SiteStyleGuide

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

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edX’s website (edx.org) uses Inter for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Deep Slate Grey (#00262B), Gold (#F0CC00) and Lemon Chiffon (#FEF9C3), with #00262B text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 27 October 2026.

Website
edx.org
Typefaces
Inter, Helvetica Neue, SFMono-Regular
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
27 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.edx.org/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the edx.org homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of edx.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
edX | Online Courses, Certificates & Degrees from Leading Institutions
▲ 70 / 60 characters
Meta description
Find the online learning path for you, delivered by world-class institutions like Harvard, Google, Amazon, and more.
● 116 / 160 characters
Site name
edX
og:title
edX | Online Courses, Certificates & Degrees from Leading Institutions
og:description
Find the online learning path for you, delivered by world-class institutions like Harvard, Google, Amazon, and more.
Language
en

In search results

edXhttps://www.edx.org/

edX | Online Courses, Certificates & Degrees from Leading Ins…

Find the online learning path for you, delivered by world-class institutions like Harvard, Google, Amazon, and more.

When shared

No og:image, so no picture

edx.org

edX | Online Courses, Certificates & Degrees from Leading Institutions

Find the online learning path for you, delivered by world-class institutions like Harvard, Google, Amazon, an…

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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 (#00262B) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 27.7%
  • Deep Slate Grey 11.8%
  • Cool Off White 6.5%
  • Gold 6.3%
  • Black 6%
  • Lemon Chiffon 6%
  • Crimson 5.5%
  • Off White 4.7%
  • Light Slate Grey 3.7%
  • Light Steel Blue 3.7%
  • Dark Red 3.4%
  • Slate Grey 3.4%
  • Medium Sea Green 3.1%
  • Deep Steel Blue 2.9%
  • Sky Blue 2.6%
  • Medium Aqua Marine 2.6%

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
    16.00:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Text, background, border · --tw-ring-offset-color, body

  • Cool Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    4 1 0 2
    On text
    14.84:1 AAA
    On white
    1.08:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · .\!bg-info-100, .\!bg-spotlight

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 100
    On text
    1.31:1 Fail
    On white
    21.00:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .taxi-form h2, .plyr__poster

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    3 2 0 8
    On text
    12.93:1 AAA
    On white
    1.24:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · --tw-ring-color, .taxi-form .button

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Deep Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 12 0 83
    On text
    —
    On white
    16.00:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .taxi-form-single .button--theme-cta, body

  • Gold

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 15 100 6
    On text
    10.17:1 AAA
    On white
    1.57:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · .\!bg-accent-yellow, .\!bg-warning

  • Lemon Chiffon

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 2 23 0
    On text
    14.90:1 AAA
    On white
    1.07:1 Fail

    Border, graphic, text · --tw-gradient-from, --tw-gradient-stops

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 76 81 18
    On text
    3.23:1 AA large
    On white
    4.95:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .taxi-form .button--danger, .bg-\[linear-gradient\(102\.02deg\2c _\#921108_10\%\2c _\#d23228_0\2c _\#d23228_

  • Light Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    55 0 12 73
    On text
    1.51:1 Fail
    On white
    10.62:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · .\!bg-secondary, .\!bg-secondary-500

  • Light Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    85 26 0 25
    On text
    4.32:1 AA large
    On white
    3.70:1 AA large

    Text, background, border · .\!bg-info, .\!bg-info-300

  • Dark Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 88 94 43
    On text
    1.74:1 Fail
    On white
    9.18:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .bg-\[linear-gradient\(102\.02deg\2c _\#921108\2c _\#921108_20\%\2c _\#d23228_0\, .bg-\[linear-gradient\(102\.02deg\2c _\#921108_10\%\2c _\#d23228_0\2c _\#d23228_

  • Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    75 4 0 78
    On text
    1.24:1 Fail
    On white
    12.93:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .\!bg-masters, .\!bg-primary-400

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    70 0 29 37
    On text
    4.93:1 AA
    On white
    3.25:1 AA large

    Text, background, border · .\!bg-success, .\!bg-success-300

  • Deep Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 27 0 44
    On text
    2.60:1 Fail
    On white
    6.15:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .\!bg-info-500, .bg-info-500

  • Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    98 15 0 9
    On text
    7.73:1 AAA
    On white
    2.07:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · .bg-\[linear-gradient\(102\.02deg\2c _\#921108_10\%\2c _\#d23228_0\2c _\#d23228_, .\!bg-accent-blue

  • Medium Aqua Marine

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    59 0 16 11
    On text
    10.16:1 AAA
    On white
    1.57:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · .\!bg-accent-mint, .bg-accent-mint

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(180deg,#d12c1a,#ba2717)

  • linear-gradient(to top,)

  • linear-gradient(4deg,#00262b 11.47%,#1f453d 91.97%)

Dark mode

When the device is set to dark
  • Off White

    #F6F8FB

  • Dark Red

    #911108

  • Off White

    #E5E7EB

  • Near Black

    #1C1E21

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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.

