Update

Author: BrennanConroy

src/Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console/ConsoleLogger.cs

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ private ConsoleColors GetLogLevelConsoleColors(LogLevel logLevel)
                 case LogLevel.Critical:
                     return new ConsoleColors(ConsoleColor.White, ConsoleColor.Red);
                 case LogLevel.Error:
-                    return new ConsoleColors(ConsoleColor.Red, ConsoleColor.Black);
+                    return new ConsoleColors(ConsoleColor.Black, ConsoleColor.Red);
                 case LogLevel.Warning:
                     return new ConsoleColors(ConsoleColor.Yellow, ConsoleColor.Black);
                 case LogLevel.Information:

test/Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Test/ConsoleLoggerTest.cs

@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ public void WriteError_LogsCorrectColors()
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(3, sink.Writes.Count);
             var write = sink.Writes[0];
-            Assert.Equal(ConsoleColor.Black, write.BackgroundColor);
-            Assert.Equal(ConsoleColor.Red, write.ForegroundColor);
+            Assert.Equal(ConsoleColor.Red, write.BackgroundColor);
+            Assert.Equal(ConsoleColor.Black, write.ForegroundColor);
             write = sink.Writes[1];
             Assert.Equal(TestConsole.DefaultBackgroundColor, write.BackgroundColor);
             Assert.Equal(TestConsole.DefaultBackgroundColor, write.ForegroundColor);
@@ -744,4 +744,4 @@ public bool TryGetSwitch(string name, out LogLevel level)
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}