What font does CNN use?

CNN’s website uses three typefaces: cnn_sans_display (headings and body text), self-hosted; cnn_sans_condensed, self-hosted; noto_serif, self-hosted.

What are CNN’s brand colours?

The main colours on cnn.com are Fire Brick (#CC0000), Dark Blue (#311B92), Dark Slate Blue (#0D47A1), Lavender (#E6DBFF), Brown (#A4001E) and Midnight Blue (#120038).

What colour is CNN’s text and background?

Body text is #0C0C0C on a #FFFFFF background.

Is this CNN’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from cnn.com’s public web pages on 25 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with CNN. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

Unofficial A style guide made by SiteStyleGuide from cnn.com’s public web pages. Not affiliated with or endorsed by CNN. The real site is cnn.com ↗

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CNNstyle guide

CNN’s website (cnn.com) uses cnn_sans_display for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Fire Brick (#CC0000), Dark Blue (#311B92) and Dark Slate Blue (#0D47A1), with #0C0C0C text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 25 October 2026.

Website: cnn.com
Typefaces: cnn_sans_display, cnn_sans_condensed, noto_serif
Palette: 4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured: 25 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

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Screenshot of the cnn.com homepage on a desktop screen — Screenshot of cnn.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 25 Oct 2026.

Screenshot of the cnn.com homepage on a phone — On a phone, 390 px.

Identity & metadata

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

Title &
description

Page title: Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN; ● 43 / 60 characters
Meta description: View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.; ● 117 / 160 characters
Site name: CNN
og:title: Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN
og:description: View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.
Language: en

In search results

CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/

Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.

When shared

cnn.com

Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at …

Logo & favicons

No logo could be found on the homepage.

Logo

Favicons

2 found

76 px · PNG apple-touch-icon
48 px · ICO shortcut icon

Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

Light browser tab

Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

Dark browser tab

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 (#0C0C0C) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used

Near Black 31.2%
White 30.6%
Dark Grey 13.5%
Off White 11.3%
Fire Brick 4.9%
Dark Blue 1.8%
Dark Slate Blue 1.8%
Lavender 1.1%
Brown 1.1%
Midnight Blue 0.5%
Lavender Blush 0.5%
Tomato 0.4%
Blue Violet 0.4%
Steel Blue 0.4%
Corn Silk 0.4%
Misty Rose 0.4%

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

Near Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 95

On text
—

On white
19.56:1 AAA

Text, background, graphic · .container__title_url-sub-text, .container__title--bold .container__title_url-text
White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 0

On text
19.56:1 AAA

On white
—

Text, background, graphic · .zone--t-dark .container__title:not(.container__title--emphatic,.container__titl, body.video_leaf[dir=rtl] .container .container__title:not(.container__title--emp
Dark Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 57

On text
3.84:1 AA large

On white
5.10:1 AA

Text, graphic, background · .container__title:not(.container__title--emphatic,.container__title--underscored, .container__title--underscored .container_card__title_url-sub-text:hover
Off White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 10

On text
15.67:1 AAA

On white
1.25:1 Fail

Background, border, text · .container__title--bulleted-headlines:after, .container.lazy .image__container

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Fire Brick

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 100 100 20

On text
3.32:1 AA large

On white
5.89:1 AA

Text, background, border · .container__text-label--type-breaking, .container__text-label--type-live-video
Dark Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
66 82 0 43

On text
1.59:1 Fail

On white
12.34:1 AAA

Text · .container_ml-manual__placeholder-card .container_ml-manual__headline-text, .container_ml-manual__queue-cards-header
Dark Slate Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
92 56 0 37

On text
2.27:1 Fail

On white
8.63:1 AAA

Text · .container__alert-block, .container__alert-block-item
Lavender

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
10 14 0 0

On text
14.85:1 AAA

On white
1.32:1 Fail

Background · body:not(.layout-homepage-mobile.kiln-edit-mode):not(.layout-homepage-mobil-app., .product-zone--t-sleep-week .product-zone__outer
Brown

