),
+        ERASE_LINE,
+        ERASE_LINE,
+        CURSOR_UP,
+    ]
+    # :func:`strip_escape_sequences` strips ANSI codes known by Sphinx
+    text_base_blocks = [
+        TEXT,
+        TEXT,
+        TEXT,
+        '',
+        '',
+        CURSOR_UP,
+    ]
+
     assert len(text_base_blocks) == len(ansi_base_blocks)
     N = len(ansi_base_blocks)
 
@@ -67,7 +60,7 @@ def next_ansi_blocks(choices: Sequence[str], n: int) -> Sequence[str]:
 
             ansi_string = glue.join(ansi_strings)
             text_string = glue.join(text_strings)
-            assert strip_function(ansi_string) == text_string
+            assert strip_escape_sequences(ansi_string) == text_string
 
 
 def test_strip_ansi_short_forms():
@@ -76,7 +69,7 @@ def test_strip_ansi_short_forms():
     # some messages use '\x1b[0m' instead of ``reset(s)``, so we
     # test whether this alternative form is supported or not.
 
-    for strip_function in strip_colors, strip_escape_sequences:
+    for strip_function in strip_escape_sequences, strip_escape_sequences:
         # \x1b[m and \x1b[0m are equivalent to \x1b[00m
         assert strip_function('\x1b[m') == ''
         assert strip_function('\x1b[0m') == ''
diff --git a/tests/test_application.py b/tests/test_application.py
index c4b11b64127..8cfde31ff39 100644
--- a/tests/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/test_application.py
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 from docutils import nodes
 
 import sphinx.application
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.errors import ExtensionError
 from sphinx.testing.util import SphinxTestApp
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import os
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ def test_emit_with_nonascii_name_node(app):
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='root')
 def test_extensions(app):
     app.setup_extension('shutil')
-    warning = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue())
+    warning = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue())
     assert "extension 'shutil' has no setup() function" in warning
 
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='root')
 def test_extension_in_blacklist(app):
     app.setup_extension('sphinxjp.themecore')
-    msg = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue())
+    msg = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue())
     assert msg.startswith("WARNING: the extension 'sphinxjp.themecore' was")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_builders/test_build_html.py b/tests/test_builders/test_build_html.py
index 097f895d7c8..b82f561655a 100644
--- a/tests/test_builders/test_build_html.py
+++ b/tests/test_builders/test_build_html.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.builders.html import validate_html_extra_path, validate_html_static_path
 from sphinx.errors import ConfigError
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 from sphinx.util.inventory import InventoryFile
 
 from tests.test_builders.xpath_data import FIGURE_CAPTION
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def test_validate_html_extra_path(app):
     validate_html_extra_path(app, app.config)
     assert app.config.html_extra_path == ['_static']
 
-    warnings = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
+    warnings = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
     assert "html_extra_path entry '/path/to/not_found' does not exist" in warnings[0]
     assert warnings[1].endswith(' is placed inside outdir')
     assert warnings[2].endswith(' does not exist')
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ def test_validate_html_static_path(app):
     validate_html_static_path(app, app.config)
     assert app.config.html_static_path == ['_static']
 
-    warnings = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
+    warnings = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
     assert "html_static_path entry '/path/to/not_found' does not exist" in warnings[0]
     assert warnings[1].endswith(' is placed inside outdir')
     assert warnings[2].endswith(' does not exist')
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def handler(app):
     app.build()
     assert not target.exists()
 
-    ws = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
+    ws = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
     assert len(ws) >= 1
 
     file = os.fsdecode(target)
diff --git a/tests/test_builders/test_build_linkcheck.py b/tests/test_builders/test_build_linkcheck.py
index 120575b57ed..56d42afea45 100644
--- a/tests/test_builders/test_build_linkcheck.py
+++ b/tests/test_builders/test_build_linkcheck.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from urllib3.poolmanager import PoolManager
 
 import sphinx.util.http_date
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.builders.linkcheck import (
     CheckRequest,
     Hyperlink,
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@
 )
 from sphinx.util import requests
 from sphinx.util._pathlib import _StrPath
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 
 from tests.utils import CERT_FILE, serve_application
 
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ def test_linkcheck_allowed_redirects(app: SphinxTestApp) -> None:
     assert (
         f'index.rst:3: WARNING: redirect  http://{address}/path2 - with Found to '
         f'http://{address}/?redirected=1\n'
-    ) in strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue())
+    ) in strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue())
     assert len(app.warning.getvalue().splitlines()) == 1
 
