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Nord

Nord is a muted, cool, dark terminal color scheme with a #2e3440 background and #d8dee9 text (9.3:1 contrast)

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Background
#2e3440
Foreground
#d8dee9
Text contrast
9.25:1AAA
Accent contrast
5.39:1min 3.05
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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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Nord configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Nord

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

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

palette = 0=#3b4252
palette = 1=#bf616a
palette = 2=#a3be8c
palette = 3=#ebcb8b
palette = 4=#81a1c1
palette = 5=#b48ead
palette = 6=#88c0d0
palette = 7=#e5e9f0
palette = 8=#4c566a
palette = 9=#bf616a
palette = 10=#a3be8c
palette = 11=#ebcb8b
palette = 12=#81a1c1
palette = 13=#b48ead
palette = 14=#8fbcbb
palette = 15=#eceff4
background = #2e3440
foreground = #d8dee9
cursor-color = #eceff4
cursor-text = #282828
selection-background = #eceff4
selection-foreground = #4c566a

Nord palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#2e3440rgb(46 52 64)hsl(220 16% 22%)oklch(32.4% 0.023 264.2)—
Foregroundforeground#d8dee9rgb(216 222 233)hsl(219 28% 88%)oklch(89.9% 0.016 262.7)9.25 AAA
Cursorcursor#eceff4rgb(236 239 244)hsl(218 27% 94%)oklch(95.1% 0.007 260.7)10.84 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#282828rgb(40 40 40)hsl(0 0% 16%)oklch(27.7% 0.000 0)1.18 Fail
Selectionselection#eceff4rgb(236 239 244)hsl(218 27% 94%)oklch(95.1% 0.007 260.7)10.84 AAA
Selection textselectionText#4c566argb(76 86 106)hsl(220 16% 36%)oklch(45.2% 0.035 264.1)1.69 Fail
Blackcolor0#3b4252rgb(59 66 82)hsl(222 16% 28%)oklch(37.9% 0.029 266.5)1.24 Fail
Redcolor1#bf616argb(191 97 106)hsl(354 42% 56%)oklch(60.6% 0.121 15.3)3.05 AA Large
Greencolor2#a3be8crgb(163 190 140)hsl(92 28% 65%)oklch(76.8% 0.075 131.1)6.13 AA
Yellowcolor3#ebcb8brgb(235 203 139)hsl(40 71% 73%)oklch(85.5% 0.089 84.1)8.00 AAA
Bluecolor4#81a1c1rgb(129 161 193)hsl(210 34% 63%)oklch(69.7% 0.059 248.7)4.64 AA
Magentacolor5#b48eadrgb(180 142 173)hsl(311 20% 63%)oklch(69.2% 0.062 332.7)4.41 AA Large
Cyancolor6#88c0d0rgb(136 192 208)hsl(193 43% 67%)oklch(77.5% 0.062 217.5)6.24 AA
Whitecolor7#e5e9f0rgb(229 233 240)hsl(218 27% 92%)oklch(93.3% 0.010 261.8)10.26 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#4c566argb(76 86 106)hsl(220 16% 36%)oklch(45.2% 0.035 264.1)1.69 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#bf616argb(191 97 106)hsl(354 42% 56%)oklch(60.6% 0.121 15.3)3.05 AA Large
Bright Greencolor10#a3be8crgb(163 190 140)hsl(92 28% 65%)oklch(76.8% 0.075 131.1)6.13 AA
Bright Yellowcolor11#ebcb8brgb(235 203 139)hsl(40 71% 73%)oklch(85.5% 0.089 84.1)8.00 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#81a1c1rgb(129 161 193)hsl(210 34% 63%)oklch(69.7% 0.059 248.7)4.64 AA
Bright Magentacolor13#b48eadrgb(180 142 173)hsl(311 20% 63%)oklch(69.2% 0.062 332.7)4.41 AA Large
Bright Cyancolor14#8fbcbbrgb(143 188 187)hsl(179 25% 65%)oklch(76.3% 0.048 194.5)5.99 AA
Bright Whitecolor15#eceff4rgb(236 239 244)hsl(218 27% 94%)oklch(95.1% 0.007 260.7)10.84 AAA

About Nord

Nord is a dark terminal color scheme built on a cool-tinted #2e3440 background with #d8dee9 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 9.25:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 5.39:1 (minimum 3.05:1).

Its palette is low-saturation, anchored by #bf616a red, #a3be8c green, #81a1c1 blue, and #b48ead magenta. Part of the Nord 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: iTerm2 Color Schemes (MIT)