diff --git a/logtape/formatter.test.ts b/logtape/formatter.test.ts
index d61d7bd..7e2efaf 100644
--- a/logtape/formatter.test.ts
+++ b/logtape/formatter.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Deno.test("defaultConsoleFormatter()", () => {
   assertEquals(
     defaultConsoleFormatter(info),
     [
-      "%cINFO%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
+      "%c7.0:13:20.0.00 %cINF%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
+      "color: gray;",
       "background-color: white; color: black;",
       "background-color: default;",
       "color: gray;",
diff --git a/logtape/formatter.ts b/logtape/formatter.ts
index 91cdca0..9dae781 100644
--- a/logtape/formatter.ts
+++ b/logtape/formatter.ts
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ export type ConsoleFormatter = (record: LogRecord) => readonly unknown[];
 const logLevelStyles: Record<LogLevel, string> = {
   "debug": "background-color: gray; color: white;",
   "info": "background-color: white; color: black;",
-  "warning": "background-color: orange;",
-  "error": "background-color: red;",
-  "fatal": "background-color: maroon;",
+  "warning": "background-color: orange; color: black;",
+  "error": "background-color: red; color: white;",
+  "fatal": "background-color: maroon; color: white;",
 };
 
 /**
@@ -99,10 +99,21 @@ export function defaultConsoleFormatter(record: LogRecord): readonly unknown[] {
       values.push(record.message[i]);
     }
   }
+  const date = new Date(record.timestamp);
+  const time = `${
+    date.getHours().toLocaleString("en", { minimumSignificantDigits: 2 })
+  }:${
+    date.getMinutes().toLocaleString("en", { minimumSignificantDigits: 2 })
+  }:${
+    date.getSeconds().toLocaleString("en", { minimumSignificantDigits: 2 })
+  }.${
+    date.getMilliseconds().toLocaleString("en", { minimumSignificantDigits: 3 })
+  }`;
   return [
-    `%c${record.level.toUpperCase()}%c %c${
+    `%c${time} %c${levelAbbreviations[record.level]}%c %c${
       record.category.join("\xb7")
     } %c${msg}`,
+    "color: gray;",
     logLevelStyles[record.level],
     "background-color: default;",
     "color: gray;",
diff --git a/logtape/sink.test.ts b/logtape/sink.test.ts
index b5c512c..85d2da9 100644
--- a/logtape/sink.test.ts
+++ b/logtape/sink.test.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ Deno.test("getConsoleSink()", () => {
   assertEquals(mock.history(), [
     {
       DEBUG: [
-        "%cDEBUG%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
+        "%c7.0:13:20.0.00 %cDBG%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
+        "color: gray;",
         "background-color: gray; color: white;",
         "background-color: default;",
         "color: gray;",
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ Deno.test("getConsoleSink()", () => {
     },
     {
       INFO: [
-        "%cINFO%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
+        "%c7.0:13:20.0.00 %cINF%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
+        "color: gray;",
         "background-color: white; color: black;",
         "background-color: default;",
         "color: gray;",
@@ -74,8 +76,9 @@ Deno.test("getConsoleSink()", () => {
     },
     {
       WARN: [
-        "%cWARNING%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
-        "background-color: orange;",
+        "%c7.0:13:20.0.00 %cWRN%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
+        "color: gray;",
+        "background-color: orange; color: black;",
         "background-color: default;",
         "color: gray;",
         "color: default;",
@@ -85,8 +88,9 @@ Deno.test("getConsoleSink()", () => {
     },
     {
       ERROR: [
-        "%cERROR%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
-        "background-color: red;",
+        "%c7.0:13:20.0.00 %cERR%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
+        "color: gray;",
+        "background-color: red; color: white;",
         "background-color: default;",
         "color: gray;",
         "color: default;",
@@ -96,8 +100,9 @@ Deno.test("getConsoleSink()", () => {
     },
     {
       ERROR: [
-        "%cFATAL%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
-        "background-color: maroon;",
+        "%c7.0:13:20.0.00 %cFTL%c %cmy-app·junk %cHello, %o & %o!",
+        "color: gray;",
+        "background-color: maroon; color: white;",
         "background-color: default;",
         "color: gray;",
         "color: default;",