diff --git a/progressbar/utils.py b/progressbar/utils.py
index fb0c72b..dd194c1 100644
--- a/progressbar/utils.py
+++ b/progressbar/utils.py
@@ -429,13 +429,13 @@ class AttributeDict(dict):
     AttributeError: No such attribute: spam
     """
 
-    def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> int:
+    def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> types.Any:
         if name in self:
             return self[name]
         else:
             raise AttributeError(f'No such attribute: {name}')
 
-    def __setattr__(self, name: str, value: int) -> None:
+    def __setattr__(self, name: str, value: types.Any) -> None:
         self[name] = value
 
     def __delattr__(self, name: str) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index e347acd..54db09b 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -112,3 +112,57 @@ def raise_error():
 
     fd.isatty = raise_error
     assert not progressbar.env.is_ansi_terminal(fd)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'value,expected',
+    [
+        ('', ''),
+        (b'', b''),
+        ('\x1b[31m', ''),
+        (b'\x1b[31m', b''),
+        ('\x1b[1m\x1b[31mtext\x1b[0m', 'text'),
+        (b'\x1b[1m\x1b[31mtext\x1b[0m', b'text'),
+        ('\x1b[38;5;208mhello world\x1b[0m', 'hello world'),
+    ],
+)
+def test_no_color(value, expected) -> None:
+    assert progressbar.utils.no_color(value) == expected
+
+
+def test_no_color_type_error() -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        progressbar.utils.no_color(123)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'value,expected',
+    [
+        ('', 0),
+        (b'', 0),
+        ('\x1b[31m', 0),
+        ('\x1b[1m\x1b[31mtext\x1b[0m', 4),
+        ('\x1b[38;5;208mhello world\x1b[0m', 11),
+    ],
+)
+def test_len_color(value, expected) -> None:
+    assert progressbar.utils.len_color(value) == expected
+
+
+def test_attribute_dict_empty() -> None:
+    attrs = progressbar.utils.AttributeDict()
+    assert len(attrs) == 0
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        attrs.missing
+
+
+def test_attribute_dict_set_get_del() -> None:
+    attrs = progressbar.utils.AttributeDict()
+    attrs.spam = 123
+    assert attrs['spam'] == 123
+    assert attrs.spam == 123
+    del attrs.spam
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        attrs.spam
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        del attrs.spam