echo statement formatting color

[Anon]

I am new to PHP. I need help with formatting a printed line of a variable counter result and message of "email records checked"

I actually do get it to print right next to an email.gif "Send Email to All Checked", but
it shows up yellow and not black.

This is what I've got. Can someone help. thanks.

<?php
// Ellen's code 5/16 custom staff search,count and print number of email addresses checked.
//initialize counter to 0. increment counter loop through count check marked. print total checked.

$checkfound = 0;
$emails = "email records checked";
for ($i=0; $i<=$counter; $i++) {
If (isset($mailCheck[$i])) $checkfound++;
}

//echo <FONT COLOR="black">$counter     "(     email records checked</FONT>)\n";

echo ($checkfound  . " " .  $emails);