 
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ def test_too_many_requests_retry_after_int_delay(app, capsys):
         'info': '',
     }
     rate_limit_log = f'-rate limited-   http://{address}/ | sleeping...\n'
-    assert rate_limit_log in strip_colors(app.status.getvalue())
+    assert rate_limit_log in strip_escape_sequences(app.status.getvalue())
     _stdout, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
     assert stderr == textwrap.dedent(
         """\
diff --git a/tests/test_builders/test_build_warnings.py b/tests/test_builders/test_build_warnings.py
index cf307cbbf0c..7178abb646b 100644
--- a/tests/test_builders/test_build_warnings.py
+++ b/tests/test_builders/test_build_warnings.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.errors import SphinxError
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 
 ENV_WARNINGS = """\
 {root}/autodoc_fodder.py:docstring of autodoc_fodder.MarkupError:\\d+: \
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 
 def _check_warnings(expected_warnings: str, warning: str) -> None:
-    warnings = strip_colors(re.sub(re.escape(os.sep) + '{1,2}', '/', warning))
+    warnings = strip_escape_sequences(re.sub(re.escape(os.sep) + '{1,2}', '/', warning))
     assert re.match(f'{expected_warnings}$', warnings), (
         "Warnings don't match:\n"
         f'--- Expected (regex):\n{expected_warnings}\n'
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def setup(app):
     tmp_path.joinpath('index.rst').write_text('Test\n====\n', encoding='utf-8')
     app = make_app(srcdir=tmp_path)
     app.build()
-    assert strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue()).strip() == (
+    assert strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue()).strip() == (
         "WARNING: cannot cache unpickable configuration value: 'my_config' "
         '(because it contains a function, class, or module object) [config.cache]'
     )
diff --git a/tests/test_environment/test_environment.py b/tests/test_environment/test_environment.py
index a32e6999146..a5059e3e930 100644
--- a/tests/test_environment/test_environment.py
+++ b/tests/test_environment/test_environment.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.builders.html import StandaloneHTMLBuilder
 from sphinx.builders.latex import LaTeXBuilder
 from sphinx.config import Config
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@
     CONFIG_OK,
     _differing_config_keys,
 )
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('dummy', testroot='basic')
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def test_config_status(make_app, app_params):
     app1 = make_app(*args, freshenv=True, **kwargs)
     assert app1.env.config_status == CONFIG_NEW
     app1.build()
-    output = strip_colors(app1.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app1.status.getvalue())
     # assert 'The configuration has changed' not in output
     assert '[new config] 1 added' in output
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_config_status(make_app, app_params):
     app2 = make_app(*args, **kwargs)
     assert app2.env.config_status == CONFIG_OK
     app2.build()
-    output = strip_colors(app2.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app2.status.getvalue())
     assert 'The configuration has changed' not in output
     assert '0 added, 0 changed, 0 removed' in output
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def test_config_status(make_app, app_params):
     assert app3.env.config_status == CONFIG_CHANGED
     app3.build()
     shutil.move(other_fname, fname)
-    output = strip_colors(app3.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app3.status.getvalue())
     assert 'The configuration has changed' in output
     assert "[config changed ('master_doc')] 1 added," in output
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_config_status(make_app, app_params):
     assert app4.env.config_status == CONFIG_EXTENSIONS_CHANGED
     app4.build()
     want_str = "[extensions changed ('sphinx.ext.autodoc')] 1 added"
-    output = strip_colors(app4.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app4.status.getvalue())
     assert 'The configuration has changed' not in output
     assert want_str in output
 
diff --git a/tests/test_extensions/test_ext_intersphinx.py b/tests/test_extensions/test_ext_intersphinx.py
index d93ffadfb2a..f6a876402ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_extensions/test_ext_intersphinx.py
+++ b/tests/test_extensions/test_ext_intersphinx.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from docutils import nodes
 
 from sphinx import addnodes
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.builders.html import INVENTORY_FILENAME
 from sphinx.config import Config
 from sphinx.errors import ConfigError
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@
     _strip_basic_auth,
 )
 from sphinx.ext.intersphinx._shared import _IntersphinxProject
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 
 from tests.test_util.intersphinx_data import (
     INVENTORY_V2,
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ def test_validate_intersphinx_mapping_warnings(app):
         match=r'^Invalid `intersphinx_mapping` configuration \(16 errors\).$',
     ):
         validate_intersphinx_mapping(app, app.config)
-    warnings = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
+    warnings = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
     assert len(warnings) == len(bad_intersphinx_mapping) - 3
     assert warnings == [
         "ERROR: Invalid intersphinx project identifier `''` in intersphinx_mapping. Project identifiers must be non-empty strings.",
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ def test_intersphinx_role(app):
 
