The code you provide doesn't (can't) generate the output you suggest it does - at the very least the width of the last field doesn't allow the text '1.24ms' to be generated.
I'd use printf instead of format. Maybe something like:
use strict;
use warnings;
my $status = 'frst';
my $element = 'tyr';
my $Status = "\033[32m$status";
my $Element = "\033[36m$element";
my $ms = '0ms';
my $count = '1.24ms';
my $format = " %-4s %-18s %-7s %-3
+s\n";
printf $format, $Status, $element, $ms, $count;
Prints:
[32mfrst tyr 0ms
+ 1.24ms
Note that there is an escape character before the first [
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