diff --git a/tests/string_test.cpp b/tests/string_test.cpp
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/string_test.cpp
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+#include "catch/catch.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "output.h"
+
+static void test_remove_color_tags( const std::string &original, const std::string &expected )
+{
+    CHECK( remove_color_tags( original_string ) ) == expected_string );
+}
+
+TEST_CASE( "string_test" )
+{
+    SECTION( "Case 1 - test remove_color_tags" ) {
+        test_remove_color_tags( "<color_red>TestString</color>", "TestString" );
+        test_remove_color_tags( "TestStringWithoutOpeningColorTagGoesHere</color>",
+                                "TestStringWithoutOpeningColorTagGoesHere" );
+        test_remove_color_tags( "<color_yellow>TestStringWithoutClosingColorTagGoesHere",
+                                "TestStringWithoutClosingColorTagGoesHere" );
+        test_remove_color_tags( "<color_green>Test</color>StringWithMultiple<color_light_gray>ColorTagsGoesHere",
+                                "TestStringWithMultipleColorTagsGoesHere" );
+    }