Primary Colors
The university has two official colors, Georgetown Blue and Gray.
Georgetown Blue
Pantone 282
C:100 M:68 Y:0 K:54
R:4 G:30 B:66
Hex: #041E42
Georgetown Gray
Cool Gray 10
C:62 M:53 Y:47 K:19
R:99 G:102 B:106
Hex: #63666A
Secondary Colors
The secondary colors broaden the palette of approved blues and grays. These colors may be used to provide variety and visual interest without leaving the recognized palette. Secondary colors should be used in less than 50 percent of the whole palette for one piece.
Pantone 280
C:100 M:85 Y:5 K:22
R:1 G:33 B:105
Hex: #012169
Pantone 293
C:100 M:69 Y:0 K:4
R:0 G:61 B:165
Hex: #003DA5
Cool Gray 4
C:12 M:8 Y:9 K:23
R:187 G:188 B:188
Hex: #BBBCBC
Pantone 7527
C:3 M:4 Y:14 K:8
R:214 G:210 B:196
Hex: #D6D2C4
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Tertiary Colors
The tertiary colors are complementary to our official colors, but are not recognizable identifiers for Georgetown University. Tertiary colors should be used sparingly, that is, in less than 10 percent of the palette in one piece.
Pantone 306
C:75 M:0 Y:5 K:0
R:0 G:181 B:226
Hex: #00B5E2
Pantone 202
C:9 M:100 Y:64 K:48
R:134 G:38 B:51
Hex: #862633
Pantone 369
C:67 M:12 Y:100 K:3
R:95 G:163 B:67
Hex: #5FA343
Pantone 199
C:0 M:100 Y:72 K:0
R:213 G:0 B:50
Hex: #D50032
Pantone 1205
C:0 M:3 Y:43 K:0
R:248 G:224 B:142
Hex: #F8E08E
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Tints
To diversify the color palette, tints of colors may be used to complement primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. Tint colors should never be used in place of the primary colors, only as highlight colors.
Color Accessibility
Georgetown University is committed to accessible design. Adherence to the AA level of the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ensures all text with a size less than 18 points (or less than 14 points if bolded) has a contrast ratio of 4.5 to 1 with the text background. This applies to both print and digital design.