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Subliminal

Subliminal is a cool, dark terminal color scheme with a #282c35 background and #d4d4d4 text (9.4:1 contrast)

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Background
#282c35
Foreground
#d4d4d4
Text contrast
9.43:1AAA
Accent contrast
6.77:1min 3.88
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~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
❯ ls -la
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
~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
❯ git status
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Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 2 commits.
Changes to be committed:
new file: src/theme.css
modified: README.md
Changes not staged for commit:
modified: src/app.tsx
deleted: legacy/colors.js
Untracked files:
notes.md
~/dev/tintdex on main [!?] via ⬢ v1.4.3
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Subliminal configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Subliminal

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

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Raw file
# Theme: Subliminal (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/subliminal?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#7f7f7f
palette = 1=#e15a60
palette = 2=#a9cfa4
palette = 3=#ffe2a9
palette = 4=#6699cc
palette = 5=#f1a5ab
palette = 6=#5fb3b3
palette = 7=#d4d4d4
palette = 8=#7f7f7f
palette = 9=#e15a60
palette = 10=#a9cfa4
palette = 11=#ffe2a9
palette = 12=#6699cc
palette = 13=#f1a5ab
palette = 14=#5fb3b3
palette = 15=#d4d4d4
background = #282c35
foreground = #d4d4d4
cursor-color = #c7c7c7
cursor-text = #ffffff
selection-background = #484e5b
selection-foreground = #ffffff

Subliminal palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#282c35rgb(40 44 53)hsl(222 14% 18%)oklch(29.3% 0.017 266.4)—
Foregroundforeground#d4d4d4rgb(212 212 212)hsl(0 0% 83%)oklch(87.0% 0.000 0)9.43 AAA
Cursorcursor#c7c7c7rgb(199 199 199)hsl(0 0% 78%)oklch(83.0% 0.000 0)8.27 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)13.98 AAA
Selectionselection#484e5brgb(72 78 91)hsl(221 12% 32%)oklch(42.3% 0.023 265.7)1.68 Fail
Selection textselectionText#ffffffrgb(255 255 255)hsl(0 0% 100%)oklch(100.0% 0.000 0)13.98 AAA
Blackcolor0#7f7f7frgb(127 127 127)hsl(0 0% 50%)oklch(59.6% 0.000 0)3.49 AA Large
Redcolor1#e15a60rgb(225 90 96)hsl(357 69% 62%)oklch(64.3% 0.169 20.5)3.88 AA Large
Greencolor2#a9cfa4rgb(169 207 164)hsl(113 31% 73%)oklch(81.6% 0.072 141.8)8.09 AAA
Yellowcolor3#ffe2a9rgb(255 226 169)hsl(40 100% 83%)oklch(92.3% 0.079 84.0)11.12 AAA
Bluecolor4#6699ccrgb(102 153 204)hsl(210 50% 60%)oklch(66.8% 0.094 249.4)4.66 AA
Magentacolor5#f1a5abrgb(241 165 171)hsl(355 73% 80%)oklch(79.7% 0.090 14.1)7.13 AAA
Cyancolor6#5fb3b3rgb(95 179 179)hsl(180 36% 54%)oklch(71.4% 0.082 195.5)5.72 AA
Whitecolor7#d4d4d4rgb(212 212 212)hsl(0 0% 83%)oklch(87.0% 0.000 0)9.43 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#7f7f7frgb(127 127 127)hsl(0 0% 50%)oklch(59.6% 0.000 0)3.49 AA Large
Bright Redcolor9#e15a60rgb(225 90 96)hsl(357 69% 62%)oklch(64.3% 0.169 20.5)3.88 AA Large
Bright Greencolor10#a9cfa4rgb(169 207 164)hsl(113 31% 73%)oklch(81.6% 0.072 141.8)8.09 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#ffe2a9rgb(255 226 169)hsl(40 100% 83%)oklch(92.3% 0.079 84.0)11.12 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#6699ccrgb(102 153 204)hsl(210 50% 60%)oklch(66.8% 0.094 249.4)4.66 AA
Bright Magentacolor13#f1a5abrgb(241 165 171)hsl(355 73% 80%)oklch(79.7% 0.090 14.1)7.13 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#5fb3b3rgb(95 179 179)hsl(180 36% 54%)oklch(71.4% 0.082 195.5)5.72 AA
Bright Whitecolor15#d4d4d4rgb(212 212 212)hsl(0 0% 83%)oklch(87.0% 0.000 0)9.43 AAA

About Subliminal

Subliminal is a dark terminal color scheme built on a cool-tinted #282c35 background with #d4d4d4 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 9.43:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 6.77:1 (minimum 3.88:1).

Its palette is moderately saturated, anchored by #e15a60 red, #a9cfa4 green, #6699cc blue, and #f1a5ab 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)