The Ohio State University brand colors
Scarlet and gray have been Ohio State's colors since a student committee picked them in 1878, reportedly because the combination had not yet been taken. The university states them as Pantone 200 and Pantone 429 and publishes no CMYK alongside.
Official site: osu.edu
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet | primary | #BA0C2F | 186, 12, 47 | 348, 88%, 39% | PMS 200 | -- | Fill screen |
| Gray | secondary | #A7B1B7 | 167, 177, 183 | 203, 10%, 69% | PMS 429 | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Scarlet passes AA for body text on white, at 6.6 to 1.
Of 18 ordered pairs in this palette, 10 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 14 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Scarlet | Gray | White | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet | 3.0Scarlet on Gray, fails AA for body text | 6.6Scarlet on White, passes AA for body text | 6.6Scarlet on White, passes AA for body text | 3.2Scarlet on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Gray | 3.0Gray on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 2.2Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 2.2Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 9.6Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 6.6White on Scarlet, passes AA for body text | 2.2White on Gray, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| White | 6.6White on Scarlet, passes AA for body text | 2.2White on Gray, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 3.2Black on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 9.6Black on Gray, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://bux.osu.edu/color/primary-colors/
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