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ABC Newsstyle guide

ABC News’s website (abcnews.com) uses SansSerifFont for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Light Royal Blue (#026ABA), Dodger Blue (#3EA0DA) and Indian Red (#E83F3F), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 21 October 2026.

Typefaces
SansSerifFont, Post-Grotesk, TiemposHeadline
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
21 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://abcnews.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the abcnews.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of abcnews.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 21 Oct 2026.

Identity & metadata

What browsers, search engines and social cards show before anyone reaches the page, from the homepage’s <head>.

Title &
description

Page title
ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
● 48 / 60 characters
Meta description
Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com
● 107 / 160 characters
Site name
ABC News
og:title
ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
og:description
Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com
Language
en
Theme colour
#fff

In search results

ABC Newshttps://abcnews.com/

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com

When shared

The image ABC News shares with links

abcnews.com

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com

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Colour

Read from the site’s stylesheets and weighted by where each colour is used. Names are the nearest standard colour name. Click a swatch to copy its hex code.

Contrast is against the site’s text colour (#000000) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 39.4%
  • Black 13.4%
  • Near Black 9.1%
  • Cool Dark Grey 7.4%
  • Light Royal Blue 4%
  • Dodger Blue 3.2%
  • Indian Red 3%
  • Dark Slate Blue 2.8%
  • Deep Royal Blue 2.6%
  • Lavender 2.6%
  • Dark Slate Grey 2.5%
  • Blue 2.1%
  • Light Blue 2.1%
  • Cornflower Blue 2.1%
  • Crimson 1.9%
  • Midnight Blue 1.9%

By how often each colour appears in the site’s CSS, weighted by where (body, headings, buttons), not by area on the screen.

Neutrals

Text, backgrounds and structure
  • White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    21.00:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Text, background, border · --popover-backgroundColor, .TakeOverPage .FantasyMapComponent__CalloutLayer:not(.FantasyMapComponent__Callo

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 100
    On text
    —
    On white
    21.00:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · --mask-image-content, --badge-demoted-color

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    17 8 0 91
    On text
    1.16:1 Fail
    On white
    18.14:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · --articleBody-body-color, --card-content-color

  • Cool Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    17 11 0 52
    On text
    3.98:1 AA large
    On white
    5.28:1 AA

    Text, graphic, background · --byline-affiliate-separator-color, --byline-byText-color

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    99 43 0 27
    On text
    3.77:1 AA large
    On white
    5.57:1 AA

    Border, text, background · --pureButton-resting-outline, --button-bg-resting

  • Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    72 27 0 15
    On text
    7.25:1 AAA
    On white
    2.90:1 Fail

    Background, text, graphic · .TakeOverPage .FantasyMapComponent__CalloutLayer:not(.FantasyMapComponent__Callo, body.dark-theme .FantasyMapComponent__CalloutLayer:not(.FantasyMapComponent__Cal

  • Indian Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 73 73 9
    On text
    5.21:1 AA
    On white
    4.03:1 AA large

    Background, text, graphic · .TakeOverPage .FantasyMapComponent__CalloutLayer:not(.FantasyMapComponent__Callo, body.dark-theme .FantasyMapComponent__CalloutLayer:not(.FantasyMapComponent__Cal

  • Dark Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 68 0 32
    On text
    2.16:1 Fail
    On white
    9.73:1 AAA

    Text, border, background · --focus-outline, --button-promoted-bg-focus

  • Deep Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    99 43 0 42
    On text
    2.74:1 Fail
    On white
    7.68:1 AAA

    Text · --button-focus-outline, --badgeTagWrapper-tags-tag-color-pressed

  • Lavender

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    19 13 0 0
    On text
    15.52:1 AAA
    On white
    1.35:1 Fail

    Background · --carouselArrow-default-active-backgroundColor, --button-standard-bg-hover

  • Dark Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    98 26 0 53
    On text
    2.74:1 Fail
    On white
    7.66:1 AAA

    Used · --focus-outline, --gallery-galleryArrow-hover-backgroundColor

  • Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 68 0 15
    On text
    2.86:1 Fail
    On white
    7.33:1 AAA

    Text, graphic · .NCHRq>button, --button-promoted-bg-resting

  • Light Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    20 9 0 0
    On text
    16.67:1 AAA
    On white
    1.26:1 Fail

    Background, border · --button-bg-interactive-resting, --inputs-outline-hover

  • Cornflower Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    67 46 0 0
    On text
    6.46:1 AA
    On white
    3.25:1 AA large

    Text, graphic · .ResultsTableOuterContainer--general .ResultsTableSubHeading .ResultsTableSubHea, .ResultsTableOuterContainer .ResultsTableSubHeading__OTVHomePage .ExitPollsLink

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 76 76 20
    On text
    4.10:1 AA large
    On white
    5.12:1 AA

    Background, text, graphic · .ProgressBar__parent.EProgressBar--republicans .ProgressBar--striped, .BalanceOfPower__Container .Candidate--republican .Candidate__HeadshotIcon

  • Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 58 0 58
    On text
    1.59:1 Fail
    On white
    13.19:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .Caption .Caption__Credit p a, blockquote

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(0deg,#fff,#f2f2f2)

  • linear-gradient(to bottom, ,#fff )

  • linear-gradient(-45deg,#f37777,#f37777 3px,#e83f3f 0,#e83f3f 6px)

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Typography

Faces from Google Fonts are shown in the real thing. Others are licensed to the site, so they show in your device’s copy if you have one, or a stand-in if not.

