North Carolina State University brand colors
NC State's brand site defines its palette as named CSS custom properties ("brand-primary", "brand-secondary", "brand-tertiary1" through "brand-tertiary5"). The page gives no Pantone or CMYK, so the values here are hex only.
Official site: ncsu.edu
Palette image
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Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Red | primary | #CC0000 | 204, 0, 0 | 0, 100%, 40% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Secondary Red | secondary | #990000 | 153, 0, 0 | 0, 100%, 30% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Tertiary Orange | accent | #D14905 | 209, 73, 5 | 20, 95%, 42% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Tertiary Green | accent | #6F7D1C | 111, 125, 28 | 69, 63%, 30% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Tertiary Teal | accent | #008473 | 0, 132, 115 | 172, 100%, 26% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Tertiary Blue | accent | #4156A1 | 65, 86, 161 | 227, 42%, 44% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
Primary Red passes AA for body text on white, at 5.9 to 1.
Of 56 ordered pairs in this palette, 20 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 24 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Primary Red | Secondary Red | Tertiary Orange | Tertiary Green | Tertiary Teal | Tertiary Blue | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Red | 1.5Primary Red on Secondary Red, fails AA for body text | 1.3Primary Red on Tertiary Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.3Primary Red on Tertiary Green, fails AA for body text | 1.3Primary Red on Tertiary Teal, fails AA for body text | 1.2Primary Red on Tertiary Blue, fails AA for body text | 5.9Primary Red on White, passes AA for body text | 3.6Primary Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Secondary Red | 1.5Secondary Red on Primary Red, fails AA for body text | 2.0Secondary Red on Tertiary Orange, fails AA for body text | 2.0Secondary Red on Tertiary Green, fails AA for body text | 1.9Secondary Red on Tertiary Teal, fails AA for body text | 1.3Secondary Red on Tertiary Blue, fails AA for body text | 8.9Secondary Red on White, passes AA for body text | 2.4Secondary Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Tertiary Orange | 1.3Tertiary Orange on Primary Red, fails AA for body text | 2.0Tertiary Orange on Secondary Red, fails AA for body text | 1.0Tertiary Orange on Tertiary Green, fails AA for body text | 1.0Tertiary Orange on Tertiary Teal, fails AA for body text | 1.5Tertiary Orange on Tertiary Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.5Tertiary Orange on White, passes AA for body text | 4.7Tertiary Orange on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Tertiary Green | 1.3Tertiary Green on Primary Red, fails AA for body text | 2.0Tertiary Green on Secondary Red, fails AA for body text | 1.0Tertiary Green on Tertiary Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.0Tertiary Green on Tertiary Teal, fails AA for body text | 1.5Tertiary Green on Tertiary Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.5Tertiary Green on White, passes AA for body text | 4.6Tertiary Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Tertiary Teal | 1.3Tertiary Teal on Primary Red, fails AA for body text | 1.9Tertiary Teal on Secondary Red, fails AA for body text | 1.0Tertiary Teal on Tertiary Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.0Tertiary Teal on Tertiary Green, fails AA for body text | 1.5Tertiary Teal on Tertiary Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.6Tertiary Teal on White, passes AA for body text | 4.5Tertiary Teal on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Tertiary Blue | 1.2Tertiary Blue on Primary Red, fails AA for body text | 1.3Tertiary Blue on Secondary Red, fails AA for body text | 1.5Tertiary Blue on Tertiary Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.5Tertiary Blue on Tertiary Green, fails AA for body text | 1.5Tertiary Blue on Tertiary Teal, fails AA for body text | 6.8Tertiary Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 3.1Tertiary Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 5.9White on Primary Red, passes AA for body text | 8.9White on Secondary Red, passes AA for body text | 4.5White on Tertiary Orange, passes AA for body text | 4.5White on Tertiary Green, passes AA for body text | 4.6White on Tertiary Teal, passes AA for body text | 6.8White on Tertiary Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 3.6Black on Primary Red, fails AA for body text | 2.4Black on Secondary Red, fails AA for body text | 4.7Black on Tertiary Orange, passes AA for body text | 4.6Black on Tertiary Green, passes AA for body text | 4.5Black on Tertiary Teal, passes AA for body text | 3.1Black on Tertiary Blue, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://brand.ncsu.edu/
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