diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 5a6103a1..2d8edff9 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -2751,8 +2751,7 @@ to
 from the 256-colour set,
 .Ic default ,
 or a hexadecimal RGB string such as
-.Ql #ffffff ,
-which chooses the closest match from the default 256-colour set.
+.Ql #ffffff .
 .Pp
 The attributes is either
 .Ic none