SiteStyleGuide

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

Coursera logo

Unofficial style guide

Courserastyle guide

Coursera’s website (coursera.org) uses Source Sans Pro for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Light Royal Blue (#136EF0), Steel Blue (#227AF9) and Deep Royal Blue (#0056D2), with #0D0F12 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 27 October 2026.

Website
coursera.org
Typefaces
Source Sans Pro, OpenSans, OpenSans-Semibold
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
27 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
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Screenshot of the coursera.org homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of coursera.org on a 1440 px desktop screen, 27 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
Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degrees
● 50 / 60 characters
Meta description
Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearning.AI, Stanford, and more. Start learning today.
▲ 188 / 160 characters
Site name
Coursera
og:title
Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degrees
og:description
Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearning.AI, Stanford, and more. Start learning today.
Language
en
Theme colour
#0056D2

In search results

Courserahttps://www.coursera.org/

Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degrees

Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearning.AI, Stanford, and …

When shared

The image Coursera shares with links

coursera.org

Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degrees

Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Goog…

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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 (#0D0F12) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • Light Cool Off White 27%
  • White 17%
  • Near Black 10%
  • Light Royal Blue 7.9%
  • Steel Blue 7%
  • Deep Royal Blue 6.6%
  • Deep Slate Blue 4.8%
  • Light Slate Blue 3.3%
  • Deep Cool Off White 3.1%
  • Light Slate Grey 3%
  • Light Steel Blue 2.5%
  • Light Slate Grey 2.2%
  • Indigo 1.9%
  • Light Sky Blue 1.5%
  • Royal Blue 1%
  • Deep Slate Grey 1%

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

  • Light Cool Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    3 2 0 2
    On text
    17.56:1 AAA
    On white
    1.09:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · .rc-ProductCard[data-size=lg] .productCard-shimmer, .rc-ProductCard[data-size=md] .productCard-shimmer

  • White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    19.19:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · body, .css-1hvwav9

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    28 17 0 93
    On text
    —
    On white
    19.19:1 AAA

    Text, background · body, .rc-SeoGlobalFooter__content-heading

  • Deep Cool Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    8 5 0 7
    On text
    14.60:1 AAA
    On white
    1.31:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · --cds-color-grey-100, .search-bar .search-button[disabled]:active

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    92 54 0 6
    On text
    4.13:1 AA large
    On white
    4.65:1 AA

    Background, text, border · button.primary.comfy:not([disabled]), a.link-button.primary.comfy

  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    86 51 0 2
    On text
    4.77:1 AA
    On white
    4.02:1 AA large

    Background, border, text · button.primary.comfy:not([disabled]), a.link-button.primary.comfy

  • Deep Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 59 0 18
    On text
    2.98:1 Fail
    On white
    6.44:1 AA

    Text, theme, border · theme-color meta tag, a

  • Deep Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    92 54 0 45
    On text
    1.94:1 Fail
    On white
    9.90:1 AAA

    Text, border, background · --cds-color-blue-850, .css-12x0a78.cds-link-focusVisible

  • Light Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    35 24 0 57
    On text
    2.53:1 Fail
    On white
    7.58:1 AAA

    Text · --cds-color-grey-750, .css-85fxzz

  • Light Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    36 24 0 43
    On text
    3.81:1 AA large
    On white
    5.04:1 AA

    Text, background, border · button.passive, .rc-CardText[data-type=subtitle]

  • Light Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    17 10 0 21
    On text
    9.15:1 AAA
    On white
    2.10:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · --cds-color-grey-300, .css-1kd396e.cds-button-disabled

  • Light Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    25 15 0 31
    On text
    6.31:1 AA
    On white
    3.04:1 AA large

    Text, border, background · h1 small, --cds-color-grey-400

  • Indigo

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    57 89 0 46
    On text
    1.49:1 Fail
    On white
    12.90:1 AAA

    Text, border, background · --cds-color-purple-900, .css-1kd396e:active

  • Light Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    47 28 0 0
    On text
    9.44:1 AAA
    On white
    2.03:1 Fail

    Background · --cds-color-blue-300, .rc-ProductCard[data-size=lg] .productCard-cardImage

  • Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 59 0 8
    On text
    3.54:1 AA large
    On white
    5.42:1 AA

    Background · --cds-color-blue-750, .css-o37epo

  • Deep Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    34 23 0 51
    On text
    3.09:1 AA large
    On white
    6.21:1 AA

    Text · --cds-color-grey-700, .color-secondary-text

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(#227af9,#136ef0)

  • linear-gradient(left #f2f5fa 8%,#f2f5fa 18%,#f2f5fa 33%)

  • linear-gradient(to right #f2f5fa 8%,#f2f5fa 18%,#f2f5fa 33%)

Dark mode

Switched on by the site
Aa Light · #0D0F12 on #FFFFFF
Aa Dark · #FFFFFF on #232B3A · 14.21:1 AAA

  • Black

    #232B3A

  • White

    #FFFFFF

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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.

