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Stark Contrast

Stark Contrast is a true black, dark terminal color scheme with a #0b0a0a background and #dedede text (14.7:1 contrast)

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Background
#0b0a0a
Foreground
#dedede
Text contrast
14.70:1AAA
Accent contrast
9.10:1min 3.00
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Stark Contrast configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Stark Contrast

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

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# Theme: Stark Contrast (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/stark-contrast?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#181616
palette = 1=#ba0e2e
palette = 2=#ffbb29
palette = 3=#f03113
palette = 4=#f03113
palette = 5=#aaaaaa
palette = 6=#ffbb29
palette = 7=#ebebeb
palette = 8=#332e2e
palette = 9=#e61f44
palette = 10=#ffdb8f
palette = 11=#f68573
palette = 12=#f68573
palette = 13=#dddddd
palette = 14=#ffdb8f
palette = 15=#ffffff
background = #0b0a0a
foreground = #dedede
cursor-color = #f8f8f0
cursor-text = #dedede
selection-background = #f03113
selection-foreground = #ffffff

Stark Contrast palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#0b0a0argb(11 10 10)hsl(0 5% 4%)oklch(14.6% 0.002 17.4)—
Foregroundforeground#dededergb(222 222 222)hsl(0 0% 87%)oklch(90.1% 0.000 0)14.70 AAA
Cursorcursor#f8f8f0rgb(248 248 240)hsl(60 36% 96%)oklch(97.7% 0.011 106.6)18.53 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#dededergb(222 222 222)hsl(0 0% 87%)oklch(90.1% 0.000 0)14.70 AAA
Selectionselection#f03113rgb(240 49 19)hsl(8 88% 51%)oklch(61.9% 0.228 31.5)4.85 AA
Selection textselectionText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)19.77 AAA
Blackcolor0#181616rgb(24 22 22)hsl(0 4% 9%)oklch(20.3% 0.003 17.4)1.10 Fail
Redcolor1#ba0e2ergb(186 14 46)hsl(349 86% 39%)oklch(50.3% 0.196 21.1)3.00 AA Large
Greencolor2#ffbb29rgb(255 187 41)hsl(41 100% 58%)oklch(83.4% 0.163 80.4)11.67 AAA
Yellowcolor3#f03113rgb(240 49 19)hsl(8 88% 51%)oklch(61.9% 0.228 31.5)4.85 AA
Bluecolor4#f03113rgb(240 49 19)hsl(8 88% 51%)oklch(61.9% 0.228 31.5)4.85 AA
Magentacolor5#aaaaaargb(170 170 170)hsl(0 0% 67%)oklch(73.8% 0.000 0)8.51 AAA
Cyancolor6#ffbb29rgb(255 187 41)hsl(41 100% 58%)oklch(83.4% 0.163 80.4)11.67 AAA
Whitecolor7#ebebebrgb(235 235 235)hsl(0 0% 92%)oklch(94.0% 0.000 0)16.59 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#332e2ergb(51 46 46)hsl(0 5% 19%)oklch(30.6% 0.007 17.6)1.48 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#e61f44rgb(230 31 68)hsl(349 80% 51%)oklch(59.5% 0.225 19.4)4.37 AA Large
Bright Greencolor10#ffdb8frgb(255 219 143)hsl(41 100% 78%)oklch(90.5% 0.103 85.1)14.86 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#f68573rgb(246 133 115)hsl(8 88% 71%)oklch(73.8% 0.141 30.3)8.02 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#f68573rgb(246 133 115)hsl(8 88% 71%)oklch(73.8% 0.141 30.3)8.02 AAA
Bright Magentacolor13#ddddddrgb(221 221 221)hsl(0 0% 87%)oklch(89.8% 0.000 0)14.56 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#ffdb8frgb(255 219 143)hsl(41 100% 78%)oklch(90.5% 0.103 85.1)14.86 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)19.77 AAA

About Stark Contrast

Stark Contrast is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #0b0a0a background with #dedede as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 14.70:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 9.10:1 (minimum 3.00:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #ba0e2e red, #ffbb29 green, #f03113 blue, and #aaaaaa 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: Rainglow (MIT)