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American Civil Liberties Union logo

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American Civil Liberties Unionstyle guide

American Civil Liberties Union’s website (aclu.org) uses gtamstandard for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Deep Royal Blue (#146CD2), Dark Slate Blue (#0C4383) and Purple (#88194D), with #090C0F text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 30 October 2026.

Website
aclu.org
Typefaces
gtamstandard, gtamcond, gtamcompressed
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
30 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.aclu.org/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the aclu.org homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of aclu.org on a 1440 px desktop screen, 30 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
American Civil Liberties Union | The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
▲ 236 / 60 characters
Meta description
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
▲ 203 / 160 characters
Site name
American Civil Liberties Union
og:title
Home | American Civil Liberties Union
og:description
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
Language
en-US

In search results

American Civil Liberties Unionhttps://www.aclu.org/

American Civil Liberties Union | The ACLU dares to create a m…

The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for a…

When shared

The image American Civil Liberties Union shares with links

aclu.org

Home | American Civil Liberties Union

The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize …

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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 (#090C0F) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 32.7%
  • Near Black 27.6%
  • Dark Grey 5.5%
  • Off White 5%
  • Deep Royal Blue 4.4%
  • Dark Slate Blue 3.5%
  • Purple 3.1%
  • Deep Midnight Blue 2.9%
  • Alice Blue 2.4%
  • Crimson 2.2%
  • Light Royal Blue 2.2%
  • Light Midnight Blue 2%
  • Honey Dew 2%
  • Pink 1.5%
  • Dark Slate Grey 1.5%
  • Dark Olive Green 1.5%

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
    19.61:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · .btn-solid.btn--white, :root

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    40 20 0 94
    On text
    —
    On white
    19.61:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · body, .btn-solid

  • Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 1 59
    On text
    3.57:1 AA large
    On white
    5.50:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .button.is-gray-6[disabled], .btn-solid:hover

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 13
    On text
    14.71:1 AAA
    On white
    1.33:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .button.is-gray-2[disabled], .btn-solid.btn--white:hover

Colours

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

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    90 49 0 18
    On text
    3.83:1 AA large
    On white
    5.12:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .btn-text, .button.is-link[disabled]

  • Dark Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    91 49 0 49
    On text
    2.00:1 Fail
    On white
    9.78:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · .button.is-navy[disabled], .wp-audio__content .wp-audio__episode-title

  • Purple

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 82 43 47
    On text
    2.14:1 Fail
    On white
    9.16:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · .button.is-burgundy[disabled], .bg-burgundy-7

  • Deep Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    90 48 0 64
    On text
    1.49:1 Fail
    On white
    13.19:1 AAA

    Background, text · .bg-blue-8, .has-background-link-light-invert

  • Alice Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    14 8 0 1
    On text
    15.88:1 AAA
    On white
    1.23:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .button.is-azure[disabled], .bg-blue-1

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 88 80 15
    On text
    3.85:1 AA large
    On white
    5.09:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .button.is-red-compliant[disabled], .button.is-secondary[disabled]

  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    90 51 0 5
    On text
    4.63:1 AA
    On white
    4.23:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .button.is-facebook[disabled], .acluvl .button.is-facebook.is-outlined

  • Light Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    41 20 0 75
    On text
    1.52:1 Fail
    On white
    12.88:1 AAA

    Background, text · .has-background-dark-bold, .has-background-dark-soft-invert

  • Honey Dew

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    10 0 6 7
    On text
    15.75:1 AAA
    On white
    1.24:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .button.is-light-green[disabled], .bg-green-1

  • Pink

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 17 9 4
    On text
    13.56:1 AAA
    On white
    1.45:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .button.is-pink[disabled], .bg-burgundy-1

  • Dark Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    69 0 31 80
    On text
    1.42:1 Fail
    On white
    13.82:1 AAA

    Background, text · .bg-green-9, .has-background-success-light-invert

  • Dark Olive Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    52 0 33 61
    On text
    2.79:1 Fail
    On white
    7.03:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · .button.is-green[disabled], .bg-green-7

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(141deg,hsl(calc( - 5deg),calc( + 10%),calc( + 5%)),hsl(,,) 71%,hsl(calc( + 5deg),calc( - 10%),calc( - 5%)))

  • linear-gradient(0deg,#0000001a,#000000bf)

  • linear-gradient(90deg,#212325 27.75%,#231f2000 77.34%)

Dark mode

Switched on by the site
Aa Light · #090C0F on #FFFFFF
Aa Dark · #FFFFFF on #090C0F · 19.61:1 AAA
  • White

    #FFFFFF · --default

  • Near Black

    #090C0F · --background

  • Alice Blue

    #D9E9FC · --link

  • Charcoal

    #404040 · --border-subtle

  • Honey Dew

    #D5ECDD · --button-hover

  • Off White

    #DFDFDF · --secondary

  • Warm Off White

    #FAF6F0

  • Light Grey

    #BFBFBF

  • Grey

    #9F9F9F · --breadcrumb-link-hocus

  • Gold

    #FDC221 · --error

  • Dark Grey

    #696968

  • Near Black

    #212325

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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.

