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Chalk

Chalk is a dark terminal color scheme with a #2b2d2e background and #d2d8d9 text (9.6:1 contrast)

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Background
#2b2d2e
Foreground
#d2d8d9
Text contrast
9.60:1AAA
Accent contrast
5.13:1min 2.39
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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
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drwxr-xr-x 3 ada staff 96 Oct 28 11:02 public
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Chalk configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Chalk

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

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

palette = 0=#7d8b8f
palette = 1=#b23a52
palette = 2=#789b6a
palette = 3=#b9ac4a
palette = 4=#2a7fac
palette = 5=#bd4f5a
palette = 6=#44a799
palette = 7=#d2d8d9
palette = 8=#888888
palette = 9=#f24840
palette = 10=#80c470
palette = 11=#ffeb62
palette = 12=#4196ff
palette = 13=#fc5275
palette = 14=#53cdbd
palette = 15=#d2d8d9
background = #2b2d2e
foreground = #d2d8d9
cursor-color = #708284
cursor-text = #002831
selection-background = #e4e8ed
selection-foreground = #3f4041

Chalk palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#2b2d2ergb(43 45 46)hsl(200 3% 17%)oklch(29.6% 0.003 228.9)—
Foregroundforeground#d2d8d9rgb(210 216 217)hsl(189 8% 84%)oklch(87.8% 0.007 208.8)9.60 AAA
Cursorcursor#708284rgb(112 130 132)hsl(186 8% 48%)oklch(59.3% 0.021 204.8)3.44 AA Large
Cursor textcursorText#002831rgb(0 40 49)hsl(191 100% 10%)oklch(25.5% 0.046 216.8)1.13 Fail
Selectionselection#e4e8edrgb(228 232 237)hsl(213 20% 91%)oklch(92.9% 0.008 253.9)11.24 AAA
Selection textselectionText#3f4041rgb(63 64 65)hsl(210 2% 25%)oklch(37.1% 0.002 247.9)1.33 Fail
Blackcolor0#7d8b8frgb(125 139 143)hsl(193 7% 53%)oklch(62.7% 0.017 216.8)3.93 AA Large
Redcolor1#b23a52rgb(178 58 82)hsl(348 51% 46%)oklch(52.8% 0.155 12.4)2.39 Fail
Greencolor2#789b6argb(120 155 106)hsl(103 20% 51%)oklch(65.0% 0.081 137.0)4.41 AA Large
Yellowcolor3#b9ac4argb(185 172 74)hsl(53 44% 51%)oklch(73.6% 0.120 101.8)5.97 AA
Bluecolor4#2a7facrgb(42 127 172)hsl(201 61% 42%)oklch(56.7% 0.105 236.4)3.12 AA Large
Magentacolor5#bd4f5argb(189 79 90)hsl(354 45% 53%)oklch(57.3% 0.142 16.7)2.92 Fail
Cyancolor6#44a799rgb(68 167 153)hsl(172 42% 46%)oklch(66.6% 0.095 182.6)4.77 AA
Whitecolor7#d2d8d9rgb(210 216 217)hsl(189 8% 84%)oklch(87.8% 0.007 208.8)9.60 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#888888rgb(136 136 136)hsl(0 0% 53%)oklch(62.7% 0.000 0)3.90 AA Large
Bright Redcolor9#f24840rgb(242 72 64)hsl(3 87% 60%)oklch(64.5% 0.208 27.4)3.81 AA Large
Bright Greencolor10#80c470rgb(128 196 112)hsl(109 42% 60%)oklch(75.5% 0.135 139.8)6.62 AA
Bright Yellowcolor11#ffeb62rgb(255 235 98)hsl(52 100% 69%)oklch(93.1% 0.156 101.0)11.41 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#4196ffrgb(65 150 255)hsl(213 100% 63%)oklch(67.3% 0.176 255.5)4.63 AA
Bright Magentacolor13#fc5275rgb(252 82 117)hsl(348 97% 65%)oklch(68.0% 0.206 12.4)4.35 AA Large
Bright Cyancolor14#53cdbdrgb(83 205 189)hsl(172 55% 56%)oklch(77.5% 0.111 183.4)7.14 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#d2d8d9rgb(210 216 217)hsl(189 8% 84%)oklch(87.8% 0.007 208.8)9.60 AAA

About Chalk

Chalk is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #2b2d2e background with #d2d8d9 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 9.60:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 5.13:1 (minimum 2.39:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #b23a52 red, #789b6a green, #2a7fac blue, and #bd4f5a 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)