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Mesa Twilight

Mesa Twilight is a pastel, cool, dark terminal color scheme with a #172b54 background and #fff0df text (12.4:1 contrast)

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Background
#172b54
Foreground
#fff0df
Text contrast
12.44:1AAA
Accent contrast
7.81:1min 6.20
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Mesa Twilight configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Mesa Twilight

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

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# Theme: Mesa Twilight (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/mesa-twilight?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#bfc4ce
palette = 1=#f1958c
palette = 2=#83cba2
palette = 3=#e9c96c
palette = 4=#83b9e6
palette = 5=#c89edb
palette = 6=#78ced3
palette = 7=#fff0df
palette = 8=#d0d4dc
palette = 9=#f8aca5
palette = 10=#9dd8b5
palette = 11=#f2d98a
palette = 12=#9fcaf0
palette = 13=#d9b6e5
palette = 14=#97dce0
palette = 15=#fffaf2
background = #172b54
foreground = #fff0df
cursor-color = #f3b85b
cursor-text = #172b54
selection-background = #34496d
selection-foreground = #fff8ed

Mesa Twilight palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#172b54rgb(23 43 84)hsl(220 57% 21%)oklch(29.7% 0.079 262.9)—
Foregroundforeground#fff0dfrgb(255 240 223)hsl(32 100% 94%)oklch(96.2% 0.028 71.0)12.44 AAA
Cursorcursor#f3b85brgb(243 184 91)hsl(37 86% 65%)oklch(81.9% 0.129 76.6)7.83 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#172b54rgb(23 43 84)hsl(220 57% 21%)oklch(29.7% 0.079 262.9)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#34496drgb(52 73 109)hsl(218 35% 32%)oklch(40.5% 0.067 260.8)1.54 Fail
Selection textselectionText#fff8edrgb(255 248 237)hsl(37 100% 96%)oklch(98.2% 0.016 79.4)13.18 AAA
Blackcolor0#bfc4cergb(191 196 206)hsl(220 13% 78%)oklch(81.9% 0.015 264.5)7.95 AAA
Redcolor1#f1958crgb(241 149 140)hsl(5 78% 75%)oklch(76.2% 0.113 26.0)6.24 AA
Greencolor2#83cba2rgb(131 203 162)hsl(146 41% 65%)oklch(78.3% 0.094 158.4)7.30 AAA
Yellowcolor3#e9c96crgb(233 201 108)hsl(45 74% 67%)oklch(84.4% 0.118 90.8)8.63 AAA
Bluecolor4#83b9e6rgb(131 185 230)hsl(207 66% 71%)oklch(76.5% 0.086 244.4)6.65 AA
Magentacolor5#c89edbrgb(200 158 219)hsl(281 46% 74%)oklch(75.8% 0.097 315.1)6.20 AA
Cyancolor6#78ced3rgb(120 206 211)hsl(183 51% 65%)oklch(79.9% 0.084 200.5)7.66 AAA
Whitecolor7#fff0dfrgb(255 240 223)hsl(32 100% 94%)oklch(96.2% 0.028 71.0)12.44 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#d0d4dcrgb(208 212 220)hsl(220 15% 84%)oklch(86.9% 0.012 264.5)9.36 AAA
Bright Redcolor9#f8aca5rgb(248 172 165)hsl(5 86% 81%)oklch(81.5% 0.091 25.1)7.57 AAA
Bright Greencolor10#9dd8b5rgb(157 216 181)hsl(144 43% 73%)oklch(83.2% 0.078 158.1)8.56 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#f2d98argb(242 217 138)hsl(46 80% 75%)oklch(88.9% 0.102 92.5)9.98 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#9fcaf0rgb(159 202 240)hsl(208 73% 78%)oklch(82.2% 0.070 245.5)8.07 AAA
Bright Magentacolor13#d9b6e5rgb(217 182 229)hsl(285 47% 81%)oklch(82.2% 0.075 317.4)7.80 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#97dce0rgb(151 220 224)hsl(183 54% 74%)oklch(85.0% 0.069 200.5)9.03 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#fffaf2rgb(255 250 242)hsl(37 100% 97%)oklch(98.7% 0.012 79.8)13.38 AAA

About Mesa Twilight

Mesa Twilight is a dark terminal color scheme built on a cool-tinted #172b54 background with #fff0df as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 12.44:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 7.81:1 (minimum 6.20:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #f1958c red, #83cba2 green, #83b9e6 blue, and #c89edb 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)