diff --git a/src/common/QskTextColors.cpp b/src/common/QskTextColors.cpp
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+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "QskTextColors.h"
+#include "QskRgbValue.h"
+
+#include <QVariant>
+#include <qhashfunctions.h>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+uint QskTextColors::hash( uint seed ) const
+{
+    const QRgb rgb[] =
+    {
+        textColor.rgba(),
+        styleColor.rgba(),
+        linkColor.rgba()
+    };
+
+    return qHashBits( rgb, sizeof( rgb ), seed );
+}
+
+QskTextColors QskTextColors::interpolated(
+    const QskTextColors& to, qreal ratio ) const
+{
+    QskTextColors colors;
+    colors.textColor = QskRgbValue::interpolated( textColor, to.textColor, ratio );
+    colors.styleColor = QskRgbValue::interpolated( styleColor, to.styleColor, ratio );
+    colors.linkColor = QskRgbValue::interpolated( linkColor, to.linkColor, ratio );
+
+    return colors;
+
+}
+
+QVariant QskTextColors::interpolate( const QskTextColors& from,
+    const QskTextColors& to, qreal ratio )
+{
+    return QVariant::fromValue( from.interpolated( to, ratio ) );
+}
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
+
+static inline void qskDebugColor( QDebug debug, const QColor& c )
+{
+    debug << '('
+        << c.red() << ','
+        << c.green() << ','
+        << c.blue() << ','
+        << c.alpha() << ')';
+}
+
+QDebug operator<<( QDebug debug, const QskTextColors& colors )
+{
+    QDebugStateSaver saver( debug );
+    debug.nospace();
+
+    debug << "TextColors" << '(';
+
+    debug << " T";
+    qskDebugColor( debug, colors.textColor );
+
+    debug << ", S";
+    qskDebugColor( debug, colors.styleColor );
+
+    debug << ", L";
+    qskDebugColor( debug, colors.linkColor );
+
+    debug << " )";
+
+    return debug;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
diff --git a/src/common/QskTextColors.h b/src/common/QskTextColors.h
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+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef QSK_TEXT_COLORS_H
+#define QSK_TEXT_COLORS_H
+
+#include "QskGlobal.h"
+#include <QColor>
+#include <QMetaType>
+
+class QDebug;
+class QVariant;
+
+class QSK_EXPORT QskTextColors
+{
+public:
+    QskTextColors( const QColor& text = QColor(),
+        const QColor& style = QColor(), const QColor& link = QColor() );
+
+    QskTextColors interpolated( const QskTextColors&, qreal value ) const;
+
+    static QVariant interpolate( const QskTextColors&,
+        const QskTextColors&, qreal ratio );
+
+    uint hash( uint seed = 0 ) const;
+
+    QColor textColor;
+    QColor styleColor;
+    QColor linkColor;
+};
+
+inline QskTextColors::QskTextColors(
+        const QColor& text, const QColor& style, const QColor& link ):
+    textColor( text ),
+    styleColor( style ),
+    linkColor( link )
+{
+}
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
+
+QSK_EXPORT QDebug operator<<( QDebug, const QskTextColors& );
+
+#endif
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE( QskTextColors )
+
+#endif