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Idea

Idea is a dark terminal color scheme with a #202020 background and #adadad text (7.3:1 contrast)

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Background
#202020
Foreground
#adadad
Text contrast
7.26:1AAA
Accent contrast
6.47:1min 3.84
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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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Idea configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Idea

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

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

palette = 0=#adadad
palette = 1=#fc5256
palette = 2=#98b61c
palette = 3=#ccb444
palette = 4=#437ee7
palette = 5=#9d74b0
palette = 6=#248887
palette = 7=#181818
palette = 8=#ffffff
palette = 9=#fc7072
palette = 10=#98b61c
palette = 11=#ffff0b
palette = 12=#6c9ced
palette = 13=#fc7eff
palette = 14=#248887
palette = 15=#181818
background = #202020
foreground = #adadad
cursor-color = #bbbbbb
cursor-text = #ffffff
selection-background = #44475a
selection-foreground = #ffffff

Idea palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#202020rgb(32 32 32)hsl(0 0% 13%)oklch(24.4% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#adadadrgb(173 173 173)hsl(0 0% 68%)oklch(74.8% 0.000 0)7.26 AAA
Cursorcursor#bbbbbbrgb(187 187 187)hsl(0 0% 73%)oklch(79.2% 0.000 0)8.49 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)16.29 AAA
Selectionselection#44475argb(68 71 90)hsl(232 14% 31%)oklch(40.3% 0.032 277.8)1.78 Fail
Selection textselectionText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)16.29 AAA
Blackcolor0#adadadrgb(173 173 173)hsl(0 0% 68%)oklch(74.8% 0.000 0)7.26 AAA
Redcolor1#fc5256rgb(252 82 86)hsl(359 97% 65%)oklch(67.4% 0.206 23.3)5.03 AA
Greencolor2#98b61crgb(152 182 28)hsl(72 73% 41%)oklch(72.8% 0.168 121.1)7.02 AAA
Yellowcolor3#ccb444rgb(204 180 68)hsl(49 57% 53%)oklch(77.0% 0.132 97.0)7.90 AAA
Bluecolor4#437ee7rgb(67 126 231)hsl(218 77% 58%)oklch(60.8% 0.171 260.9)4.17 AA Large
Magentacolor5#9d74b0rgb(157 116 176)hsl(281 28% 57%)oklch(62.2% 0.099 314.7)4.31 AA Large
Cyancolor6#248887rgb(36 136 135)hsl(179 58% 34%)oklch(57.2% 0.088 194.0)3.84 AA Large
Whitecolor7#181818rgb(24 24 24)hsl(0 0% 9%)oklch(20.9% 0.000 0)1.09 Fail
Bright Blackcolor8#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)16.29 AAA
Bright Redcolor9#fc7072rgb(252 112 114)hsl(359 96% 71%)oklch(71.5% 0.172 21.6)5.97 AA
Bright Greencolor10#98b61crgb(152 182 28)hsl(72 73% 41%)oklch(72.8% 0.168 121.1)7.02 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#ffff0brgb(255 255 11)hsl(60 100% 52%)oklch(96.8% 0.210 109.8)15.18 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#6c9cedrgb(108 156 237)hsl(218 78% 68%)oklch(69.4% 0.131 260.4)5.91 AA
Bright Magentacolor13#fc7effrgb(252 126 255)hsl(299 100% 75%)oklch(78.1% 0.216 326.5)7.42 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#248887rgb(36 136 135)hsl(179 58% 34%)oklch(57.2% 0.088 194.0)3.84 AA Large
Bright Whitecolor15#181818rgb(24 24 24)hsl(0 0% 9%)oklch(20.9% 0.000 0)1.09 Fail

About Idea

Idea is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #202020 background with #adadad as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 7.26:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 6.47:1 (minimum 3.84:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #fc5256 red, #98b61c green, #437ee7 blue, and #9d74b0 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.

Schemes similar to Idea

Source: iTerm2 Color Schemes (MIT)