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Circus

Circus is a dark terminal color scheme with a #191919 background and #a7a7a7 text (7.3:1 contrast)

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Background
#191919
Foreground
#a7a7a7
Text contrast
7.31:1AAA
Accent contrast
6.88:1min 5.19
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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
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modified: src/app.tsx
deleted: legacy/colors.js
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Circus configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Circus

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

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# Theme: Circus (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/circus?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#191919
palette = 1=#dc657d
palette = 2=#84b97c
palette = 3=#c3ba63
palette = 4=#639ee4
palette = 5=#b888e2
palette = 6=#4bb1a7
palette = 7=#a7a7a7
palette = 8=#5f5a60
palette = 9=#dc657d
palette = 10=#84b97c
palette = 11=#c3ba63
palette = 12=#639ee4
palette = 13=#b888e2
palette = 14=#4bb1a7
palette = 15=#ffffff
background = #191919
foreground = #a7a7a7
cursor-color = #a7a7a7
cursor-text = #191919
selection-background = #383838
selection-foreground = #a7a7a7

Circus palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#191919rgb(25 25 25)hsl(0 0% 10%)oklch(21.3% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#a7a7a7rgb(167 167 167)hsl(0 0% 65%)oklch(72.8% 0.000 0)7.31 AAA
Cursorcursor#a7a7a7rgb(167 167 167)hsl(0 0% 65%)oklch(72.8% 0.000 0)7.31 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#191919rgb(25 25 25)hsl(0 0% 10%)oklch(21.3% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#383838rgb(56 56 56)hsl(0 0% 22%)oklch(34.1% 0.000 0)1.50 Fail
Selection textselectionText#a7a7a7rgb(167 167 167)hsl(0 0% 65%)oklch(72.8% 0.000 0)7.31 AAA
Blackcolor0#191919rgb(25 25 25)hsl(0 0% 10%)oklch(21.3% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#dc657drgb(220 101 125)hsl(348 63% 63%)oklch(65.7% 0.150 9.6)5.19 AA
Greencolor2#84b97crgb(132 185 124)hsl(112 30% 61%)oklch(73.3% 0.102 141.3)7.71 AAA
Yellowcolor3#c3ba63rgb(195 186 99)hsl(54 44% 58%)oklch(77.8% 0.110 103.3)8.81 AAA
Bluecolor4#639ee4rgb(99 158 228)hsl(213 70% 64%)oklch(68.9% 0.121 253.6)6.31 AA
Magentacolor5#b888e2rgb(184 136 226)hsl(272 61% 71%)oklch(70.7% 0.137 307.8)6.41 AA
Cyancolor6#4bb1a7rgb(75 177 167)hsl(174 40% 49%)oklch(69.8% 0.096 186.4)6.82 AA
Whitecolor7#a7a7a7rgb(167 167 167)hsl(0 0% 65%)oklch(72.8% 0.000 0)7.31 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#5f5a60rgb(95 90 96)hsl(290 3% 36%)oklch(47.4% 0.011 320.6)2.61 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#dc657drgb(220 101 125)hsl(348 63% 63%)oklch(65.7% 0.150 9.6)5.19 AA
Bright Greencolor10#84b97crgb(132 185 124)hsl(112 30% 61%)oklch(73.3% 0.102 141.3)7.71 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#c3ba63rgb(195 186 99)hsl(54 44% 58%)oklch(77.8% 0.110 103.3)8.81 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#639ee4rgb(99 158 228)hsl(213 70% 64%)oklch(68.9% 0.121 253.6)6.31 AA
Bright Magentacolor13#b888e2rgb(184 136 226)hsl(272 61% 71%)oklch(70.7% 0.137 307.8)6.41 AA
Bright Cyancolor14#4bb1a7rgb(75 177 167)hsl(174 40% 49%)oklch(69.8% 0.096 186.4)6.82 AA
Bright Whitecolor15#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)17.58 AAA

About Circus

Circus is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #191919 background with #a7a7a7 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 7.31:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 6.88:1 (minimum 5.19:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #dc657d red, #84b97c green, #639ee4 blue, and #b888e2 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: Gogh (MIT OR Apache-2.0)