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 100 82 36

On text
2.42:1 Fail

On white
8.09:1 AAA

Graphic, background · .container__text .icon-sig-video, --primitive-color-brand-tertiary
Midnight Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
68 100 0 78

On text
1.01:1 Fail

On white
19.39:1 AAA

Background · body:not(.layout-homepage-mobile.kiln-edit-mode):not(.layout-homepage-mobil-app., .product-zone--t-sleep-week .product-zone__outer
Lavender Blush

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 10 2 0

On text
16.62:1 AAA

On white
1.18:1 Fail

Background · body:not(.layout-homepage-mobile.kiln-edit-mode):not(.layout-homepage-mobil-app., .product-zone--t-sleep-week .product-zone__outer
Tomato

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 75 75 0

On text
5.62:1 AA

On white
3.48:1 AA large

Background · --primitive-color-brand-secondary, .card__label--type-updates
Blue Violet

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
50 81 0 16

On text
2.69:1 Fail

On white
7.26:1 AAA

Used · --primitive-color-brand-underscored, --theme-disclaimer-link-color
Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 34 0 40

On text
3.09:1 AA large

On white
6.34:1 AA

Background · .ad-feedback__container .ad-feedback__form .ad-feedback__technical-issues-checkb, .ad-feedback__container .ad-feedback__checkbox-container .ad-feedback__checkbox_
Corn Silk

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 4 18 0

On text
17.80:1 AAA

On white
1.10:1 Fail

Background · .product-zone--t-underscored .product-zone__outer, .zone--t-underscored .zone__outer
Misty Rose

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 12 12 0

On text
15.83:1 AAA

On white
1.24:1 Fail

Background · .product-zone--t-underscored .product-zone__outer, .zone--t-underscored .zone__outer

Gradients

linear-gradient(90deg,0%,#a4001e100%)
linear-gradient(222deg,#6660 72.03%,#000 91.08%)
linear-gradient(#fff4d1,#ffe0e0 28%,#e2f8ff 65%,#fff 89%)

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.

cnn_sans_display

Aa 400 Aa 700

cnn_sans_display

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

Aa 400 Aa 700

cnn_sans_condensed

Self-hosted · weights 400, 500, 700 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 300 Aa 700

noto_serif

Self-hosted · weights 300, 400, 700 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS

Heading 1 — weight 700 · cnn_sans_display

CNN

Heading 2 — weight 700 · cnn_sans_display

Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

Heading 3 — weight 700 · cnn_sans_display

Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

Heading 4 — weight 700 · cnn_sans_display

Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

Heading 5 — weight 700 · cnn_sans_display

Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

Body — cnn_sans_display

View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.

Link / weight 400 · cnn_sans_display

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

36pxline 36px · 20 rules
20pxline 26px · 10 rules
18pxline 26px · 32 rules
16pxline 22px · 49 rules
15pxline · 11 rules
14pxline 20px · 39 rules
12pxline 18px · 12 rules
10pxline 12px · 21 rules

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

.ad-feedback__container .ad-feedback__actions>.button.ad-feedback__submit · #0C0C0C

Corner radius

50% · 29×
4px · 14×
8px · 9×
16px · 7×
999px · 7×

Shadows

0 0 #6a738138
0 12px 20px #6a738138
0 25px 27px -31px #00000040

Layout

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

Grid

Content widths (max-width)

1440 px

1376 px

1344 px

500 px

400 px

300 px

Notes

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

Notes

● FineThe title is 43 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.

