What font does DOL use?

DOL’s website uses four typefaces: Merriweather Web (headings), self-hosted; Source Sans Pro Web (body text), self-hosted; Source Sans Pro, google Fonts; Merriweather, google Fonts.

What are DOL’s brand colours?

The main colours on dol.gov are Royal Blue (#005EA2), Deep Steel Blue (#0071BC), Midnight Blue (#162E51), Dark Slate Blue (#1A4480), Light Royal Blue (#0050D8) and Light Steel Blue (#007BFF).

What colour is DOL’s text and background?

Body text is #1B1B1B on a #FFFFFF background.

Where is DOL’s logo from?

The logo shown in this guide was found on dol.gov’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check DOL’s own brand or press page.

Is this DOL’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from dol.gov’s public web pages on 29 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with DOL. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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

Unofficial style guide

DOLstyle guide

DOL’s website (dol.gov) sets its headings in Merriweather Web and its body text in Source Sans Pro Web. Its palette is led by Royal Blue (#005EA2), Deep Steel Blue (#0071BC) and Midnight Blue (#162E51), with #1B1B1B text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 29 October 2026.

Website: dol.gov
Typefaces: Merriweather Web, Source Sans Pro Web, Source Sans Pro
Palette: 4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured: 29 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

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Screenshot of the dol.gov homepage on a desktop screen — Screenshot of dol.gov on a 1440 px desktop screen, 29 Oct 2026.

Screenshot of the dol.gov 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: Home | U.S. Department of Labor; ● 31 / 60 characters
Meta description: Missing; ▲ 0 / 160 characters
Site name: DOL
og:title: DOL
Language: en

In search results

DOLhttps://www.dol.gov/

Home | U.S. Department of Labor

When shared

dol.gov

DOL

Logo & favicons

Found as: image in the header. SVG, 95 × 95.

Logo

On white

On black

On Royal Blue

Favicons

1 found

48 px · ICO icon

Home | U.S. Department of Labor

Light browser tab

Home | U.S. Department of Labor

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 (#1B1B1B) 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 15%
Light Off White 8.4%
Royal Blue 6.8%
Deep Steel Blue 6.8%
Deep Off White 6.1%
Midnight Blue 5.4%
Dark Slate Blue 4.5%
Light Royal Blue 2.5%
Light Steel Blue 1.8%
Deep Sky Blue 1.8%
Crimson 1.8%
Gold 1.8%
Fire Brick 1.8%
Rebecca Purple 1.5%
Deep Royal Blue 1.3%

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
17.22:1 AAA

On white
—

Background, text, border · body, header #header-content .agency-nav-container .agencysearchblock .field--name-bod
Near Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 89

On text
—

On white
17.22:1 AAA

Text, background, border · body, .usa-process-list__heading
Light Off White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 6

On text
15.11:1 AAA

On white
1.14:1 Fail

Background, text, border · .cd-main-content .filter-options.usa-date-picker__calendar__month, .cd-main-content .filter-options.usa-date-picker__calendar__year-selection
Deep Off White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
1 0 0 11

On text
13.13:1 AAA

On white
1.31:1 Fail

Background, border, text · .width-mobile .usa-table--stacked-header tr td:first-child, .usa-collection__meta-item.usa-tag

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Royal Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 42 0 36

On text
2.56:1 Fail

On white
6.72:1 AA

Text, background, border · .usa-sidenav .usa-current::after, .usa-combo-box__list-option--selected
Deep Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 40 0 26

On text
3.35:1 AA large

On white
5.14:1 AA

Background, text, border · .js .form-actions .dropbutton-wrapper .dropbutton-widget .dropbutton-toggle butt, #header-content
Midnight Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
73 43 0 68

On text
1.27:1 Fail

On white
13.60:1 AAA

Text, background, border · .usa-nav__primary button.usa-button--active, .usa-nav__primary button[aria-expanded=true]
Dark Slate Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
80 47 0 50

On text
1.79:1 Fail

On white
9.62:1 AAA

Text, background, border · .usa-nav__primary button.usa-button--hover, .usa-prose>table th[data-sortable][aria-sort=descending] .usa-table__header__but
Light Royal Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 63 0 15

On text
2.57:1 Fail

On white
6.69:1 AA

Background, text, border · .cd-main-content .filter-options.usa-date-picker__calendar__month--selected, .cd-main-content a.usa-button.usa-date-picker__calendar__month--selected:not([di
Light Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 52 0 0

On text
4.33:1 AA large

On white
3.98:1 AA large

Background, text, border · .btn-primary, .btn-primary.disabled
Deep Sky Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 17 0 11

