SiteStyleGuide

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Gizmodo’s website (gizmodo.com) uses Space Grotesk for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Deep Royal Blue (#004FFF), Fuchsia (#FF45DC) and Midnight Blue (#060628), with #030314 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 27 October 2026.

Typefaces
Space Grotesk, Sofia Sans Extra Condensed, Segoe UI
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
27 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://gizmodo.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the gizmodo.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of gizmodo.com 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
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here
● 28 / 60 characters
Meta description
Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.
● 133 / 160 characters
Site name
Gizmodo
og:title
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here
og:description
Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.
Language
en-US
Theme colour
#ffffff

In search results

Gizmodohttps://gizmodo.com/

Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

When shared

The image Gizmodo shares with links

gizmodo.com

Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate sou…

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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 (#030314) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • Light White 29.4%
  • Deep Royal Blue 23.4%
  • Black 8.7%
  • Deep White 8.1%
  • Off White 6.7%
  • Fuchsia 4.1%
  • Midnight Blue 3.9%
  • Medium Sea Green 3.4%
  • Deep Pink 2.8%
  • Light Slate Grey 2%
  • Dark Cyan 1.8%
  • Teal 1.8%
  • Dodger Blue 1.4%
  • Black 1.1%
  • Light Royal Blue 0.7%
  • Light Cyan 0.7%

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 White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    20.45:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · body, #ez-toc-container.ez-toc-black a

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    85 85 0 92
    On text
    —
    On white
    20.45:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · body, .giz-title-main

  • Deep White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 8 0
    On text
    20.09:1 AAA
    On white
    1.02:1 Fail

    Text, background, graphic · div.nav-fly ul.sub-menu>li>a, ul.nav-footer>li.menu-item-has-children>ul.sub-menu

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 14
    On text
    14.77:1 AAA
    On white
    1.38:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · .ez-toc-btn-default.active, ul.nav-primary ul.sub-menu>li>a:hover

Colours

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

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 69 0 0
    On text
    3.47:1 AA large
    On white
    5.89:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .comment-reply-title, #ez-toc-container p.ez-toc-title

  • Fuchsia

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 73 14 0
    On text
    6.95:1 AA
    On white
    2.94:1 Fail

    Text, background, graphic · .dark .giz-title-io9, .bg-io9

  • Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    85 85 0 84
    On text
    1.04:1 Fail
    On white
    19.73:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .ez-toc-title, .ais-RefinementList-showMore

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    71 0 34 36
    On text
    6.40:1 AA
    On white
    3.20:1 AA large

    Text, background, graphic · .dark .giz-title-science, .dark .giz-progress-science

  • Deep Pink

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 78 40 9
    On text
    5.16:1 AA
    On white
    3.97:1 AA large

    Background, text, graphic · .giz-button-tmobile-inverted, .dark .giz-progress-tmobile

  • Light Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    12 12 0 37
    On text
    6.28:1 AA
    On white
    3.26:1 AA large

    Text, background, border · .bg-grey-600, .text-grey-600

  • Dark Cyan

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 13 0 36
    On text
    5.20:1 AA
    On white
    3.93:1 AA large

    Background, graphic, text · .giz-progress-earther, --tw-prose-headings

  • Teal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 14 0 46
    On text
    3.85:1 AA large
    On white
    5.31:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .giz-title-earther, .giz-tag-earther

  • Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    80 44 0 0
    On text
    6.35:1 AA
    On white
    3.22:1 AA large

    Background, text · .bg-main-500, .text-main-500

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    56 38 0 85
    On text
    1.15:1 Fail
    On white
    17.74:1 AAA

    Text · .comp-disclaimer h3, div.nsl-container .nsl-button-tiktok[data-skin="light"]

  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    90 56 0 0
    On text
    4.72:1 AA
    On white
    4.33:1 AA large

    Text, background · .bg-main-600, .text-main-600

  • Light Cyan

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    16 2 0 0
    On text
    18.36:1 AAA
    On white
    1.11:1 Fail

    Background, text · .bg-main-100, .text-main-100

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(to bottom,)

  • linear-gradient(to right,)

  • linear-gradient(-90deg,#fff calc(100% - 6px),#004fff calc(100% - 6px),#004fff 100%)

Dark mode

Switched on by the site
Aa Light · #030314 on #FFFFFF
Aa Dark · #FFFEEB on #030314 · 20.09:1 AAA
  • Dodger Blue

    #348FFF · --main-color

  • White

    #FFFEEB

  • White

    #FFFFFF · --h3-color

  • Cornflower Blue

    #61ABFF

  • Dark Grey

    #525252

  • Light Grey

    #D4D4D4

  • Black

    #030314

  • Midnight Blue

    #0F0F2F

  • Fuchsia

    #FF45DC

  • Medium Sea Green

    #2FA36B

  • Cool Dark Grey

    #5D5C6C

  • Royal Blue

    #004FFF

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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.

