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Monokai

Monokai is a vibrant, dark terminal color scheme with a #272822 background and #fdfff1 text (14.7:1 contrast)

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Background
#272822
Foreground
#fdfff1
Text contrast
14.69:1AAA
Accent contrast
7.50:1min 3.93
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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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Monokai configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Monokai

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

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

palette = 0=#272822
palette = 1=#f92672
palette = 2=#a6e22e
palette = 3=#e6db74
palette = 4=#fd971f
palette = 5=#ae81ff
palette = 6=#66d9ef
palette = 7=#fdfff1
palette = 8=#6e7066
palette = 9=#f92672
palette = 10=#a6e22e
palette = 11=#e6db74
palette = 12=#fd971f
palette = 13=#ae81ff
palette = 14=#66d9ef
palette = 15=#fdfff1
background = #272822
foreground = #fdfff1
cursor-color = #c0c1b5
cursor-text = #272822
selection-background = #56574f
selection-foreground = #fdfff1

Monokai palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#272822rgb(39 40 34)hsl(70 8% 15%)oklch(27.4% 0.011 114.8)—
Foregroundforeground#fdfff1rgb(253 255 241)hsl(69 100% 97%)oklch(99.5% 0.018 113.3)14.69 AAA
Cursorcursor#c0c1b5rgb(192 193 181)hsl(65 9% 73%)oklch(80.7% 0.017 110.6)8.17 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#272822rgb(39 40 34)hsl(70 8% 15%)oklch(27.4% 0.011 114.8)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#56574frgb(86 87 79)hsl(67 5% 33%)oklch(45.3% 0.013 112.7)2.03 Fail
Selection textselectionText#fdfff1rgb(253 255 241)hsl(69 100% 97%)oklch(99.5% 0.018 113.3)14.69 AAA
Blackcolor0#272822rgb(39 40 34)hsl(70 8% 15%)oklch(27.4% 0.011 114.8)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#f92672rgb(249 38 114)hsl(338 95% 56%)oklch(64.2% 0.240 7.5)3.93 AA Large
Greencolor2#a6e22ergb(166 226 46)hsl(80 76% 53%)oklch(84.1% 0.204 127.3)9.58 AAA
Yellowcolor3#e6db74rgb(230 219 116)hsl(54 70% 68%)oklch(87.9% 0.125 103.2)10.44 AAA
Bluecolor4#fd971frgb(253 151 31)hsl(32 98% 56%)oklch(76.7% 0.168 62.4)6.81 AA
Magentacolor5#ae81ffrgb(174 129 255)hsl(261 100% 75%)oklch(70.1% 0.181 298.1)5.23 AA
Cyancolor6#66d9efrgb(102 217 239)hsl(190 81% 67%)oklch(82.7% 0.108 212.0)9.01 AAA
Whitecolor7#fdfff1rgb(253 255 241)hsl(69 100% 97%)oklch(99.5% 0.018 113.3)14.69 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#6e7066rgb(110 112 102)hsl(72 5% 42%)oklch(54.0% 0.015 116.1)2.95 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#f92672rgb(249 38 114)hsl(338 95% 56%)oklch(64.2% 0.240 7.5)3.93 AA Large
Bright Greencolor10#a6e22ergb(166 226 46)hsl(80 76% 53%)oklch(84.1% 0.204 127.3)9.58 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#e6db74rgb(230 219 116)hsl(54 70% 68%)oklch(87.9% 0.125 103.2)10.44 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#fd971frgb(253 151 31)hsl(32 98% 56%)oklch(76.7% 0.168 62.4)6.81 AA
Bright Magentacolor13#ae81ffrgb(174 129 255)hsl(261 100% 75%)oklch(70.1% 0.181 298.1)5.23 AA
Bright Cyancolor14#66d9efrgb(102 217 239)hsl(190 81% 67%)oklch(82.7% 0.108 212.0)9.01 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#fdfff1rgb(253 255 241)hsl(69 100% 97%)oklch(99.5% 0.018 113.3)14.69 AAA

About Monokai

Monokai is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #272822 background with #fdfff1 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 14.69:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 7.50:1 (minimum 3.93:1).

Its palette is highly saturated, anchored by #f92672 red, #a6e22e green, #fd971f blue, and #ae81ff magenta. Part of the Monokai theme family.

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)