gtamstandard

Aa 400 Aa 700

gtamstandard

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

Aa 400 Aa 700

gtamcond

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

Aa 400 Aa 700

gtamcompressed

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

Aa 700

gamuthdisplaybold

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

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS · root 18 px
Heading 1 60px / 1 weight 700 · gtamcompressed

American Civil Liberties Union

Heading 2 24px / 1.4 weight 700 · gtamstandard

American Civil Liberties Union | The ACLU dares…

Heading 3 18px / 1.4 weight 700 · gtamstandard

American Civil Liberties Union | The ACLU dares…

Heading 4 18px / 1.4 weight 700 · gtamstandard

American Civil Liberties Union | The ACLU dares…

Heading 5 100% / 1.4 weight 700 · gtamstandard

American Civil Liberties Union | The ACLU dares…

Heading 6 100% / 1.4 weight 700 · gtamstandard

American Civil Liberties Union | The ACLU dares…

Body 18px / 1.4 weight 400 · gtamstandard

The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United Sta…

Small .875em · 16 px

The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United Sta…

Button 1rem · 18 px / 1.4 weight 700 · none · gtamstandard

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Link 1em · 18 px / 1.4 weight 700 · gtamstandard

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 42pxline 1 · 14 rules
  • 36pxline 1 · 13 rules
  • 27px17 rules
  • 24pxline 1.1 · 18 rules
  • 23px17 rules
  • 18pxline 1.4 · 81 rules
  • 16pxline 1.6 · 54 rules
  • 13pxline 1.4 · 23 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

.btn-solid · #090C0F · radius 4px

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #0F55A4

Corner radius

  • 9999px · 20×
  • 4px · 19×
  • 2px · 11×
  • 3px · 8×
  • 50% · 7×

Shadows

  • 0 0 #0000,0 0 #0000,0 0 #0000
  • 0 0 0 .125em #090c0f40
  • 0 0 0 .125em #146cd240

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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

375
599
600
769
999
1000
1199
1200

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1200 px
1140 px
1000 px
960 px
600 px
540 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ▲ CheckThe title is 236 characters. Google usually cuts titles near 60, so the end may not show in results.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is 203 characters. Search results usually show about 160.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does American Civil Liberties Union use?
American Civil Liberties Union’s website uses four typefaces: gtamstandard (headings and body text), self-hosted; gtamcond, self-hosted; gtamcompressed, self-hosted; gamuthdisplaybold, self-hosted.
What are American Civil Liberties Union’s brand colours?
The main colours on aclu.org are Deep Royal Blue (#146CD2), Dark Slate Blue (#0C4383), Purple (#88194D), Deep Midnight Blue (#09305D), Alice Blue (#D9E9FC) and Crimson (#D9192B).
What colour is American Civil Liberties Union’s text and background?
Body text is #090C0F on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is American Civil Liberties Union’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on aclu.org’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check American Civil Liberties Union’s own brand or press page.
Is this American Civil Liberties Union’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from aclu.org’s public web pages on 30 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with American Civil Liberties Union. 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

aclu-org-tokens.css

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/* aclu.org design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/aclu.org) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #090C0F;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #090C0F;
  --colour-dark-grey: #696968;
  --colour-off-white: #DFDFDF;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #146CD2;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #0C4383;
  --colour-purple: #88194D;
  --colour-deep-midnight-blue: #09305D;
  --colour-alice-blue: #D9E9FC;
  --colour-crimson: #D9192B;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #1877F2;
  --colour-light-midnight-blue: #263340;
  --colour-honey-dew: #D5ECDD;
  --colour-pink: #F6CBDF;
  --colour-dark-slate-grey: #103323;
  --colour-dark-olive-green: #306342;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(141deg,hsl(calc( - 5deg),calc( + 10%),calc( + 5%)),hsl(,,) 71%,hsl(calc( + 5deg),calc( - 10%),calc( - 5%)));
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(0deg,#0000001a,#000000bf);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(90deg,#212325 27.75%,#231f2000 77.34%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'gtamstandard', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'gtamstandard', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'gtamstandard', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'gamuthregular', 'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', 'DejaVu Serif', serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 60px;
  --leading-h1: 1;
  --text-h2: 24px;
  --leading-h2: 1.4;
  --text-h3: 18px;
  --leading-h3: 1.4;
  --text-h4: 18px;
  --leading-h4: 1.4;
  --text-h5: 100%;
  --leading-h5: 1.4;
  --text-h6: 100%;
  --leading-h6: 1.4;
  --text-body: 18px;
  --leading-body: 1.4;
  --text-small: .875em;
  --text-button: 1rem;
  --leading-button: 1.4;
  --text-a: 1em;
  --leading-a: 1.4;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 9999px;
  --radius-2: 4px;
  --radius-3: 2px;
  --radius-4: 3px;
  --radius-5: 50%;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 375px;
  --breakpoint-2: 599px;
  --breakpoint-3: 600px;
  --breakpoint-4: 769px;
  --breakpoint-5: 999px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1000px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1199px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1200px;
  --max-width-1: 1200px;
  --max-width-2: 1140px;
  --max-width-3: 1000px;
  --max-width-4: 960px;
  --max-width-5: 600px;
  --max-width-6: 540px;
}

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