     app.build()
     content = (app.outdir / 'index.html').read_text(encoding='utf8')
-    warnings = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
+    warnings = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
     index_path = app.srcdir / 'index.rst'
     assert warnings == [
         f"{index_path}:21: WARNING: role for external cross-reference not found in domain 'py': 'nope' [intersphinx.external]",
diff --git a/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py b/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py
index b22738e022b..3f25773ec91 100644
--- a/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py
+++ b/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 from docutils import nodes
 
 from sphinx import locale
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.testing.util import assert_node, etree_parse
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 from sphinx.util.nodes import NodeMatcher
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ def test_image_glob_intl_using_figure_language_filename(app):
 
 
 def getwarning(warnings: StringIO) -> str:
-    return strip_colors(warnings.getvalue().replace(os.sep, '/'))
+    return strip_escape_sequences(warnings.getvalue().replace(os.sep, '/'))
 
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx(
diff --git a/tests/test_quickstart.py b/tests/test_quickstart.py
index 659fbe58641..c9c205db8c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_quickstart.py
+++ b/tests/test_quickstart.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from sphinx._cli.util.colour import disable_colour, enable_colour
 from sphinx.cmd import quickstart as qs
 from sphinx.testing.util import SphinxTestApp
-from sphinx.util.console import coloron, nocolor
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 
 def setup_module():
-    nocolor()
+    disable_colour()
 
 
 def mock_input(
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def input_(prompt: str) -> str:
 
 def teardown_module():
     qs.term_input = real_input
-    coloron()
+    enable_colour()
 
 
 def test_do_prompt():
diff --git a/tests/test_transforms/test_unreferenced_footnotes.py b/tests/test_transforms/test_unreferenced_footnotes.py
index ac1b8b15dbd..c9810ad607b 100644
--- a/tests/test_transforms/test_unreferenced_footnotes.py
+++ b/tests/test_transforms/test_unreferenced_footnotes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pathlib import Path
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_warnings(make_app: type[SphinxTestApp], tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     )
     app = make_app(srcdir=tmp_path)
     app.build()
-    warnings = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue()).lstrip()
+    warnings = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue()).lstrip()
     warnings = warnings.replace(str(tmp_path / 'index.rst'), 'source/index.rst')
     assert (
         warnings
diff --git a/tests/test_util/test_util.py b/tests/test_util/test_util.py
index 745b75c617c..a78e4151fda 100644
--- a/tests/test_util/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util/test_util.py
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 import pytest
 
 import sphinx.util
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.deprecation import RemovedInSphinx10Warning, RemovedInSphinx90Warning
 from sphinx.errors import ExtensionError
 from sphinx.util._files import DownloadFiles, FilenameUniqDict
 from sphinx.util._importer import import_object
 from sphinx.util._lines import parse_line_num_spec
 from sphinx.util._uri import encode_uri, is_url
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 from sphinx.util.index_entries import _split_into, split_index_msg
 from sphinx.util.matching import patfilter
 from sphinx.util.nodes import (
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_exported_attributes():
     assert sphinx.util.isurl is is_url
     assert sphinx.util.parselinenos is parse_line_num_spec
     assert sphinx.util.patfilter is patfilter
-    assert sphinx.util.strip_colors is strip_colors
+    assert sphinx.util.strip_escape_sequences is strip_escape_sequences
     assert sphinx.util.caption_ref_re is caption_ref_re
     assert sphinx.util.explicit_title_re is explicit_title_re
     assert sphinx.util.nested_parse_with_titles is nested_parse_with_titles
diff --git a/tests/test_util/test_util_display.py b/tests/test_util/test_util_display.py
index e0cb7a47564..0428a6c7c99 100644
--- a/tests/test_util/test_util_display.py
+++ b/tests/test_util/test_util_display.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 from sphinx.util.display import (
     SkipProgressMessage,
     display_chunk,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def test_status_iterator_length_0(app):
     app.status.seek(0)
     app.status.truncate(0)
     yields = list(status_iterator(['hello', 'sphinx', 'world'], 'testing ... '))
-    output = strip_colors(app.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app.status.getvalue())
     assert 'testing ... hello sphinx world \n' in output
     assert yields == ['hello', 'sphinx', 'world']
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_status_iterator_verbosity_0(app, monkeypatch):
         ['hello', 'sphinx', 'world'], 'testing ... ', length=3, verbosity=0
     )
     assert list(yields) == ['hello', 'sphinx', 'world']
-    output = strip_colors(app.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app.status.getvalue())
     assert 'testing ... [ 33%] hello\r' in output
     assert 'testing ... [ 67%] sphinx\r' in output
     assert 'testing ... [100%] world\r\n' in output
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def test_status_iterator_verbosity_1(app, monkeypatch):
         ['hello', 'sphinx', 'world'], 'testing ... ', length=3, verbosity=1
     )
     assert list(yields) == ['hello', 'sphinx', 'world']
-    output = strip_colors(app.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app.status.getvalue())
     assert 'testing ... [ 33%] hello\n' in output
     assert 'testing ... [ 67%] sphinx\n' in output
     assert 'testing ... [100%] world\n\n' in output
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ def test_progress_message(app):
     with progress_message('testing'):
         logger.info('blah ', nonl=True)
 