On text
7.70:1 AAA

On white
2.24:1 Fail

Text, border, background · .usa-hero__heading, .usa-icon-list--info .usa-icon-list__icon
Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 76 69 14

On text
3.80:1 AA large

On white
4.53:1 AA

Text, background, border · .btn-danger, .btn-danger.disabled
Gold

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 24 97 0

On text
10.57:1 AAA

On white
1.63:1 Fail

Background, border, text · .btn-warning, .btn-warning.disabled
Fire Brick

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 95 95 29

On text
2.47:1 Fail

On white
6.98:1 AA

Text, border, background · .usa-error-message, .usa-hint--required
Rebecca Purple

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
41 73 0 44

On text
1.69:1 Fail

On white
10.18:1 AAA

Text · .usa-nav__primary button:visited, .usa-banner__button:visited
Deep Royal Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
78 43 0 42

On text
2.26:1 Fail

On white
7.63:1 AAA

Background, text, border · #block-exposedformilab-index-pagesproject-ilab-keywords-index-view-page #heading, button.c-button.c-button__primary:hover

Gradients

linear-gradient(transparent,transparent)
linear-gradient(top,#f6f6f3,#e7e7df)
linear-gradient(to bottom,#f6f6f3,#e7e7df)

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.

Merriweather Web

Aa 300 Aa 700

Merriweather Web

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

Aa 300 Aa 700

Source Sans Pro Web

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

Aa 100 Aa 800

Source Sans Pro

Google Fonts · weights 100, 400, 700, 800 · headings, buttons, body

Aa 400 Aa 700

Merriweather

Google Fonts · weights 400, 700 · headings, buttons

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS

Heading 1 2em · 32 px / 1.3em weight 700 · Merriweather

DOL

Heading 2 30px / 1.3em weight 700 · Merriweather

Home | U.S. Department of Labor

Heading 3 20px / 1.3em weight 700 · Merriweather

Home | U.S. Department of Labor

Heading 4 17px / 1.3em weight 700 · Merriweather

Home | U.S. Department of Labor

Heading 5 15px / 1.3em weight 700 · Merriweather

Home | U.S. Department of Labor

Heading 6 13px / 1.3em weight 400 · uppercase · Source Sans Pro

Home | U.S. Department of Labor

Body 1rem · 16 px / 1.375em weight 400 · Source Sans Pro

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Paragraph 17px / 22px weight 400 · uppercase · Source Sans Pro Web

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Small 80% weight 400

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Button 100% / 1.15 none

Get started

Link 1.2rem · 19 px / 1.1em weight 400 · uppercase · Source Sans Pro

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

23pxline .9 · 38 rules
21pxline 1.2 · 43 rules
20pxline 1.5 · 29 rules
17pxline 1.5 · 168 rules
16pxline 1.5 · 92 rules
15pxline 1.3 · 74 rules
14pxline 1.5 · 79 rules
13pxline 1.1 · 37 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

.contentbox button · #0071BC · radius 5px

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #007BFF

Corner radius

99rem · 65×
.25rem · 57×
50% · 37×
2px · 25×
.5rem · 21×
5px · 9×

Shadows

0 0 0 2px #2491ff
0 0 0 2px #71767a
0 0 0 .25rem #fff
0 0 0 .2rem rgba(0,123,255,.25)

Layout

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

Grid

Breakpoints

480

576

640

768

960

992

993

1024

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1200 px

1024 px

880 px

640 px

480 px

320 px

Notes

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

Notes

● FineThe title is 31 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
▲ CheckThere is no meta description, so search engines will pick text from the page.

Questions

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

Questions

What font does DOL use?: DOL’s website uses four typefaces: Merriweather Web (headings), self-hosted; Source Sans Pro Web (body text), self-hosted; Source Sans Pro, google Fonts; Merriweather, google Fonts.
What are DOL’s brand colours?: The main colours on dol.gov are Royal Blue (#005EA2), Deep Steel Blue (#0071BC), Midnight Blue (#162E51), Dark Slate Blue (#1A4480), Light Royal Blue (#0050D8) and Light Steel Blue (#007BFF).
What colour is DOL’s text and background?: Body text is #1B1B1B on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is DOL’s logo from?: The logo shown in this guide was found on dol.gov’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check DOL’s own brand or press page.
Is this DOL’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from dol.gov’s public web pages on 29 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with DOL. 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