Inter

Aa 100 Aa 900

Inter

Self-hosted · weights 100, 900 · body, headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

Helvetica Neue

System font, or not loaded on this page · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

SFMono-Regular

System font, or not loaded on this page · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 2.25rem · 36 px / 1.2 weight 800 · Inter

edX

Heading 2 1.875rem · 30 px / 1.2 weight 700 · Inter

edX | Online Courses, Certificates & Degrees fr…

Heading 3 1.875rem · 30 px / 1.2 weight 700 · Inter

edX | Online Courses, Certificates & Degrees fr…

Heading 4 1.5rem · 24 px / 1.2 weight 700 · Inter

edX | Online Courses, Certificates & Degrees fr…

Paragraph 1rem · 16 px / 1.4 Inter

Find the online learning path for you, delivered by world-class institutions like Harvard, Google, Amazon, and more.

Small 80%

Find the online learning path for you, delivered by world-class institutions like Harvard, Google, Amazon, and more.

Button 100% none

Get started

Link 1.125rem · 18 px / 1.4 weight 900

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 36pxline 1.2 · 12 rules
  • 30pxline 1.2 · 8 rules
  • 24pxline 1.2 · 11 rules
  • 20pxline 1.75rem · 15 rules
  • 18pxline 1.4 · 35 rules
  • 16pxline 1.5rem · 13 rules
  • 14pxline 1.7142857 · 25 rules
  • 12pxline 16px · 12 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

.taxi-form .button--theme-cta · #D64000 · radius calc(6rem - 2px)

Corner radius

  • 4px · 10×
  • 2px · 8×
  • .25rem · 7×
  • 8px · 7×
  • 100% · 6×
  • 100px · 6×

Shadows

  • 0 0 #0000,0 0 #0000,0 0 #0000
  • 0 1px 2px #00000026
  • 0 1px 1px #23282f26,0 0 0 1px #23282f33
  • 0 1px 1px #23282f26,0 0 0 1px #23282f33,0 0 0 3px #23282f1a

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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

480
576
640
767
768
1024
1280

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1280 px
1024 px
768 px
640 px
384 px
320 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ▲ CheckThe title is 70 characters. Google usually cuts titles near 60, so the end may not show in results.
  • ▲ CheckThere is no og:image, so links shared on social media show no picture.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does edX use?
edX’s website uses one typeface: Inter (headings and body text), self-hosted.
What are edX’s brand colours?
The main colours on edx.org are Deep Slate Grey (#00262B), Gold (#F0CC00), Lemon Chiffon (#FEF9C3), Crimson (#D23328), Light Slate Grey (#1F453D) and Light Steel Blue (#1D8EBF).
What colour is edX’s text and background?
Body text is #00262B on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is edX’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on edx.org’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check edX’s own brand or press page.
Is this edX’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from edx.org’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with edX. 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

edx-org-tokens.css

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/* edx.org design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/edx.org) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #00262B;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-cool-off-white: #EFF8FA;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-off-white: #E5E7EB;
  --colour-deep-slate-grey: #00262B;
  --colour-gold: #F0CC00;
  --colour-lemon-chiffon: #FEF9C3;
  --colour-crimson: #D23328;
  --colour-light-slate-grey: #1F453D;
  --colour-light-steel-blue: #1D8EBF;
  --colour-dark-red: #911108;
  --colour-slate-grey: #0E3739;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #30A172;
  --colour-deep-steel-blue: #00698F;
  --colour-sky-blue: #04C5E7;
  --colour-medium-aqua-marine: #5EE4C0;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(180deg,#d12c1a,#ba2717);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to top,);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(4deg,#00262b 11.47%,#1f453d 91.97%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-body: 'Inter', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-headings: 'Inter', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-other: ui-monospace, 'SFMono-Regular', 'Menlo', 'Monaco', 'Consolas', 'Liberation Mono';

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 2.25rem;
  --leading-h1: 1.2;
  --text-h2: 1.875rem;
  --leading-h2: 1.2;
  --text-h3: 1.875rem;
  --leading-h3: 1.2;
  --text-h4: 1.5rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.2;
  --text-p: 1rem;
  --leading-p: 1.4;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;
  --text-a: 1.125rem;
  --leading-a: 1.4;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 4px;
  --radius-2: 2px;
  --radius-3: .25rem;
  --radius-4: 8px;
  --radius-5: 100%;
  --radius-6: 100px;

  /* 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: 767px;
  --breakpoint-5: 768px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1280px;
  --max-width-1: 1280px;
  --max-width-2: 1024px;
  --max-width-3: 768px;
  --max-width-4: 640px;
  --max-width-5: 384px;
  --max-width-6: 320px;
}

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Other websites using Inter as their main typeface
Websites whose lead colour is closest to edX’s

Captured from edx.org on 27 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by edX; this guide describes the public website for reference.