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Afterglow

Afterglow is a dark terminal color scheme with a #212121 background and #d0d0d0 text (10.4:1 contrast)

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Background
#212121
Foreground
#d0d0d0
Text contrast
10.44:1AAA
Accent contrast
5.60:1min 2.75
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drwxr-xr-x 12 ada staff 384 Oct 30 09:12 .
drwxr-xr-x 8 ada staff 256 Oct 29 18:40 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 1.2K Oct 30 09:10 .gitignore
drwxr-xr-x 5 ada staff 160 Oct 30 09:12 src
drwxr-xr-x 3 ada staff 96 Oct 28 11:02 public
-rwxr-xr-x 1 ada staff 2.4K Oct 30 08:57 build.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 4.1K Oct 30 09:01 package.json
lrwxr-xr-x 1 ada staff 18 Oct 27 14:33 node_modules -> ../cache/modules
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 48K Oct 26 10:15 logo.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 ada staff 9.8M Oct 25 21:47 backup.tar.gz
~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
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deleted: legacy/colors.js
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Afterglow configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Afterglow

Save to ~/.config/ghostty/themes/Afterglow, then set theme = Afterglow in config or config.ghostty

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Raw file
# Theme: Afterglow (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/afterglow?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#151515
palette = 1=#ac4142
palette = 2=#7e8e50
palette = 3=#e5b567
palette = 4=#6c99bb
palette = 5=#9f4e85
palette = 6=#7dd6cf
palette = 7=#d0d0d0
palette = 8=#505050
palette = 9=#ac4142
palette = 10=#7e8e50
palette = 11=#e5b567
palette = 12=#6c99bb
palette = 13=#9f4e85
palette = 14=#7dd6cf
palette = 15=#f5f5f5
background = #212121
foreground = #d0d0d0
cursor-color = #d0d0d0
cursor-text = #151515
selection-background = #303030
selection-foreground = #d0d0d0

Afterglow palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#212121rgb(33 33 33)hsl(0 0% 13%)oklch(24.8% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#d0d0d0rgb(208 208 208)hsl(0 0% 82%)oklch(85.8% 0.000 0)10.44 AAA
Cursorcursor#d0d0d0rgb(208 208 208)hsl(0 0% 82%)oklch(85.8% 0.000 0)10.44 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#151515rgb(21 21 21)hsl(0 0% 8%)oklch(19.6% 0.000 0)1.13 Fail
Selectionselection#303030rgb(48 48 48)hsl(0 0% 19%)oklch(30.9% 0.000 0)1.22 Fail
Selection textselectionText#d0d0d0rgb(208 208 208)hsl(0 0% 82%)oklch(85.8% 0.000 0)10.44 AAA
Blackcolor0#151515rgb(21 21 21)hsl(0 0% 8%)oklch(19.6% 0.000 0)1.13 Fail
Redcolor1#ac4142rgb(172 65 66)hsl(359 45% 46%)oklch(52.3% 0.141 22.8)2.75 Fail
Greencolor2#7e8e50rgb(126 142 80)hsl(75 28% 44%)oklch(61.9% 0.088 120.9)4.50 AA
Yellowcolor3#e5b567rgb(229 181 103)hsl(37 71% 65%)oklch(80.0% 0.111 78.2)8.54 AAA
Bluecolor4#6c99bbrgb(108 153 187)hsl(206 37% 58%)oklch(66.3% 0.070 241.7)5.30 AA
Magentacolor5#9f4e85rgb(159 78 133)hsl(319 34% 46%)oklch(54.2% 0.127 341.0)2.99 Fail
Cyancolor6#7dd6cfrgb(125 214 207)hsl(175 52% 66%)oklch(81.8% 0.087 189.1)9.50 AAA
Whitecolor7#d0d0d0rgb(208 208 208)hsl(0 0% 82%)oklch(85.8% 0.000 0)10.44 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#505050rgb(80 80 80)hsl(0 0% 31%)oklch(43.1% 0.000 0)2.00 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#ac4142rgb(172 65 66)hsl(359 45% 46%)oklch(52.3% 0.141 22.8)2.75 Fail
Bright Greencolor10#7e8e50rgb(126 142 80)hsl(75 28% 44%)oklch(61.9% 0.088 120.9)4.50 AA
Bright Yellowcolor11#e5b567rgb(229 181 103)hsl(37 71% 65%)oklch(80.0% 0.111 78.2)8.54 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#6c99bbrgb(108 153 187)hsl(206 37% 58%)oklch(66.3% 0.070 241.7)5.30 AA
Bright Magentacolor13#9f4e85rgb(159 78 133)hsl(319 34% 46%)oklch(54.2% 0.127 341.0)2.99 Fail
Bright Cyancolor14#7dd6cfrgb(125 214 207)hsl(175 52% 66%)oklch(81.8% 0.087 189.1)9.50 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#f5f5f5rgb(245 245 245)hsl(0 0% 96%)oklch(97.0% 0.000 0)14.77 AAA

About Afterglow

Afterglow is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #212121 background with #d0d0d0 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 10.44:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 5.60:1 (minimum 2.75:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #ac4142 red, #7e8e50 green, #6c99bb blue, and #9f4e85 magenta.

Ready-to-use configs can be exported for Ghostty, iTerm2, Kitty, Alacritty, WezTerm, Windows Terminal, Warp, foot, Rio, XFCE4 Terminal, and Xresources, along with VS Code and Zed integrated terminals, CSS variables, Tailwind CSS, and JSON.

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Source: iTerm2 Color Schemes (MIT)