my $text_color;
  if (defined($custom_colors->{text_color})) {
    $text_color = $image->colorAllocate(
        $custom_colors->{text_color}[0],
        $custom_colors->{text_color}[1],
        $custom_colors->{text_color}[2]
      );
  } else {
    $text_color = $self->_black($image);
  }