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Telegram Desktop night theme file (night.tdesktop-theme)
Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Institute | Molodetz Institute — Research & Retrieval Division |
| Subject | tui-framework-design |
| Document type | Source Dossier |
| Tier | 1 |
| Source title | night.tdesktop-theme (Telegram Desktop built-in Night theme) |
| Source URL | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/dev/Telegram/Resources/night.tdesktop-theme |
| Source publisher / author | Telegram Desktop contributors (tdesktop project) |
| Source type | repository |
| Source date (published) | Unknown — not stated |
| Date researched | 2026-10-11 |
| Researched by | tai (agent), model: Muse Spark, on behalf of retoor |
| Research method | direct page fetch |
| Confidence | High |
| Status | Active |
Summary
The authoritative built-in dark theme for Telegram Desktop: dark-slate incoming bubbles against muted-blue outgoing bubbles, light in-bubble timestamps, near-transparent shadows, and brighter re-tones of the same 8-hue peer palette. Pairs key-by-key with the day file.
Key findings
- Message bubbles: incoming
msgInBg #182533, outgoingmsgOutBg #2b5278; selected-bubble overlay#2e70a5; shadows near-transparent. - Message text is near-white incoming (
#f5f5f5-ish) and white outgoing. - In-bubble time color: incoming
#6d7f8f, outgoing#7da8d3. - Service pills:
msgServiceBg #213040d5. - Chat-list unread pill ("badge"):
#4082bc, muted#3e546a, white text; name#f5f5f5, snippet#7f91a4, date#8696a8. - Group sender-name peer palette (night re-tones): red
#fb6169, green#85de85, yellow#f3bc5c, blue#65bdf3, purple#b48bf2, pink#ff5694, sea#62d4e3, orange#faa357. - Top bar background and compose background are
#17212b.
Pros / strengths
- Authoritative source: the actual shipped built-in dark theme.
- Exact hexes that pair with the day file, so every role has a verified light and dark default.
- Confirms the peer palette survives re-toning across schemes rather than being replaced.
Cons / limitations / caveats
- Desktop only: iOS, Android, and Web dark defaults were not verified against this file.
- No geometry (radii, paddings, spacing, tail shape) is in evidence from this source.
- Key semantics inferred from names; rendering behavior needs the client code.
Relevance to tai
Canonical dark-theme defaults for the Telegram look-and-feel decisions, and the dark half of every day/night role pair tai's theme defaults should carry.
Changelog
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-11 | Initial dossier created. |