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2021
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XTerm Color Cheat Sheet

XTerm Color Cheat Sheet
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For those who need a cheat sheet on XTerm colors, here a quick and short reference overview.
These colors should work for anything that supports the XTerm color-scheme, so this includes several Terminal emulators and several Shell variants like Z-Shell.

I needed this while customizing my Z-Shell prompt, and I hope this is useful to others as well as a reference sheet.
I’ve split it up in the 16 basic colors, 24 greyscale “colors”, and 256 colors.



XTerm Colors

There is not much to say about this. XTerm supports certain color-schemes – if this doesn’t ring a bell, then you probably do not need it.

Below you’ll find the 16 color, 24 “color” greyscale, and the 256 color palette.
Besides the code number used in XTerm, I’ve added the RGB Hexadecimal code as well, which can be used in applications or websites (CSS).

To find out how you can apply these colors for the Z-Shell prompt see also this article: How to Customize Z-Shell Prompt.

16 Colors

From my understanding, any XTerm that supports colors, ate least supports these 16 base colors.

XTerm 16 Colors Set
000
#000000		 001
#800000		 002
#008000		 003
#808000		 004
#000080		 005
#800080		 006
#008080		 007
#c0c0c0
008
#808080		 009
#ff0000		 010
#00ff00		 011
#ffff00		 012
#0000ff		 013
#ff00ff		 014
#00ffff		 015
#ffffff

24 Greyscale Colors

XTerm does support greyscale colors as well.

24 Greyscale Colors
232
#080808		 233
#121212		 234
#1c1c1c		 235
#262626		 236
#303030		 237
#3a3a3a		 238
#444444		 239
#4e4e4e		 240
#585858		 241
#626262		 242
#6c6c6c		 243
#767676
255
#eeeeee		 254
#e4e4e4		 253
#dadada		 252
#d0d0d0		 251
#c6c6c6		 250
#bcbcbc		 249
#b2b2b2		 248
#a8a8a8		 247
#9e9e9e		 246
#949494		 245
#8a8a8a		 244
#808080

256 Colors Color-Scheme

Modern XTerm applications and Shells do support the 256 color palette as well.

256 Colors Color-Scheme
016
#000000		 022
#005f00		 028
#008700		 034
#00af00		 040
#00d700		 046
#00ff00		 082
#5fff00		 076
#5fd700		 070
#5faf00		 064
#5f8700		 058
#5f5f00		 052
#5f0000
017
#00005f		 023
#005f5f		 029
#00875f		 035
#00af5f		 041
#00d75f		 047
#00ff5f		 083
#5fff5f		 077
#5fd75f		 071
#5faf5f		 065
#5f875f		 059
#5f5f5f		 053
#5f005f
018
#000087		 024
#005f87		 030
#008787		 036
#00af87		 042
#00d787		 048
#00ff87		 084
#5fff87		 078
#5fd787		 072
#5faf87		 066
#5f8787		 060
#5f5f87		 054
#5f0087
019
#0000af		 025
#005faf		 031
#0087af		 037
#00afaf		 043
#00d7af		 049
#00ffaf		 085
#5fffaf		 079
#5fd7af		 073
#5fafaf		 067
#5f87af		 061
#5f5faf		 055
#5f00af
020
#0000d7		 026
#005fd7		 032
#0087d7		 038
#00afd7		 044
#00d7d7		 050
#00ffd7		 086
#5fffd7		 080
#5fd7d7		 074
#5fafd7		 068
#5f87d7		 062
#5f5fd7		 056
#5f00d7
021
#0000ff		 027
#005fff		 033
#0087ff		 039
#00afff		 045
#00d7ff		 051
#00ffff		 087
#5fffff		 081
#5fd7ff		 075
#5fafff		 069
#5f87ff		 063
#5f5fff		 057
#5f00ff
093
#8700ff		 099
#875fff		 105
#8787ff		 111
#87afff		 117
#87d7ff		 123
#87ffff		 159
#afffff		 153
#afd7ff		 147
#afafff		 141
#af87ff		 135
#af5fff		 129
#af00ff
092
#8700d7		 098
#875fd7		 104
#8787d7		 110
#87afd7		 116
#87d7d7		 122
#87ffd7		 158
#afffd7		 152
#afd7d7		 146
#afafd7		 140
#af87d7		 134
#af5fd7		 128
#af00d7
091
#8700af		 097
#875faf		 103
#8787af		 109
#87afaf		 115
#87d7af		 121
#87ffaf		 157
#afffaf		 151
#afd7af		 145
#afafaf		 139
#af87af		 133
#af5faf		 127
#af00af
090
#870087		 096
#875f87		 102
#878787		 108
#87af87		 114
#87d787		 120
#87ff87		 156
#afff87		 150
#afd787		 144
#afaf87		 138
#af8787		 132
#af5f87		 126
#af0087
089
#87005f		 095
#875f5f		 101
#87875f		 107
#87af5f		 113
#87d75f		 119
#87ff5f		 155
#afff5f		 149
#afd75f		 143
#afaf5f		 137
#af875f		 131
#af5f5f		 125
#af005f
088
#870000		 094
#875f00		 100
#878700		 106
#87af00		 112
#87d700		 118
#87ff00		 154
#afff00		 148
#afd700		 142
#afaf00		 136
#af8700		 130
#af5f00		 124
#af0000
160
#d70000		 166
#d75f00		 172
#d78700		 178
#dfaf00		 184
#dfdf00		 190
#dfff00		 226
#ffff00		 220
#ffdf00		 214
#ffaf00		 208
#ff8700		 202
#ff5f00		 196
#ff0000
161
#d7005f		 167
#d75f5f		 173
#d7875f		 179
#dfaf5f		 185
#dfdf5f		 191
#dfff5f		 227
#ffff5f		 221
#ffdf5f		 215
#ffaf5f		 209
#ff875f		 203
#ff5f5f		 197
#ff005f
162
#d70087		 168
#d75f87		 174
#d78787		 180
#dfaf87		 186
#dfdf87		 192
#dfff87		 228
#ffff87		 222
#ffdf87		 216
#ffaf87		 210
#ff8787		 204
#ff5f87		 198
#ff0087
163
#d700af		 169
#d75faf		 175
#d787af		 181
#dfafaf		 187
#dfdfaf		 193
#dfffaf		 229
#ffffaf		 223
#ffdfaf		 217
#ffafaf		 211
#ff87af		 205
#ff5faf		 199
#ff00af
164
#d700d7		 170
#d75fd7		 176
#d787d7		 182
#dfafdf		 188
#dfdfdf		 194
#dfffdf		 230
#ffffdf		 224
#ffdfdf		 218
#ffafdf		 212
#ff87df		 206
#ff5fdf		 200
#ff00df
165
#d700ff		 171
#d75fff		 177
#d787ff		 183
#dfafff		 189
#dfdfff		 195
#dfffff		 231
#ffffff		 225
#ffdfff		 219
#ffafff		 213
#ff87ff		 207
#ff5fff		 201
#ff00ff

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