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Gruber Darker

Gruber Darker is a dark terminal color scheme with a #181818 background and #e4e4e4 text (14.0:1 contrast)

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Background
#181818
Foreground
#e4e4e4
Text contrast
13.97:1AAA
Accent contrast
8.22:1min 4.52
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❯ 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
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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
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Gruber Darker configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Gruber Darker

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

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Raw file
# Theme: Gruber Darker (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/gruber-darker?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#181818
palette = 1=#ff0a36
palette = 2=#42dc00
palette = 3=#ffdb00
palette = 4=#92a7cb
palette = 5=#a095cb
palette = 6=#90aa9e
palette = 7=#e4e4e4
palette = 8=#54494e
palette = 9=#ff3851
palette = 10=#42dc00
palette = 11=#ffdb00
palette = 12=#92a7cb
palette = 13=#afafda
palette = 14=#90aa9e
palette = 15=#f5f5f5
background = #181818
foreground = #e4e4e4
cursor-color = #ffdb00
cursor-text = #ffffff
selection-background = #ffffff
selection-foreground = #54494e

Gruber Darker palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#181818rgb(24 24 24)hsl(0 0% 9%)oklch(20.9% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#e4e4e4rgb(228 228 228)hsl(0 0% 89%)oklch(91.9% 0.000 0)13.97 AAA
Cursorcursor#ffdb00rgb(255 219 0)hsl(52 100% 50%)oklch(89.5% 0.184 97.0)13.01 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)17.76 AAA
Selectionselection#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)17.76 AAA
Selection textselectionText#54494ergb(84 73 78)hsl(333 7% 31%)oklch(41.8% 0.017 348.6)2.06 Fail
Blackcolor0#181818rgb(24 24 24)hsl(0 0% 9%)oklch(20.9% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#ff0a36rgb(255 10 54)hsl(349 100% 52%)oklch(63.3% 0.253 23.3)4.52 AA
Greencolor2#42dc00rgb(66 220 0)hsl(102 100% 43%)oklch(78.3% 0.253 140.2)9.70 AAA
Yellowcolor3#ffdb00rgb(255 219 0)hsl(52 100% 50%)oklch(89.5% 0.184 97.0)13.01 AAA
Bluecolor4#92a7cbrgb(146 167 203)hsl(218 35% 68%)oklch(72.5% 0.058 261.2)7.28 AAA
Magentacolor5#a095cbrgb(160 149 203)hsl(252 34% 69%)oklch(69.9% 0.079 293.6)6.47 AA
Cyancolor6#90aa9ergb(144 170 158)hsl(152 13% 62%)oklch(71.5% 0.034 165.8)7.13 AAA
Whitecolor7#e4e4e4rgb(228 228 228)hsl(0 0% 89%)oklch(91.9% 0.000 0)13.97 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#54494ergb(84 73 78)hsl(333 7% 31%)oklch(41.8% 0.017 348.6)2.06 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#ff3851rgb(255 56 81)hsl(352 100% 61%)oklch(65.6% 0.231 20.3)5.02 AA
Bright Greencolor10#42dc00rgb(66 220 0)hsl(102 100% 43%)oklch(78.3% 0.253 140.2)9.70 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#ffdb00rgb(255 219 0)hsl(52 100% 50%)oklch(89.5% 0.184 97.0)13.01 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#92a7cbrgb(146 167 203)hsl(218 35% 68%)oklch(72.5% 0.058 261.2)7.28 AAA
Bright Magentacolor13#afafdargb(175 175 218)hsl(240 37% 77%)oklch(76.9% 0.061 284.9)8.43 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#90aa9ergb(144 170 158)hsl(152 13% 62%)oklch(71.5% 0.034 165.8)7.13 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#f5f5f5rgb(245 245 245)hsl(0 0% 96%)oklch(97.0% 0.000 0)16.29 AAA

About Gruber Darker

Gruber Darker is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #181818 background with #e4e4e4 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 13.97:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 8.22:1 (minimum 4.52:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #ff0a36 red, #42dc00 green, #92a7cb blue, and #a095cb 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)