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Linux Vt

Linux Vt is a true black, vibrant, dark terminal color scheme with a #000000 background and #aaaaaa text (9.0:1 contrast)

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Background
#000000
Foreground
#aaaaaa
Text contrast
9.04:1AAA
Accent contrast
8.10:1min 2.71
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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
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modified: src/app.tsx
deleted: legacy/colors.js
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Linux Vt configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Linux Vt

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

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# Theme: Linux Vt (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/linux-vt?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#000000
palette = 1=#aa0000
palette = 2=#00aa00
palette = 3=#ffff55
palette = 4=#5555ff
palette = 5=#ff55ff
palette = 6=#00aaaa
palette = 7=#aaaaaa
palette = 8=#555555
palette = 9=#aa0000
palette = 10=#00aa00
palette = 11=#ffff55
palette = 12=#5555ff
palette = 13=#ff55ff
palette = 14=#00aaaa
palette = 15=#ffffff
background = #000000
foreground = #aaaaaa
cursor-color = #aaaaaa
cursor-text = #000000
selection-background = #131313
selection-foreground = #aaaaaa

Linux Vt 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#aaaaaargb(170 170 170)hsl(0 0% 67%)oklch(73.8% 0.000 0)9.04 AAA
Cursorcursor#aaaaaargb(170 170 170)hsl(0 0% 67%)oklch(73.8% 0.000 0)9.04 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#131313rgb(19 19 19)hsl(0 0% 7%)oklch(18.7% 0.000 0)1.13 Fail
Selection textselectionText#aaaaaargb(170 170 170)hsl(0 0% 67%)oklch(73.8% 0.000 0)9.04 AAA
Blackcolor0#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#aa0000rgb(170 0 0)hsl(0 100% 33%)oklch(46.3% 0.190 29.2)2.71 Fail
Greencolor2#00aa00rgb(0 170 0)hsl(120 100% 33%)oklch(63.9% 0.218 142.5)6.75 AA
Yellowcolor3#ffff55rgb(255 255 85)hsl(60 100% 67%)oklch(97.1% 0.183 109.4)19.69 AAA
Bluecolor4#5555ffrgb(85 85 255)hsl(240 100% 67%)oklch(56.0% 0.244 275.1)4.13 AA Large
Magentacolor5#ff55ffrgb(255 85 255)hsl(300 100% 67%)oklch(74.0% 0.272 327.9)8.00 AAA
Cyancolor6#00aaaargb(0 170 170)hsl(180 100% 33%)oklch(66.8% 0.114 194.8)7.33 AAA
Whitecolor7#aaaaaargb(170 170 170)hsl(0 0% 67%)oklch(73.8% 0.000 0)9.04 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#555555rgb(85 85 85)hsl(0 0% 33%)oklch(45.0% 0.000 0)2.82 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#aa0000rgb(170 0 0)hsl(0 100% 33%)oklch(46.3% 0.190 29.2)2.71 Fail
Bright Greencolor10#00aa00rgb(0 170 0)hsl(120 100% 33%)oklch(63.9% 0.218 142.5)6.75 AA
Bright Yellowcolor11#ffff55rgb(255 255 85)hsl(60 100% 67%)oklch(97.1% 0.183 109.4)19.69 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#5555ffrgb(85 85 255)hsl(240 100% 67%)oklch(56.0% 0.244 275.1)4.13 AA Large
Bright Magentacolor13#ff55ffrgb(255 85 255)hsl(300 100% 67%)oklch(74.0% 0.272 327.9)8.00 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#00aaaargb(0 170 170)hsl(180 100% 33%)oklch(66.8% 0.114 194.8)7.33 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)21.00 AAA

About Linux Vt

Linux Vt is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #000000 background with #aaaaaa as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 9.04:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 8.10:1 (minimum 2.71:1).

Its palette is highly saturated, anchored by #aa0000 red, #00aa00 green, #5555ff blue, and #ff55ff 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)