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Helsinki

Helsinki is a light terminal color scheme with a #f8fafe background and #544d40 text (8.0:1 contrast)

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Background
#f8fafe
Foreground
#544d40
Text contrast
8.00:1AAA
Accent contrast
4.55:1min 2.75
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Helsinki configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Helsinki

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

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

palette = 0=#f8fafe
palette = 1=#1faa9e
palette = 2=#733d9a
palette = 3=#2e70ad
palette = 4=#b55a0f
palette = 5=#3e9d21
palette = 6=#bd4c3d
palette = 7=#544d40
palette = 8=#b0a999
palette = 9=#1faa9e
palette = 10=#733d9a
palette = 11=#2e70ad
palette = 12=#b55a0f
palette = 13=#3e9d21
palette = 14=#bd4c3d
palette = 15=#000000
background = #f8fafe
foreground = #544d40
cursor-color = #544d40
cursor-text = #f8fafe
selection-background = #e4e5e7
selection-foreground = #544d40

Helsinki palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#f8fafergb(248 250 254)hsl(220 75% 98%)oklch(98.5% 0.006 264.5)—
Foregroundforeground#544d40rgb(84 77 64)hsl(39 14% 29%)oklch(42.3% 0.023 83.0)8.00 AAA
Cursorcursor#544d40rgb(84 77 64)hsl(39 14% 29%)oklch(42.3% 0.023 83.0)8.00 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#f8fafergb(248 250 254)hsl(220 75% 98%)oklch(98.5% 0.006 264.5)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#e4e5e7rgb(228 229 231)hsl(220 6% 90%)oklch(92.2% 0.003 264.5)1.21 Fail
Selection textselectionText#544d40rgb(84 77 64)hsl(39 14% 29%)oklch(42.3% 0.023 83.0)8.00 AAA
Blackcolor0#f8fafergb(248 250 254)hsl(220 75% 98%)oklch(98.5% 0.006 264.5)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#1faa9ergb(31 170 158)hsl(175 69% 39%)oklch(66.7% 0.111 185.7)2.75 Fail
Greencolor2#733d9argb(115 61 154)hsl(275 43% 42%)oklch(47.1% 0.150 308.5)7.02 AAA
Yellowcolor3#2e70adrgb(46 112 173)hsl(209 58% 43%)oklch(53.3% 0.117 249.5)4.98 AA
Bluecolor4#b55a0frgb(181 90 15)hsl(27 85% 38%)oklch(56.8% 0.141 52.0)4.53 AA
Magentacolor5#3e9d21rgb(62 157 33)hsl(106 65% 37%)oklch(61.6% 0.180 139.7)3.32 AA Large
Cyancolor6#bd4c3drgb(189 76 61)hsl(7 51% 49%)oklch(56.4% 0.149 30.0)4.71 AA
Whitecolor7#544d40rgb(84 77 64)hsl(39 14% 29%)oklch(42.3% 0.023 83.0)8.00 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#b0a999rgb(176 169 153)hsl(42 13% 65%)oklch(73.6% 0.024 87.2)2.24 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#1faa9ergb(31 170 158)hsl(175 69% 39%)oklch(66.7% 0.111 185.7)2.75 Fail
Bright Greencolor10#733d9argb(115 61 154)hsl(275 43% 42%)oklch(47.1% 0.150 308.5)7.02 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#2e70adrgb(46 112 173)hsl(209 58% 43%)oklch(53.3% 0.117 249.5)4.98 AA
Bright Bluecolor12#b55a0frgb(181 90 15)hsl(27 85% 38%)oklch(56.8% 0.141 52.0)4.53 AA
Bright Magentacolor13#3e9d21rgb(62 157 33)hsl(106 65% 37%)oklch(61.6% 0.180 139.7)3.32 AA Large
Bright Cyancolor14#bd4c3drgb(189 76 61)hsl(7 51% 49%)oklch(56.4% 0.149 30.0)4.71 AA
Bright Whitecolor15#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)20.10 AAA

About Helsinki

Helsinki is a light terminal color scheme built on a neutral #f8fafe background with #544d40 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 8.00:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 4.55:1 (minimum 2.75:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #1faa9e red, #733d9a green, #b55a0f blue, and #3e9d21 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: Tinted Theming (Base16 & Base24) (MIT)