Source Sans Pro

Aa 400 Aa 700

Source Sans Pro

Served from d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net · weights 400, 600, 700 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

OpenSans

Served from d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net · weights 400, 700 · headings, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

OpenSans-Semibold

Served from d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net · weights 400 · buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

Merriweather-Light

Served from d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net · weights 400 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 3rem · 48 px / 3.5rem

Coursera

Heading 2 2.25rem · 36 px / 2.625rem

Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degr…

Heading 3 1.875rem · 30 px / 2.25rem

Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degr…

Heading 4 1.25rem · 20 px / 1.5rem

Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degr…

Heading 5 1rem · 16 px / 1.25rem

Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degr…

Heading 6 0.875rem · 14 px / 0em

Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degr…

Body 1rem · 16 px / 1.5rem

Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearn…

Paragraph 0.875rem · 14 px / 1.25rem

Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearn…

Small 85%

Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearn…

Button 14px / 21px none · OpenSans

Get started

Link 14px / 21px OpenSans

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 54pxline 60px · 2 rules
  • 32pxline 36px · 4 rules
  • 24pxline 30px · 4 rules
  • 20pxline 1.75rem · 11 rules
  • 18pxline 24px · 3 rules
  • 16pxline 1.5rem · 15 rules
  • 14pxline 1.25rem · 12 rules
  • 12pxline 20px · 6 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

button.primary · #227AF9

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #0056D2

Corner radius

  • 8px · 79×
  • 4px · 18×
  • 50px · 10×
  • 24px · 10×
  • 16px · 8×

Shadows

  • 0 0 0 1px #804ee4,0 0 0 2px #f0f6ff
  • 0 0 12px -6px rgba(15, 17, 20, 0.3),0 0 12px -8px rgba(15, 17, 20, 0.3)
  • 0 0 0 2px #0056d2,0 0 0 3px #f0f6ff
  • 0 0 40px -8px rgb(0 0 0 / 16%),0 0 24px -16px rgb(0 0 0 / 16%)

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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

600
767
768
991
1023
1024
1440
1920

On a scale of 0 to 1920 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1920 px
1440 px
1024 px
600 px
480 px
320 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 50 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is 188 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 Coursera use?
Coursera’s website uses four typefaces: Source Sans Pro (headings and body text), served from d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net; OpenSans, served from d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net; OpenSans-Semibold, served from d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net; Merriweather-Light, served from d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net.
What are Coursera’s brand colours?
The main colours on coursera.org are Light Royal Blue (#136EF0), Steel Blue (#227AF9), Deep Royal Blue (#0056D2), Deep Slate Blue (#0B408B), Light Slate Blue (#48546E) and Light Slate Grey (#5E6F92).
What colour is Coursera’s text and background?
Body text is #0D0F12 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Coursera’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on coursera.org’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Coursera’s own brand or press page.
Is this Coursera’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from coursera.org’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Coursera. 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

coursera-org-tokens.css

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/* coursera.org design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/coursera.org) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #0D0F12;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-light-cool-off-white: #F2F5FA;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #0D0F12;
  --colour-deep-cool-off-white: #DAE1ED;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #136EF0;
  --colour-steel-blue: #227AF9;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #0056D2;
  --colour-deep-slate-blue: #0B408B;
  --colour-light-slate-blue: #48546E;
  --colour-light-slate-grey: #5E6F92;
  --colour-light-steel-blue: #A7B4C9;
  --colour-light-slate-grey-2: #8495B0;
  --colour-indigo: #3C0F8A;
  --colour-light-sky-blue: #87B8FF;
  --colour-royal-blue: #0060EB;
  --colour-deep-slate-grey: #53617E;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(#227af9,#136ef0);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(left #f2f5fa 8%,#f2f5fa 18%,#f2f5fa 33%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(to right #f2f5fa 8%,#f2f5fa 18%,#f2f5fa 33%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'OpenSans', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Merriweather-Light', 'Georgia', serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 3rem;
  --leading-h1: 3.5rem;
  --text-h2: 2.25rem;
  --leading-h2: 2.625rem;
  --text-h3: 1.875rem;
  --leading-h3: 2.25rem;
  --text-h4: 1.25rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.5rem;
  --text-h5: 1rem;
  --leading-h5: 1.25rem;
  --text-h6: 0.875rem;
  --leading-h6: 0em;
  --text-body: 1rem;
  --leading-body: 1.5rem;
  --text-p: 0.875rem;
  --leading-p: 1.25rem;
  --text-small: 85%;
  --text-button: 14px;
  --leading-button: 21px;
  --text-a: 14px;
  --leading-a: 21px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 8px;
  --radius-2: 4px;
  --radius-3: 50px;
  --radius-4: 24px;
  --radius-5: 16px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 600px;
  --breakpoint-2: 767px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 991px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1023px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1440px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1920px;
  --max-width-1: 1920px;
  --max-width-2: 1440px;
  --max-width-3: 1024px;
  --max-width-4: 600px;
  --max-width-5: 480px;
  --max-width-6: 320px;
}

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