SansSerifFont

Aa 100 Aa 900

SansSerifFont

Self-hosted · weights 100, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 900 · headings, buttons, body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 100 Aa 900

Post-Grotesk

Self-hosted · weights 100, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 900 · headings, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 600

TiemposHeadline

Self-hosted · weights 400, 500, 600 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

TiemposText

Self-hosted · weights 400, 600, 700 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 ! ? & @ % $ – ’ “ ”

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 2 1.125rem · 18 px / 1.375rem weight 500 · uppercase · Post-Grotesk

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Heading 3 14px / 19px weight 700 · Post-Grotesk

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Body — SansSerifFont

Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com

Paragraph 2rem · 32 px / 2.125rem weight 700 · Post-Grotesk

Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com

Small 80%

Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com

Button 100% / 1.15 none · SansSerifFont

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Link 12px / 16px weight 400 · Post-Grotesk

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 24pxline 1.625rem · 15 rules
  • 18pxline 24px · 26 rules
  • 16pxline 21px · 36 rules
  • 14pxline .875rem · 85 rules
  • 13pxline 1.5 · 7 rules
  • 12pxline .75rem · 90 rules
  • 11pxline 13px · 10 rules
  • 10pxline 12px · 11 rules

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Elements

The main button and link as the site’s CSS draws them, and the corner radii and shadows it uses most.

Elements

Button

Get started

.lqCED>button · #E5EEFF

Corner radius

  • 6px · 65×
  • 4px · 41×
  • 50% · 23×
  • 2px · 17×
  • 10px · 8×

Shadows

  • 0 8px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.03)
  • unset
  • 0 3px 3px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.25)

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Layout

Breakpoints from the site’s media queries and the widths its content is held to, with how often each appears.

Grid

Breakpoints

767
768
1023
1024
1239
1240
1439
1440

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1400 px
1304 px
1248 px
944 px
718 px
500 px

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Notes

Plain checks on what was found. Worth fixing if you look after this site.

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 48 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.

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Questions

Quick answers, from the same capture as the rest of this guide.

Questions

What font does ABC News use?
ABC News’s website uses four typefaces: SansSerifFont (headings and body text), self-hosted; Post-Grotesk, self-hosted; TiemposHeadline, self-hosted; TiemposText, self-hosted.
What are ABC News’s brand colours?
The main colours on abcnews.com are Light Royal Blue (#026ABA), Dodger Blue (#3EA0DA), Indian Red (#E83F3F), Dark Slate Blue (#0037AE), Deep Royal Blue (#025595) and Lavender (#CEDEFF).
What colour is ABC News’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is ABC News’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on abcnews.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check ABC News’s own brand or press page.
Is this ABC News’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from abcnews.com’s public web pages on 21 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with ABC News. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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Design tokens

Everything above as CSS variables, ready to paste into a project. Members can download the tokens as files for Figma (Tokens Studio), Style Dictionary and Tailwind.

Tokens

abcnews-com-tokens.css

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/* abcnews.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/abcnews.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-near-black: #141618;
  --colour-cool-dark-grey: #656C7A;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #026ABA;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #3EA0DA;
  --colour-indian-red: #E83F3F;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #0037AE;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #025595;
  --colour-lavender: #CEDEFF;
  --colour-dark-slate-grey: #025A79;
  --colour-blue: #0045DA;
  --colour-light-blue: #CCE9FF;
  --colour-cornflower-blue: #548AFF;
  --colour-crimson: #CD3232;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #002D6C;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(0deg,#fff,#f2f2f2);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to bottom, ,#fff );
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(-45deg,#f37777,#f37777 3px,#e83f3f 0,#e83f3f 6px);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'SansSerifFont', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'SansSerifFont', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'SansSerifFont', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'TiemposText', 'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', 'Times', serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h2: 1.125rem;
  --leading-h2: 1.375rem;
  --text-h3: 14px;
  --leading-h3: 19px;
  --text-p: 2rem;
  --leading-p: 2.125rem;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;
  --leading-button: 1.15;
  --text-a: 12px;
  --leading-a: 16px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 6px;
  --radius-2: 4px;
  --radius-3: 50%;
  --radius-4: 2px;
  --radius-5: 10px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 767px;
  --breakpoint-2: 768px;
  --breakpoint-3: 1023px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1239px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1240px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1439px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1440px;
  --max-width-1: 1400px;
  --max-width-2: 1304px;
  --max-width-3: 1248px;
  --max-width-4: 944px;
  --max-width-5: 718px;
  --max-width-6: 500px;
}

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