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Dalton Dark

Dalton Dark is a dark terminal color scheme with a #1b1b1b background and #c8c9cc text (10.4:1 contrast)

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Background
#1b1b1b
Foreground
#c8c9cc
Text contrast
10.40:1AAA
Accent contrast
6.50:1min 3.33
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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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Dalton Dark configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Dalton Dark

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

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Raw file
# Theme: Dalton Dark (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/dalton-dark?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#282828
palette = 1=#d85050
palette = 2=#5b914e
palette = 3=#c4c40c
palette = 4=#7aa2f7
palette = 5=#a050d0
palette = 6=#56717f
palette = 7=#b8b8b8
palette = 8=#494949
palette = 9=#f07068
palette = 10=#88b97d
palette = 11=#eded02
palette = 12=#97b1f1
palette = 13=#c070f0
palette = 14=#6691a7
palette = 15=#d8d8d8
background = #1b1b1b
foreground = #c8c9cc
cursor-color = #9a9a9a
cursor-text = #1b1b1b
selection-background = #c8c9cc
selection-foreground = #1b1b1b

Dalton Dark palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#1b1b1brgb(27 27 27)hsl(0 0% 11%)oklch(22.2% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#c8c9ccrgb(200 201 204)hsl(225 4% 79%)oklch(83.6% 0.004 271.4)10.40 AAA
Cursorcursor#9a9a9argb(154 154 154)hsl(0 0% 60%)oklch(68.6% 0.000 0)6.12 AA
Cursor textcursorText#1b1b1brgb(27 27 27)hsl(0 0% 11%)oklch(22.2% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#c8c9ccrgb(200 201 204)hsl(225 4% 79%)oklch(83.6% 0.004 271.4)10.40 AAA
Selection textselectionText#1b1b1brgb(27 27 27)hsl(0 0% 11%)oklch(22.2% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Blackcolor0#282828rgb(40 40 40)hsl(0 0% 16%)oklch(27.7% 0.000 0)1.17 Fail
Redcolor1#d85050rgb(216 80 80)hsl(0 64% 58%)oklch(61.4% 0.171 23.6)4.25 AA Large
Greencolor2#5b914ergb(91 145 78)hsl(108 30% 44%)oklch(60.2% 0.113 139.7)4.60 AA
Yellowcolor3#c4c40crgb(196 196 12)hsl(60 88% 41%)oklch(79.4% 0.171 109.7)9.23 AAA
Bluecolor4#7aa2f7rgb(122 162 247)hsl(221 89% 72%)oklch(71.9% 0.132 264.2)6.84 AA
Magentacolor5#a050d0rgb(160 80 208)hsl(278 58% 56%)oklch(58.6% 0.196 310.5)3.73 AA Large
Cyancolor6#56717frgb(86 113 127)hsl(200 19% 42%)oklch(53.3% 0.038 230.9)3.33 AA Large
Whitecolor7#b8b8b8rgb(184 184 184)hsl(0 0% 72%)oklch(78.3% 0.000 0)8.68 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#494949rgb(73 73 73)hsl(0 0% 29%)oklch(40.5% 0.000 0)1.91 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#f07068rgb(240 112 104)hsl(4 82% 67%)oklch(69.6% 0.160 25.6)5.92 AA
Bright Greencolor10#88b97drgb(136 185 125)hsl(109 30% 61%)oklch(73.6% 0.099 139.9)7.61 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#eded02rgb(237 237 2)hsl(60 98% 47%)oklch(91.6% 0.199 109.8)13.71 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#97b1f1rgb(151 177 241)hsl(223 76% 77%)oklch(76.5% 0.097 267.1)8.10 AAA
Bright Magentacolor13#c070f0rgb(192 112 240)hsl(278 81% 69%)oklch(68.5% 0.194 311.2)5.59 AA
Bright Cyancolor14#6691a7rgb(102 145 167)hsl(200 27% 53%)oklch(63.4% 0.057 231.0)5.06 AA
Bright Whitecolor15#d8d8d8rgb(216 216 216)hsl(0 0% 85%)oklch(88.2% 0.000 0)12.08 AAA

About Dalton Dark

Dalton Dark is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #1b1b1b background with #c8c9cc as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 10.40:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 6.50:1 (minimum 3.33:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #d85050 red, #5b914e green, #7aa2f7 blue, and #a050d0 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)