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Helios

Helios is a dark terminal color scheme with a #1d2021 background and #d5d5d5 text (11.2:1 contrast)

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Background
#1d2021
Foreground
#d5d5d5
Text contrast
11.17:1AAA
Accent contrast
5.10:1min 3.24
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Helios configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Helios

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

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

palette = 0=#1d2021
palette = 1=#d72638
palette = 2=#88b92d
palette = 3=#f19d1a
palette = 4=#1e8bac
palette = 5=#be4264
palette = 6=#1ba595
palette = 7=#d5d5d5
palette = 8=#6f7579
palette = 9=#d72638
palette = 10=#88b92d
palette = 11=#f19d1a
palette = 12=#1e8bac
palette = 13=#be4264
palette = 14=#1ba595
palette = 15=#e5e5e5
background = #1d2021
foreground = #d5d5d5
cursor-color = #d5d5d5
cursor-text = #1d2021
selection-background = #454849
selection-foreground = #d5d5d5

Helios palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#1d2021rgb(29 32 33)hsl(195 6% 12%)oklch(24.1% 0.005 219.7)—
Foregroundforeground#d5d5d5rgb(213 213 213)hsl(0 0% 84%)oklch(87.3% 0.000 0)11.17 AAA
Cursorcursor#d5d5d5rgb(213 213 213)hsl(0 0% 84%)oklch(87.3% 0.000 0)11.17 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#1d2021rgb(29 32 33)hsl(195 6% 12%)oklch(24.1% 0.005 219.7)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#454849rgb(69 72 73)hsl(195 3% 28%)oklch(39.9% 0.004 219.6)1.78 Fail
Selection textselectionText#d5d5d5rgb(213 213 213)hsl(0 0% 84%)oklch(87.3% 0.000 0)11.17 AAA
Blackcolor0#1d2021rgb(29 32 33)hsl(195 6% 12%)oklch(24.1% 0.005 219.7)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#d72638rgb(215 38 56)hsl(354 70% 50%)oklch(57.0% 0.209 22.7)3.30 AA Large
Greencolor2#88b92drgb(136 185 45)hsl(81 61% 45%)oklch(72.5% 0.171 127.5)7.05 AAA
Yellowcolor3#f19d1argb(241 157 26)hsl(37 88% 52%)oklch(76.2% 0.160 70.1)7.48 AAA
Bluecolor4#1e8bacrgb(30 139 172)hsl(194 70% 40%)oklch(59.4% 0.104 224.0)4.17 AA Large
Magentacolor5#be4264rgb(190 66 100)hsl(344 49% 50%)oklch(56.1% 0.161 7.2)3.24 AA Large
Cyancolor6#1ba595rgb(27 165 149)hsl(173 72% 38%)oklch(65.0% 0.111 182.5)5.36 AA
Whitecolor7#d5d5d5rgb(213 213 213)hsl(0 0% 84%)oklch(87.3% 0.000 0)11.17 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#6f7579rgb(111 117 121)hsl(204 4% 45%)oklch(55.9% 0.010 236.7)3.51 AA Large
Bright Redcolor9#d72638rgb(215 38 56)hsl(354 70% 50%)oklch(57.0% 0.209 22.7)3.30 AA Large
Bright Greencolor10#88b92drgb(136 185 45)hsl(81 61% 45%)oklch(72.5% 0.171 127.5)7.05 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#f19d1argb(241 157 26)hsl(37 88% 52%)oklch(76.2% 0.160 70.1)7.48 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#1e8bacrgb(30 139 172)hsl(194 70% 40%)oklch(59.4% 0.104 224.0)4.17 AA Large
Bright Magentacolor13#be4264rgb(190 66 100)hsl(344 49% 50%)oklch(56.1% 0.161 7.2)3.24 AA Large
Bright Cyancolor14#1ba595rgb(27 165 149)hsl(173 72% 38%)oklch(65.0% 0.111 182.5)5.36 AA
Bright Whitecolor15#e5e5e5rgb(229 229 229)hsl(0 0% 90%)oklch(92.2% 0.000 0)13.02 AAA

About Helios

Helios is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #1d2021 background with #d5d5d5 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 11.17:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 5.10:1 (minimum 3.24:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #d72638 red, #88b92d green, #1e8bac blue, and #be4264 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)