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GitHub Dark Default

GitHub Dark Default is a cool, dark terminal color scheme with a #0d1117 background and #e6edf3 text (16.0:1 contrast)

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Background
#0d1117
Foreground
#e6edf3
Text contrast
16.02:1AAA
Accent contrast
8.83:1min 7.45
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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 Default configs

16 formats, all from one palette

GitHub Dark Default

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

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

palette = 0=#484f58
palette = 1=#ff7b72
palette = 2=#3fb950
palette = 3=#d29922
palette = 4=#58a6ff
palette = 5=#bc8cff
palette = 6=#39c5cf
palette = 7=#b1bac4
palette = 8=#6e7681
palette = 9=#ffa198
palette = 10=#56d364
palette = 11=#e3b341
palette = 12=#79c0ff
palette = 13=#d2a8ff
palette = 14=#56d4dd
palette = 15=#ffffff
background = #0d1117
foreground = #e6edf3
cursor-color = #2f81f7
cursor-text = #2f81f7
selection-background = #e6edf3
selection-foreground = #0d1117

GitHub Dark Default palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#0d1117rgb(13 17 23)hsl(216 28% 7%)oklch(17.6% 0.014 258.4)—
Foregroundforeground#e6edf3rgb(230 237 243)hsl(208 35% 93%)oklch(94.3% 0.011 243.7)16.02 AAA
Cursorcursor#2f81f7rgb(47 129 247)hsl(215 93% 58%)oklch(61.8% 0.193 258.3)5.05 AA
Cursor textcursorText#2f81f7rgb(47 129 247)hsl(215 93% 58%)oklch(61.8% 0.193 258.3)5.05 AA
Selectionselection#e6edf3rgb(230 237 243)hsl(208 35% 93%)oklch(94.3% 0.011 243.7)16.02 AAA
Selection textselectionText#0d1117rgb(13 17 23)hsl(216 28% 7%)oklch(17.6% 0.014 258.4)1.00 Fail
Blackcolor0#484f58rgb(72 79 88)hsl(214 10% 31%)oklch(42.5% 0.017 254.7)2.28 Fail
Redcolor1#ff7b72rgb(255 123 114)hsl(4 100% 72%)oklch(73.4% 0.163 25.8)7.51 AAA
Greencolor2#3fb950rgb(63 185 80)hsl(128 49% 49%)oklch(69.5% 0.181 145.6)7.45 AAA
Yellowcolor3#d29922rgb(210 153 34)hsl(41 72% 48%)oklch(72.0% 0.140 79.9)7.50 AAA
Bluecolor4#58a6ffrgb(88 166 255)hsl(212 100% 67%)oklch(71.5% 0.152 253.3)7.49 AAA
Magentacolor5#bc8cffrgb(188 140 255)hsl(265 100% 77%)oklch(73.2% 0.167 301.7)7.51 AAA
Cyancolor6#39c5cfrgb(57 197 207)hsl(184 61% 52%)oklch(75.5% 0.116 202.1)9.07 AAA
Whitecolor7#b1bac4rgb(177 186 196)hsl(212 14% 73%)oklch(78.5% 0.017 250.9)9.63 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#6e7681rgb(110 118 129)hsl(215 8% 47%)oklch(56.3% 0.020 256.3)4.12 AA Large
Bright Redcolor9#ffa198rgb(255 161 152)hsl(5 100% 80%)oklch(80.1% 0.113 25.8)9.74 AAA
Bright Greencolor10#56d364rgb(86 211 100)hsl(127 59% 58%)oklch(77.2% 0.188 145.5)9.82 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#e3b341rgb(227 179 65)hsl(42 74% 57%)oklch(79.0% 0.139 85.2)9.72 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#79c0ffrgb(121 192 255)hsl(208 100% 74%)oklch(78.6% 0.115 246.7)9.73 AAA
Bright Magentacolor13#d2a8ffrgb(210 168 255)hsl(269 100% 83%)oklch(80.1% 0.127 305.9)9.72 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#56d4ddrgb(86 212 221)hsl(184 67% 60%)oklch(80.4% 0.111 201.8)10.69 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)18.92 AAA

About GitHub Dark Default

GitHub Dark Default is a dark terminal color scheme built on a cool-tinted #0d1117 background with #e6edf3 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 16.02:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 8.83:1 (minimum 7.45:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #ff7b72 red, #3fb950 green, #58a6ff blue, and #bc8cff 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)