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IBM 5153 CGA (Black)

IBM 5153 CGA (Black) is a true black, vibrant, dark terminal color scheme with a #000000 background and #c4c4c4 text (12.0:1 contrast)

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Background
#000000
Foreground
#c4c4c4
Text contrast
12.04:1AAA
Accent contrast
7.91:1min 1.80
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IBM 5153 CGA (Black) configs

16 formats, all from one palette

IBM 5153 CGA (Black)

Save to ~/.config/ghostty/themes/IBM 5153 CGA (Black), then set theme = IBM 5153 CGA (Black) in config or config.ghostty

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# Theme: IBM 5153 CGA (Black) (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/ibm-5153-cga-black?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#000000
palette = 1=#c40000
palette = 2=#00c400
palette = 3=#c47e00
palette = 4=#0000c4
palette = 5=#c400c4
palette = 6=#00c4c4
palette = 7=#c4c4c4
palette = 8=#4e4e4e
palette = 9=#dc4e4e
palette = 10=#4edc4e
palette = 11=#f3f34e
palette = 12=#4e4edc
palette = 13=#f34ef3
palette = 14=#4ef3f3
palette = 15=#ffffff
background = #000000
foreground = #c4c4c4
cursor-color = #c4c4c4
cursor-text = #000000
selection-background = #c4c4c4
selection-foreground = #000000

IBM 5153 CGA (Black) palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#c4c4c4rgb(196 196 196)hsl(0 0% 77%)oklch(82.0% 0.000 0)12.04 AAA
Cursorcursor#c4c4c4rgb(196 196 196)hsl(0 0% 77%)oklch(82.0% 0.000 0)12.04 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#c4c4c4rgb(196 196 196)hsl(0 0% 77%)oklch(82.0% 0.000 0)12.04 AAA
Selection textselectionText#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Blackcolor0#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#c40000rgb(196 0 0)hsl(0 100% 38%)oklch(51.5% 0.211 29.2)3.35 AA Large
Greencolor2#00c400rgb(0 196 0)hsl(120 100% 38%)oklch(71.1% 0.242 142.5)8.90 AAA
Yellowcolor3#c47e00rgb(196 126 0)hsl(39 100% 38%)oklch(65.1% 0.140 70.8)6.33 AA
Bluecolor4#0000c4rgb(0 0 196)hsl(240 100% 38%)oklch(37.1% 0.257 264.1)1.80 Fail
Magentacolor5#c400c4rgb(196 0 196)hsl(300 100% 38%)oklch(57.6% 0.265 328.4)4.14 AA Large
Cyancolor6#00c4c4rgb(0 196 196)hsl(180 100% 38%)oklch(74.3% 0.127 194.8)9.69 AAA
Whitecolor7#c4c4c4rgb(196 196 196)hsl(0 0% 77%)oklch(82.0% 0.000 0)12.04 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#4e4e4ergb(78 78 78)hsl(0 0% 31%)oklch(42.4% 0.000 0)2.52 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#dc4e4ergb(220 78 78)hsl(0 67% 58%)oklch(61.8% 0.178 23.9)5.24 AA
Bright Greencolor10#4edc4ergb(78 220 78)hsl(120 67% 58%)oklch(79.0% 0.220 143.1)11.67 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#f3f34ergb(243 243 78)hsl(60 87% 63%)oklch(93.6% 0.178 109.4)17.74 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#4e4edcrgb(78 78 220)hsl(240 67% 58%)oklch(51.4% 0.210 276.1)3.45 AA Large
Bright Magentacolor13#f34ef3rgb(243 78 243)hsl(300 87% 63%)oklch(71.1% 0.265 327.9)7.19 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#4ef3f3rgb(78 243 243)hsl(180 87% 63%)oklch(88.2% 0.133 195.0)15.44 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)21.00 AAA

About IBM 5153 CGA (Black)

IBM 5153 CGA (Black) is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #000000 background with #c4c4c4 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 12.04:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 7.91:1 (minimum 1.80:1).

Its palette is highly saturated, anchored by #c40000 red, #00c400 green, #0000c4 blue, and #c400c4 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)