Morehouse College brand colors
Morehouse College's brand guidelines state its primary palette is maroon and white, plus black and gray as supporting colors, each with a Pantone reference, a CMYK build, an RGB triple and a hex, alongside a secondary palette given by hex without individual names.
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Palette image
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Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maroon | primary | #840028 | 132, 0, 40 | 342, 100%, 26% | 202 | 9/100/64/48 | Fill screen |
| White | neutral light | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | 0/0/0/0 | Fill screen |
| Black | neutral dark | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | 0, 0%, 0% | Black 6 C | 75/68/67/100 | Fill screen |
| Gray | secondary | #A7A8A9 | 167, 168, 169 | 210, 1%, 66% | Cool Gray 6 | 16/11/11/27 | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
Maroon passes AA for body text on white, at 10.4 to 1.
Of 26 ordered pairs in this palette, 16 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 18 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Maroon | White | Black | Gray | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maroon | 10.4Maroon on White, passes AA for body text | 2.0Maroon on Black, fails AA for body text | 4.4Maroon on Gray, fails AA for body text | 10.4Maroon on White, passes AA for body text | 2.0Maroon on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 10.4White on Maroon, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 2.4White on Gray, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 2.0Black on Maroon, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 8.8Black on Gray, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | ||
| Gray | 4.4Gray on Maroon, fails AA for body text | 2.4Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 8.8Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | 2.4Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 8.8Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 10.4White on Maroon, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 2.4White on Gray, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 2.0Black on Maroon, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 8.8Black on Gray, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://morehouse.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Brand-Guidelines-March-2021.pdf
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