diff --git a/torchtrain/utils.py b/torchtrain/utils.py
index 9ae71cae..823e8843 100644
--- a/torchtrain/utils.py
+++ b/torchtrain/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
 # This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the Llama 2 Community License Agreement.
 
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Union
 
 import torch
@@ -17,3 +18,37 @@ def dist_max(x: Union[int, float], mesh: DeviceMesh) -> float:
 def dist_mean(x: Union[int, float], mesh: DeviceMesh) -> float:
     tensor = torch.tensor(x).cuda()
     return funcol.all_reduce(tensor, reduceOp=c10d.ReduceOp.AVG.name, group=mesh)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Color:
+    black = "\033[30m"
+    red = "\033[31m"
+    green = "\033[32m"
+    yellow = "\033[33m"
+    blue = "\033[34m"
+    magenta = "\033[35m"
+    cyan = "\033[36m"
+    white = "\033[37m"
+    reset = "\033[39m"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Background:
+    black = "\033[40m"
+    red = "\033[41m"
+    green = "\033[42m"
+    yellow = "\033[43m"
+    blue = "\033[44m"
+    magenta = "\033[45m"
+    cyan = "\033[46m"
+    white = "\033[47m"
+    reset = "\033[49m"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Style:
+    bright = "\033[1m"
+    dim = "\033[2m"
+    normal = "\033[22m"
+    reset = "\033[0m"
diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 5ce5de37..95d42226 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the Llama 2 Community License Agreement.
 
 import os
+
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from timeit import default_timer as timer
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
@@ -27,7 +28,11 @@
 from torchtrain.parallelisms import models_parallelize_fns, ParallelDims
 
 from torchtrain.profiling import maybe_run_profiler
-from torchtrain.utils import dist_max, dist_mean
+from torchtrain.utils import Color, dist_max, dist_mean
+
+_is_local_logging = True
+if "SLURM_JOB_ID" in os.environ:
+    _is_local_logging = False
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -119,9 +124,16 @@ def main(job_config: JobConfig):
 
     # log model size
     model_param_count = get_num_params(model)
-    rank0_log(
-        f"Model {model_name} {job_config.model.flavor} size: {model_param_count:,} total parameters"
-    )
+    if _is_local_logging:
+        rank0_log(
+            f"{Color.blue}Model {model_name} {job_config.model.flavor} {Color.red}size: {model_param_count:,}"
+            f" total parameters{Color.reset}"
+        )
+    else:
+        rank0_log(
+            f"{model_name} {job_config.model.flavor} size: {model_param_count:,} total parameters"
+        )
+
     gpu_metrics = GPUMemoryMonitor("cuda")
     rank0_log(f"GPU memory usage: {gpu_metrics}")
 
@@ -268,10 +280,21 @@ def main(job_config: JobConfig):
                 nwords_since_last_log = 0
                 time_last_log = timer()
 
-            rank0_log(
-                f"step: {train_state.step:>2}  loss: {round(train_state.current_loss,4):>7}"
-                f"  iter: {curr_iter_time:>7}  data: {data_load_time:>5}  lr: {round(float(scheduler.get_last_lr()[0]), 8):<6}"
-            )
+            if _is_local_logging:
+                rank0_log(
+                    f"{Color.cyan}step: {train_state.step:>2}  {Color.green}loss: {round(train_state.current_loss,4):>7}"
+                    f"  {Color.reset}iter: {Color.blue}{curr_iter_time:>7}{Color.reset}"
+                    f"  data: {Color.blue}{data_load_time:>5}  {Color.reset}"
+                    f"lr: {Color.yellow}{round(float(scheduler.get_last_lr()[0]), 8):<6}{Color.reset}"
+                )
+            else:
+                rank0_log(
+                    f"step: {train_state.step:>2}  loss: {round(train_state.current_loss,4):>7}"
+                    f"  iter: {curr_iter_time:>7}"
+                    f"  data: {data_load_time:>5}  "
+                    f"lr: {round(float(scheduler.get_last_lr()[0]), 8):<6}"
+                )
+
             scheduler.step()
 
             checkpoint.save(