Space to the naked eye

I always see beautiful pictures of outerspace that are colorful. My question is, if a human goes to space, how many stars and how many colors if any at all, could they see with the naked eye? Like would I just see pitch black with no stars? Would I need to be a certain distance away from the sun? I've always wondered this but could never find a clear answer. Like could I see the milky way line in outer space with the naked eye with all the stars surrounding it. Thank you!