Space Grotesk

Aa 300 Aa 700

Space Grotesk

Self-hosted · weights 300, 400, 500, 700 · headings, body, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 700 Aa 1000

Sofia Sans Extra Condensed

Self-hosted · weights 700, 800, 1000 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 700

Segoe UI

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 700 · headings, body, buttons · 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 · Sofia Sans Extra Condensed

Gizmodo

Heading 2 — weight 700 · Sofia Sans Extra Condensed

Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Heading 3 1.25rem · 20 px weight 700 · Sofia Sans Extra Condensed

Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Heading 4 — weight 700 · Sofia Sans Extra Condensed

Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Heading 5 — weight 700 · Sofia Sans Extra Condensed

Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Body — Space Grotesk

Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

Paragraph 14px / 27px weight 600 · Space Grotesk

Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

Small 80%

Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

Button 100% none

Get started

Link 11px / 1.25 weight 700 · uppercase · Space Grotesk

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 24pxline 1 · 9 rules
  • 20pxline 1.6 · 14 rules
  • 18pxline 1.75rem · 18 rules
  • 16pxline 1.5rem · 24 rules
  • 14pxline 1.25rem · 49 rules
  • 12pxline 1.5 · 15 rules
  • 11pxline 1.5 · 6 rules
  • 10pxline 150% · 5 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

.comment-reply-link · #737373

Corner radius

  • 4px · 14×
  • 3px · 8×
  • .5rem · 8×
  • 5px · 7×
  • .375rem · 7×
  • 10px · 5×

Shadows

  • 0 0 #0000,0 0 #0000,0 0 #0000
  • 0 3px 6px 0 #d6d6d6
  • 0 3px 8px 0 #0b008ab3
  • 0 3px 8px 0 rgba(154,154,154,.32)

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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
640
768
783
1024
1090
1280
1440

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1440 px
1280 px
1024 px
768 px
640 px
360 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 28 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does Gizmodo use?
Gizmodo’s website uses two typefaces: Space Grotesk (headings and body text), self-hosted; Sofia Sans Extra Condensed, self-hosted.
What are Gizmodo’s brand colours?
The main colours on gizmodo.com are Deep Royal Blue (#004FFF), Fuchsia (#FF45DC), Midnight Blue (#060628), Medium Sea Green (#2FA36B), Deep Pink (#E8348B) and Light Slate Grey (#8D8DA0).
What colour is Gizmodo’s text and background?
Body text is #030314 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Gizmodo’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on gizmodo.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Gizmodo’s own brand or press page.
Is this Gizmodo’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from gizmodo.com’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Gizmodo. 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

gizmodo-com-tokens.css

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/* gizmodo.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/gizmodo.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #030314;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-light-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #030314;
  --colour-deep-white: #FFFEEB;
  --colour-off-white: #DBDBDB;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #004FFF;
  --colour-fuchsia: #FF45DC;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #060628;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #2FA36B;
  --colour-deep-pink: #E8348B;
  --colour-light-slate-grey: #8D8DA0;
  --colour-dark-cyan: #008DA3;
  --colour-teal: #007689;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #348FFF;
  --colour-black-2: #111827;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #1A71FF;
  --colour-light-cyan: #D6F9FF;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(to bottom,);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to right,);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(-90deg,#fff calc(100% - 6px),#004fff calc(100% - 6px),#004fff 100%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Space Grotesk', 'Space Grotesk Fallback', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Space Grotesk', 'Space Grotesk Fallback', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Space Grotesk', 'Space Grotesk Fallback', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h3: 1.25rem;
  --text-p: 14px;
  --leading-p: 27px;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;
  --text-a: 11px;
  --leading-a: 1.25;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 4px;
  --radius-2: 3px;
  --radius-3: .5rem;
  --radius-4: 5px;
  --radius-5: .375rem;
  --radius-6: 10px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 480px;
  --breakpoint-2: 640px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 783px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1090px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1280px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1440px;
  --max-width-1: 1440px;
  --max-width-2: 1280px;
  --max-width-3: 1024px;
  --max-width-4: 768px;
  --max-width-5: 640px;
  --max-width-6: 360px;
}

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Other websites using Space Grotesk as their main typeface
Websites whose lead colour is closest to Gizmodo’s

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