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Windows Highcontrast

Windows Highcontrast is a true black, vibrant, dark terminal color scheme with a #000000 background and #c0c0c0 text (11.5:1 contrast)

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Background
#000000
Foreground
#c0c0c0
Text contrast
11.54:1AAA
Accent contrast
11.62:1min 4.05
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Windows Highcontrast configs

16 formats, all from one palette

Windows Highcontrast

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

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# Theme: Windows Highcontrast (Ghostty)
# Preview & customize online: https://tintdex.afengim.com/en/schemes/windows-highcontrast?format=ghostty

palette = 0=#000000
palette = 1=#fc5454
palette = 2=#54fc54
palette = 3=#fcfc54
palette = 4=#5454fc
palette = 5=#fc54fc
palette = 6=#54fcfc
palette = 7=#c0c0c0
palette = 8=#545454
palette = 9=#fc5454
palette = 10=#54fc54
palette = 11=#fcfc54
palette = 12=#5454fc
palette = 13=#fc54fc
palette = 14=#54fcfc
palette = 15=#fcfcfc
background = #000000
foreground = #c0c0c0
cursor-color = #c0c0c0
cursor-text = #000000
selection-background = #161616
selection-foreground = #c0c0c0

Windows Highcontrast palette

Palette color values and WCAG contrast ratios against the background
ColorSlotHEXRGBHSLOKLCHContrast
Backgroundbackground#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)—
Foregroundforeground#c0c0c0rgb(192 192 192)hsl(0 0% 75%)oklch(80.8% 0.000 0)11.54 AAA
Cursorcursor#c0c0c0rgb(192 192 192)hsl(0 0% 75%)oklch(80.8% 0.000 0)11.54 AAA
Cursor textcursorText#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Selectionselection#161616rgb(22 22 22)hsl(0 0% 9%)oklch(20.0% 0.000 0)1.16 Fail
Selection textselectionText#c0c0c0rgb(192 192 192)hsl(0 0% 75%)oklch(80.8% 0.000 0)11.54 AAA
Blackcolor0#000000rgb(0 0 0)hsl(0 0% 0%)oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)1.00 Fail
Redcolor1#fc5454rgb(252 84 84)hsl(0 97% 66%)oklch(67.6% 0.204 24.4)6.54 AA
Greencolor2#54fc54rgb(84 252 84)hsl(120 97% 66%)oklch(87.3% 0.250 143.1)15.43 AAA
Yellowcolor3#fcfc54rgb(252 252 84)hsl(60 97% 66%)oklch(96.2% 0.182 109.4)19.19 AAA
Bluecolor4#5454fcrgb(84 84 252)hsl(240 97% 66%)oklch(55.5% 0.242 275.1)4.05 AA Large
Magentacolor5#fc54fcrgb(252 84 252)hsl(300 97% 66%)oklch(73.4% 0.269 327.9)7.81 AAA
Cyancolor6#54fcfcrgb(84 252 252)hsl(180 97% 66%)oklch(90.7% 0.135 195.0)16.71 AAA
Whitecolor7#c0c0c0rgb(192 192 192)hsl(0 0% 75%)oklch(80.8% 0.000 0)11.54 AAA
Bright Blackcolor8#545454rgb(84 84 84)hsl(0 0% 33%)oklch(44.6% 0.000 0)2.77 Fail
Bright Redcolor9#fc5454rgb(252 84 84)hsl(0 97% 66%)oklch(67.6% 0.204 24.4)6.54 AA
Bright Greencolor10#54fc54rgb(84 252 84)hsl(120 97% 66%)oklch(87.3% 0.250 143.1)15.43 AAA
Bright Yellowcolor11#fcfc54rgb(252 252 84)hsl(60 97% 66%)oklch(96.2% 0.182 109.4)19.19 AAA
Bright Bluecolor12#5454fcrgb(84 84 252)hsl(240 97% 66%)oklch(55.5% 0.242 275.1)4.05 AA Large
Bright Magentacolor13#fc54fcrgb(252 84 252)hsl(300 97% 66%)oklch(73.4% 0.269 327.9)7.81 AAA
Bright Cyancolor14#54fcfcrgb(84 252 252)hsl(180 97% 66%)oklch(90.7% 0.135 195.0)16.71 AAA
Bright Whitecolor15#fcfcfcrgb(252 252 252)hsl(0 0% 99%)oklch(99.1% 0.000 0)20.47 AAA

About Windows Highcontrast

Windows Highcontrast is a dark terminal color scheme built on a neutral #000000 background with #c0c0c0 as the default foreground. Body text reaches a 11.54:1 WCAG contrast ratio (AAA), while the 12 ANSI accent colors average 11.62:1 (minimum 4.05:1).

Its palette is highly saturated, anchored by #fc5454 red, #54fc54 green, #5454fc blue, and #fc54fc 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.

Published upstream with an identical palette under the names Windows High Contrast

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Source: Gogh (MIT OR Apache-2.0)