dol-gov-tokens.css

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/* dol.gov design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/dol.gov) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #1B1B1B;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #1B1B1B;
  --colour-light-off-white: #F0F0F0;
  --colour-deep-off-white: #DFE1E2;
  --colour-royal-blue: #005EA2;
  --colour-deep-steel-blue: #0071BC;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #162E51;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #1A4480;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #0050D8;
  --colour-light-steel-blue: #007BFF;
  --colour-deep-sky-blue: #00BDE3;
  --colour-crimson: #DC3545;
  --colour-gold: #FFC107;
  --colour-fire-brick: #B50909;
  --colour-rebecca-purple: #54278F;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #205493;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(transparent,transparent);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(top,#f6f6f3,#e7e7df);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(to bottom,#f6f6f3,#e7e7df);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Merriweather Web', 'Georgia', 'Cambria', 'Times New Roman', 'Times', serif;
  --font-body: 'Source Sans Pro Web', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Roboto', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Source Sans Pro Web', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Roboto', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Roboto Mono Web', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Consolas', 'Courier', monospace;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 2em;
  --leading-h1: 1.3em;
  --text-h2: 30px;
  --leading-h2: 1.3em;
  --text-h3: 20px;
  --leading-h3: 1.3em;
  --text-h4: 17px;
  --leading-h4: 1.3em;
  --text-h5: 15px;
  --leading-h5: 1.3em;
  --text-h6: 13px;
  --leading-h6: 1.3em;
  --text-body: 1rem;
  --leading-body: 1.375em;
  --text-p: 17px;
  --leading-p: 22px;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;
  --leading-button: 1.15;
  --text-a: 1.2rem;
  --leading-a: 1.1em;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 99rem;
  --radius-2: .25rem;
  --radius-3: 50%;
  --radius-4: 2px;
  --radius-5: .5rem;
  --radius-6: 5px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 480px;
  --breakpoint-2: 576px;
  --breakpoint-3: 640px;
  --breakpoint-4: 768px;
  --breakpoint-5: 960px;
  --breakpoint-6: 992px;
  --breakpoint-7: 993px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1024px;
  --max-width-1: 1200px;
  --max-width-2: 1024px;
  --max-width-3: 880px;
  --max-width-4: 640px;
  --max-width-5: 480px;
  --max-width-6: 320px;
}

{
    "site": "dol.gov",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/dol.gov",
    "text": "#1B1B1B",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Near Black",
            "hex": "#1B1B1B",
            "rgb": [
                27,
                27,
                27
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Off White",
            "hex": "#F0F0F0",
            "rgb": [
                240,
                240,
                240
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Off White",
            "hex": "#DFE1E2",
            "rgb": [
                223,
                225,
                226
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Royal Blue",
            "hex": "#005EA2",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                94,
                162
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#0071BC",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                113,
                188
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Midnight Blue",
            "hex": "#162E51",
            "rgb": [
                22,
                46,
                81
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Slate Blue",
            "hex": "#1A4480",
            "rgb": [
                26,
                68,
                128
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Royal Blue",
            "hex": "#0050D8",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                80,
                216
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#007BFF",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                123,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Sky Blue",
            "hex": "#00BDE3",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                189,
                227
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Crimson",
            "hex": "#DC3545",
            "rgb": [
                220,
                53,
                69
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Gold",
            "hex": "#FFC107",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                193,
                7
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Fire Brick",
            "hex": "#B50909",
            "rgb": [
                181,
                9,
                9
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Rebecca Purple",
            "hex": "#54278F",
            "rgb": [
                84,
                39,
                143
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Royal Blue",
            "hex": "#205493",
            "rgb": [
                32,
                84,
                147
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "Merriweather Web",
            "stack": "Merriweather Web, Georgia, Cambria, Times New Roman, Times, serif",
            "weights": [
                300,
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        },
        {
            "name": "Source Sans Pro Web",
            "stack": "Source Sans Pro Web, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                300,
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        },
        {
            "name": "Source Sans Pro",
            "stack": "\"Source Sans Pro\", sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                100,
                400,
                700,
                800
            ],
            "source": "Google Fonts"
        },
        {
            "name": "Merriweather",
            "stack": "Merriweather, serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Google Fonts"
        },
        {
            "name": "Roboto Mono Web",
            "stack": "Roboto Mono Web, Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, Consolas, Courier, monospace",
            "weights": [
                300,
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        }
    ]
}

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Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Near Black

Light Off White

Deep Off White

Colours

Royal Blue

Deep Steel Blue

Midnight Blue

Dark Slate Blue

Light Royal Blue

Light Steel Blue

Deep Sky Blue

Crimson

Gold

Fire Brick

Rebecca Purple

Deep Royal Blue

Gradients

Merriweather Web

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

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CDC

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description