Northeastern University brand colors
Northeastern University's color page defines its palette as CSS custom properties explicitly named for the university ("nu-red", "nu-black", "nu-white"), plus a gray scale. The page gives no Pantone or CMYK, so the values here are hex only.
Official site: northeastern.edu
Palette image
Every swatch on this page, as one image you can save or share.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU Red | primary | #C8102E | 200, 16, 46 | 350, 85%, 42% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| NU Black | neutral dark | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | 0, 0%, 0% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| NU White | neutral light | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Gray | accent | #525252 | 82, 82, 82 | 0, 0%, 32% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
NU Red passes AA for body text on white, at 5.9 to 1.
Of 26 ordered pairs in this palette, 16 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 20 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | NU Red | NU Black | NU White | Gray | NU White | NU Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU Red | 3.6NU Red on NU Black, fails AA for body text | 5.9NU Red on NU White, passes AA for body text | 1.3NU Red on Gray, fails AA for body text | 5.9NU Red on NU White, passes AA for body text | 3.6NU Red on NU Black, fails AA for body text | |
| NU Black | 3.6NU Black on NU Red, fails AA for body text | 21.0NU Black on NU White, passes AA for body text | 2.7NU Black on Gray, fails AA for body text | 21.0NU Black on NU White, passes AA for body text | ||
| NU White | 5.9NU White on NU Red, passes AA for body text | 21.0NU White on NU Black, passes AA for body text | 7.8NU White on Gray, passes AA for body text | 21.0NU White on NU Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Gray | 1.3Gray on NU Red, fails AA for body text | 2.7Gray on NU Black, fails AA for body text | 7.8Gray on NU White, passes AA for body text | 7.8Gray on NU White, passes AA for body text | 2.7Gray on NU Black, fails AA for body text | |
| NU White | 5.9NU White on NU Red, passes AA for body text | 21.0NU White on NU Black, passes AA for body text | 7.8NU White on Gray, passes AA for body text | 21.0NU White on NU Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| NU Black | 3.6NU Black on NU Red, fails AA for body text | 21.0NU Black on NU White, passes AA for body text | 2.7NU Black on Gray, fails AA for body text | 21.0NU Black on NU White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://brand.northeastern.edu/visual-design/color/
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