Deep Slate

A minimal dark Zed theme with a near-black background and vivid syntax colors. Designed for long coding sessions across multiple languages.

Screenshots

Deep Slate Theme Deep Slate Translucent Theme

Features

Deep near-black background — easy on the eyes
Vivid, high-contrast syntax palette
Italic keywords with cursive variant
Opaque and translucent variants
Full support for: JavaScript, TypeScript, React/JSX, Svelte, Vue, Astro, PHP/Laravel/Blade, Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, Rust, CSS/SCSS, JSON, YAML, SQL, Markdown

Variants

Deep Slate: the standard opaque theme.
Deep Slate Translucent: uses semi-transparent surfaces and a blurred background for compatible environments.

Installation

Open Extensions in Zed
Search for Deep Slate
Click Install
Open the theme selector (cmd+k cmd+t on Mac or ctrl+k ctrl+t on Windows/Linux) → select Deep Slate or Deep Slate Translucent

Color Palette

Role	Color
Background	`#0c0c10`
Variables	`#dce4ff`
Keywords	`#bb9af7`
Functions	`#82aaff`
Strings	`#f2d185`
Numbers	`#f7768e`
Classes	`#f38ba8`
Properties	`#94e2d5`
Parameters	`#ffb86c`
Operators	`#bb9af7`
Comments	`#545c7e`

Recommended Settings

Add these to your ~/.config/zed/settings.json for the full minimal experience:

{
  "theme": "Deep Slate",
  "icon_theme": "Material Icon Theme",
  "ui_font_size": 16,
  "buffer_font_size": 15,
  "buffer_font_features": {
    "calt": true,
  },
  "terminal": {
    "font_family": "FiraCode Nerd Font",
    "dock": "right",
  },
  "project_panel": { "dock": "left" },
  "outline_panel": { "dock": "left" },
  "collaboration_panel": { "dock": "left" },
  "git_panel": { "dock": "left" },
  "telemetry": {
    "diagnostics": true,
    "metrics": false,
  },
}