Questions

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

Questions

What font does CNN use?: CNN’s website uses three typefaces: cnn_sans_display (headings and body text), self-hosted; cnn_sans_condensed, self-hosted; noto_serif, self-hosted.
What are CNN’s brand colours?: The main colours on cnn.com are Fire Brick (#CC0000), Dark Blue (#311B92), Dark Slate Blue (#0D47A1), Lavender (#E6DBFF), Brown (#A4001E) and Midnight Blue (#120038).
What colour is CNN’s text and background?: Body text is #0C0C0C on a #FFFFFF background.
Is this CNN’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from cnn.com’s public web pages on 25 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with CNN. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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

cnn-com-tokens.css

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/* cnn.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/cnn.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #0C0C0C;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #0C0C0C;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-dark-grey: #6E6E6E;
  --colour-off-white: #E6E6E6;
  --colour-fire-brick: #CC0000;
  --colour-dark-blue: #311B92;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #0D47A1;
  --colour-lavender: #E6DBFF;
  --colour-brown: #A4001E;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #120038;
  --colour-lavender-blush: #FFE5FA;
  --colour-tomato: #FF3F3F;
  --colour-blue-violet: #6A29D5;
  --colour-steel-blue: #006598;
  --colour-corn-silk: #FFF4D1;
  --colour-misty-rose: #FFE0E0;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(90deg,0%,#a4001e100%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(222deg,#6660 72.03%,#000 91.08%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(#fff4d1,#ffe0e0 28%,#e2f8ff 65%,#fff 89%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'cnn_sans_display', 'helveticaneue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', 'Utkal', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'cnn_sans_display', 'helveticaneue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', 'Utkal', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'cnn_sans_display', 'helveticaneue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', 'Utkal', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'cnn_sans_condensed', 'cnn_sans_display', 'helveticaneue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', 'Utkal';

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 4px;
  --radius-3: 8px;
  --radius-4: 16px;
  --radius-5: 999px;
}

{
    "site": "cnn.com",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/cnn.com",
    "text": "#0C0C0C",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "Near Black",
            "hex": "#0C0C0C",
            "rgb": [
                12,
                12,
                12
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Grey",
            "hex": "#6E6E6E",
            "rgb": [
                110,
                110,
                110
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Off White",
            "hex": "#E6E6E6",
            "rgb": [
                230,
                230,
                230
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Fire Brick",
            "hex": "#CC0000",
            "rgb": [
                204,
                0,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Blue",
            "hex": "#311B92",
            "rgb": [
                49,
                27,
                146
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Slate Blue",
            "hex": "#0D47A1",
            "rgb": [
                13,
                71,
                161
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Lavender",
            "hex": "#E6DBFF",
            "rgb": [
                230,
                219,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Brown",
            "hex": "#A4001E",
            "rgb": [
                164,
                0,
                30
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Midnight Blue",
            "hex": "#120038",
            "rgb": [
                18,
                0,
                56
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Lavender Blush",
            "hex": "#FFE5FA",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                229,
                250
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Tomato",
            "hex": "#FF3F3F",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                63,
                63
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Blue Violet",
            "hex": "#6A29D5",
            "rgb": [
                106,
                41,
                213
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#006598",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                101,
                152
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Corn Silk",
            "hex": "#FFF4D1",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                244,
                209
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Misty Rose",
            "hex": "#FFE0E0",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                224,
                224
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "cnn_sans_display",
            "stack": "cnn_sans_display, helveticaneue, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                500,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        },
        {
            "name": "cnn_sans_condensed",
            "stack": "cnn_sans_condensed, cnn_sans_display, helveticaneue, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                500,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        },
        {
            "name": "noto_serif",
            "stack": "noto_serif, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif",
            "weights": [
                300,
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        }
    ]
}

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CNNstyle guide

Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

Near Black

White

Dark Grey

Off White

Colours

Fire Brick

Dark Blue

Dark Slate Blue

Lavender

Brown

Midnight Blue

Lavender Blush

Tomato

Blue Violet

Steel Blue

Corn Silk

Misty Rose

Gradients

cnn_sans_display

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

Share

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Similar colours

ITmedia

HELLO!

Free

guardian.co.uk

Title &
description