-    output = strip_colors(app.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app.status.getvalue())
     assert 'testing... blah done\n' in output
 
     # skipping case
     with progress_message('testing'):
         raise SkipProgressMessage('Reason: %s', 'error')  # NoQA: EM101,TRY003
 
-    output = strip_colors(app.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app.status.getvalue())
     assert 'testing... skipped\nReason: error\n' in output
 
     # error case
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def test_progress_message(app):
     except Exception:
         pass
 
-    output = strip_colors(app.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app.status.getvalue())
     assert 'testing... failed\n' in output
 
     # decorator
@@ -106,5 +106,5 @@ def func():
         logger.info('in func ', nonl=True)
 
     func()
-    output = strip_colors(app.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app.status.getvalue())
     assert 'testing... in func done\n' in output
diff --git a/tests/test_util/test_util_fileutil.py b/tests/test_util/test_util_fileutil.py
index ebe252f6264..32a20de1bbe 100644
--- a/tests/test_util/test_util_fileutil.py
+++ b/tests/test_util/test_util_fileutil.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.jinja2glue import BuiltinTemplateLoader
-from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 from sphinx.util.fileutil import _template_basename, copy_asset, copy_asset_file
 
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def test_copy_asset_template(app):
     app.build(force_all=True)
 
     expected_msg = r'^Writing evaluated template result to [^\n]*\bAPI.html$'
-    output = strip_colors(app.status.getvalue())
+    output = strip_escape_sequences(app.status.getvalue())
     assert re.findall(expected_msg, output, flags=re.MULTILINE)
 
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def test_copy_asset_overwrite(app):
     app.build()
     src = app.srcdir / 'myext_static' / 'custom-styles.css'
     dst = app.outdir / '_static' / 'custom-styles.css'
-    assert strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue()) == (
+    assert strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue()) == (
         f'WARNING: Aborted attempted copy from {src} to {dst} '
         '(the destination path has existing data). '
         '[misc.copy_overwrite]\n'
diff --git a/tests/test_util/test_util_logging.py b/tests/test_util/test_util_logging.py
index aa0fc86be59..37c6c6b0015 100644
--- a/tests/test_util/test_util_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_util/test_util_logging.py
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 import pytest
 from docutils import nodes
 
+from sphinx._cli.util.errors import strip_escape_sequences
 from sphinx.util import logging
-from sphinx.util.console import colorize, strip_colors
+from sphinx.util.console import colorize
 from sphinx.util.logging import is_suppressed_warning, prefixed_warnings
 from sphinx.util.parallel import ParallelTasks
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ def test_once_warning_log(app):
     logger.warning('message: %d', 1, once=True)
     logger.warning('message: %d', 2, once=True)
 
-    warnings = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue())
+    warnings = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue())
     assert 'WARNING: message: 1\nWARNING: message: 2\n' in warnings
 
 
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ def test_pending_warnings(app):
         assert 'WARNING: message3' not in app.warning.getvalue()
 
     # actually logged as ordered
-    warnings = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue())
+    warnings = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue())
     assert 'WARNING: message2\nWARNING: message3' in warnings
 
 
@@ -381,7 +382,7 @@ def test_show_warning_types(app):
     logger.warning('message3', type='test')
     logger.warning('message4', type='test', subtype='logging')
 
-    warnings = strip_colors(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
+    warnings = strip_escape_sequences(app.warning.getvalue()).splitlines()
 
     assert warnings == [
         'WARNING: message2',