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Black Metal

Black Metal is a true black, monochrome, dark terminal color scheme with a #000000 background and #c1c1c1 text (11.7:1 contrast)

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Background
#000000
Foreground
#c1c1c1
Text contrast
11.67:1AAA
Accent contrast
6.62:1min 3.74
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Black Metal configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Black Metal

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

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# Theme: Black Metal (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/black-metal?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#000000
palette = 1=#486e6f
palette = 2=#dd9999
palette = 3=#a06666
palette = 4=#888888
palette = 5=#999999
palette = 6=#aaaaaa
palette = 7=#c1c1c1
palette = 8=#404040
palette = 9=#486e6f
palette = 10=#dd9999
palette = 11=#a06666
palette = 12=#888888
palette = 13=#999999
palette = 14=#aaaaaa
palette = 15=#c1c1c1
background = #000000
foreground = #c1c1c1
cursor-color = #c1c1c1
cursor-text = #8e8e8e
selection-background = #c1c1c1
selection-foreground = #000000

Black Metal palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#c1c1c1rgb(193 193 193)hsl(0 0% 76%)oklch(81.1% 0.000 0)11.67 AAA
Cursorcursor#c1c1c1rgb(193 193 193)hsl(0 0% 76%)oklch(81.1% 0.000 0)11.67 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#8e8e8ergb(142 142 142)hsl(0 0% 56%)oklch(64.7% 0.000 0)6.41 AA
Selectionselection#c1c1c1rgb(193 193 193)hsl(0 0% 76%)oklch(81.1% 0.000 0)11.67 AAA
Selection textselectionText#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Blackcolor0#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#486e6frgb(72 110 111)hsl(182 21% 36%)oklch(51.0% 0.043 198.0)3.74 AA Large
Greencolor2#dd9999rgb(221 153 153)hsl(0 50% 73%)oklch(74.9% 0.082 19.2)9.09 AAA
Yellowcolor3#a06666rgb(160 102 102)hsl(0 23% 51%)oklch(57.3% 0.075 19.6)4.59 AA
Bluecolor4#888888rgb(136 136 136)hsl(0 0% 53%)oklch(62.7% 0.000 0)5.92 AA
Magentacolor5#999999rgb(153 153 153)hsl(0 0% 60%)oklch(68.3% 0.000 0)7.37 AAA
Cyancolor6#aaaaaargb(170 170 170)hsl(0 0% 67%)oklch(73.8% 0.000 0)9.04 AAA
Whitecolor7#c1c1c1rgb(193 193 193)hsl(0 0% 76%)oklch(81.1% 0.000 0)11.67 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#404040rgb(64 64 64)hsl(0 0% 25%)oklch(37.1% 0.000 0)2.03 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#486e6frgb(72 110 111)hsl(182 21% 36%)oklch(51.0% 0.043 198.0)3.74 AA Large
Bright Greencolor10#dd9999rgb(221 153 153)hsl(0 50% 73%)oklch(74.9% 0.082 19.2)9.09 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#a06666rgb(160 102 102)hsl(0 23% 51%)oklch(57.3% 0.075 19.6)4.59 AA
Bright Bluecolor12#888888rgb(136 136 136)hsl(0 0% 53%)oklch(62.7% 0.000 0)5.92 AA
Bright Magentacolor13#999999rgb(153 153 153)hsl(0 0% 60%)oklch(68.3% 0.000 0)7.37 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#aaaaaargb(170 170 170)hsl(0 0% 67%)oklch(73.8% 0.000 0)9.04 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#c1c1c1rgb(193 193 193)hsl(0 0% 76%)oklch(81.1% 0.000 0)11.67 AAA

About Black Metal

Black Metal is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #000000 background with #c1c1c1 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 11.67:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 6.62:1 (minimum 3.74:1).

Its palette is low-saturation, anchored by #486e6f red, #dd9999 green, #888888 blue, and #999999 magenta. Part of the Black Metal theme family.

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.

Schemes similar to Black Metal

Source: iTerm2 Color Schemes (MIT)