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GitHub Dark

GitHub Dark is a soft, dark terminal color scheme with a #101216 background and #8b949e text (6.1:1 contrast)

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Background
#101216
Foreground
#8b949e
Text contrast
6.10:1AA
Accent contrast
7.21:1min 3.54
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~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
❯ ls -la
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
❯ git status
On branch main
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 2 commits.
Changes to be committed:
new file: src/theme.css
modified: README.md
Changes not staged for commit:
modified: src/app.tsx
deleted: legacy/colors.js
Untracked files:
notes.md
~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
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GitHub Dark configs

16 formats, all from one palette

GitHub Dark

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

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

palette = 0=#000000
palette = 1=#f78166
palette = 2=#56d364
palette = 3=#e3b341
palette = 4=#6ca4f8
palette = 5=#db61a2
palette = 6=#2b7489
palette = 7=#ffffff
palette = 8=#4d4d4d
palette = 9=#f78166
palette = 10=#56d364
palette = 11=#e3b341
palette = 12=#6ca4f8
palette = 13=#db61a2
palette = 14=#2b7489
palette = 15=#ffffff
background = #101216
foreground = #8b949e
cursor-color = #c9d1d9
cursor-text = #101216
selection-background = #3b5070
selection-foreground = #ffffff

GitHub Dark palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#101216rgb(16 18 22)hsl(220 16% 7%)oklch(18.2% 0.009 264.3)—
Foregroundforeground#8b949ergb(139 148 158)hsl(212 9% 58%)oklch(66.2% 0.018 250.9)6.10 AA
Cursorcursor#c9d1d9rgb(201 209 217)hsl(210 17% 82%)oklch(85.7% 0.014 248.0)12.15 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#101216rgb(16 18 22)hsl(220 16% 7%)oklch(18.2% 0.009 264.3)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#3b5070rgb(59 80 112)hsl(216 31% 34%)oklch(42.8% 0.060 258.6)2.29 Fail
Selection textselectionText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)18.75 AAA
Blackcolor0#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)1.12 Fail
Redcolor1#f78166rgb(247 129 102)hsl(11 90% 68%)oklch(73.0% 0.150 34.1)7.40 AAA
Greencolor2#56d364rgb(86 211 100)hsl(127 59% 58%)oklch(77.2% 0.188 145.5)9.73 AAA
Yellowcolor3#e3b341rgb(227 179 65)hsl(42 74% 57%)oklch(79.0% 0.139 85.2)9.63 AAA
Bluecolor4#6ca4f8rgb(108 164 248)hsl(216 91% 70%)oklch(71.6% 0.137 258.3)7.41 AAA
Magentacolor5#db61a2rgb(219 97 162)hsl(328 63% 62%)oklch(66.2% 0.168 349.5)5.57 AA
Cyancolor6#2b7489rgb(43 116 137)hsl(193 52% 35%)oklch(52.3% 0.078 220.3)3.54 AA Large
Whitecolor7#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)18.75 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#4d4d4drgb(77 77 77)hsl(0 0% 30%)oklch(42.0% 0.000 0)2.22 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#f78166rgb(247 129 102)hsl(11 90% 68%)oklch(73.0% 0.150 34.1)7.40 AAA
Bright Greencolor10#56d364rgb(86 211 100)hsl(127 59% 58%)oklch(77.2% 0.188 145.5)9.73 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#e3b341rgb(227 179 65)hsl(42 74% 57%)oklch(79.0% 0.139 85.2)9.63 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#6ca4f8rgb(108 164 248)hsl(216 91% 70%)oklch(71.6% 0.137 258.3)7.41 AAA
Bright Magentacolor13#db61a2rgb(219 97 162)hsl(328 63% 62%)oklch(66.2% 0.168 349.5)5.57 AA
Bright Cyancolor14#2b7489rgb(43 116 137)hsl(193 52% 35%)oklch(52.3% 0.078 220.3)3.54 AA Large
Bright Whitecolor15#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)18.75 AAA

About GitHub Dark

GitHub Dark is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #101216 background with #8b949e as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 6.10:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 7.21:1 (minimum 3.54:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #f78166 red, #56d364 green, #6ca4f8 blue, and #db61a2 magenta. Part of the GitHub 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.

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Source: iTerm2 Color Schemes (MIT)