What font does Massachusetts Institute of Technology use?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s website uses two typefaces: neue-haas-grotesk-display (headings), adobe Fonts; neue-haas-grotesk-text (body text), adobe Fonts.

What are Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s brand colours?

The main colours on mit.edu are Medium Blue (#0032BD), Blue (#003FEB), Lime Green (#00AD00), Yellow (#FFEB00), Light Yellow (#FFFCE0) and Green Yellow (#AAFF33).

What colour is Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s text and background?

Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.

Where is Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s logo from?

The logo shown in this guide was found on mit.edu’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s own brand or press page.

Is this Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from mit.edu’s public web pages on 26 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

Unofficial A style guide made by SiteStyleGuide from mit.edu’s public web pages. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The real site is mit.edu ↗

Unofficial style guide

Massachusetts Institute of Technologystyle guide

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s website (mit.edu) sets its headings in neue-haas-grotesk-display and its body text in neue-haas-grotesk-text. Its palette is led by Medium Blue (#0032BD), Blue (#003FEB) and Lime Green (#00AD00), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 26 October 2026.

Website: mit.edu
Typefaces: neue-haas-grotesk-display, neue-haas-grotesk-text
Palette: 4 neutrals, 11 colours, 3 gradients
Captured: 26 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

Save Add to collection Share Report

Screenshot of the mit.edu homepage on a desktop screen — Screenshot of mit.edu on a 1440 px desktop screen, 26 Oct 2026.

Screenshot of the mit.edu 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: MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology; ● 43 / 60 characters
Meta description: Missing; ▲ 0 / 160 characters
Site name: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
og:title: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
og:description: The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
Language: en

In search results

Massachusetts Institute of Technologyhttps://web.mit.edu/

MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

When shared

No og:image, so no picture

mit.edu

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology and other areas of sch…

Logo & favicons

Found as: SVG in the header. SVG, 867 × 200.

Logo

On white

On black

On Medium Blue

Favicons

5 found

512 px · PNG manifest
192 px · SVG icon
192 px · PNG manifest
180 px · PNG apple-touch-icon
48 px · ICO icon

MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Light browser tab

MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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 (#000000) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used

Medium Blue 27.9%
White 25.1%
Black 23.6%
Blue 12%
Lime Green 6.7%
Yellow 1%
Light Grey 0.7%
Charcoal 0.7%
Light Yellow 0.5%
Green Yellow 0.4%
Red 0.4%
Maroon 0.3%
Fire Brick 0.3%
Crimson 0.2%
Deep Sky Blue 0.2%

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
21.00:1 AAA

On white
—

Text, background, border · html, body
Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 100

On text
—

On white
21.00:1 AAA

Text, background, border · body, .spotlight-addl-content .spotlight-addl-content--title:after
Light Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 20

On text
13.08:1 AAA

On white
1.61:1 Fail

Background, border · .splide__arrow, .splide__pagination__page
Charcoal

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 80

On text
1.66:1 Fail

On white
12.63:1 AAA

Border, text · .data-list__label span, .data-list__value>span

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Medium Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 74 0 26

On text
2.19:1 Fail

On white
9.58:1 AAA

Background, text, border · .cssgrid.cssgradients .error-message a, .cssgrid.cssgradients .tle-header__intro-text a
Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 73 0 8

On text
2.91:1 Fail

On white
7.21:1 AAA

Background, text, border · .cssgrid.cssgradients .spotlight__text a, .cssgrid.cssgradients .gallery-image__caption a
Lime Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 0 100 32

On text
6.98:1 AA

On white
3.01:1 AA large

Background, border · .content-block--topic-area--campus-climate-action .ta-link-button--link a, .theme--topic--climate-change .content-block--topic-area--classes a.topic-area--
Yellow

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 8 100 0

On text
17.14:1 AAA

On white
1.23:1 Fail

Background, border · .content-block--topic-area--classes .splide__slide, .theme--topic--climate-change .content-block--topic-area--intro .button--scroll-
Light Yellow

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 1 12 0

On text
20.25:1 AAA

On white
1.04:1 Fail

Background · .content-block--topic-area--classes .splide__slide, .theme--topic--climate-change .content-block--topic-area--experts .topic-area--e
Green Yellow

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
33 0 80 0

On text
17.06:1 AAA

On white
1.23:1 Fail

Background, text · .content-block--topic-area--cta--img-txt .curtain-bars .curtain-bar-1, .theme--topic--climate-change .content-block--topic-area--sections .section--nav
Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 92 86 0

On text
5.38:1 AA

On white
3.91:1 AA large

Background, border, text · .site-nav__link:after, .homepage:not(.search-mode-enabled):not(.has-notification) .search-suggestion__l
Maroon

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 100 83 54

On text
1.77:1 Fail

On white
11.89:1 AAA

Background · .theme--topic--climate-change .content-block--topic-area--intro, .content-block--updates-landing-page--intro .featured-block
Fire Brick

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 80 80 29

On text
3.26:1 AA large

On white
6.45:1 AA

Background · #user-login-form input[type=submit]
Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 76 73 9

On text
5.08:1 AA

On white
4.13:1 AA large

Text, border · #mc_embed_signup .asterisk, .newsletter-form #mc_embed_signup div.mce_inline_error
Deep Sky Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 27 0 0

On text
9.55:1 AAA

On white
2.20:1 Fail

Border · .splide__slide:focus-visible, .splide.is-focus-in .splide__slide:focus

Gradients

linear-gradient(top,transparent -webkit-calc(100% - 1px),RGBA(0,50,189,1) 0)
linear-gradient(top,transparent calc(100% - 1px),RGBA(0,50,189,1) 0)
linear-gradient(180deg,transparent calc(100% - 1px),RGBA(0,50,189,1) 0)

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.

neue-haas-grotesk-display

Aa 500 Aa 900

neue-haas-grotesk-display

Adobe Fonts · weights 500, 600, 700, 900 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

neue-haas-grotesk-text

Adobe Fonts · weights 400, 500, 700 · body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS

Heading 1 47.2226px / 1.1 weight 600

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Heading 2 22.661px / 1.1 weight 400

MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Heading 3 22.661px / 1.1 weight 400

MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Heading 4 17px / 1.1 weight 700

MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Heading 5 15.1113px / 1.1 weight 600

MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Heading 6 15.1113px / 1.1 weight 600

MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Body 15.1113px / 1.6 weight 400 · neue-haas-grotesk-text

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Paragraph 17px / 1.35em

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Small 13.2226px / 1.3 weight 400

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Link 15px / 1.25em weight 500

Read more about Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

32px5 rules
20pxline 1.3 · 12 rules
18px11 rules
17pxline 1.2 · 7 rules
16pxline 1.4em · 16 rules
15pxline 1.3 · 67 rules
14pxline 1 · 7 rules
13pxline 1.3 · 16 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

.theme--topic--climate-change .content-block--topic-area--intro .button--scroll- · #FFEB00

Corner radius

50% · 10×
10px · 8×
15px · 7×
4px · 2×
2px · 1×
20px · 1×

Shadows

0 10px 35px rgba(0,0,0,.1)
0 0 15px rgba(0,0,0,.1)
0 10px 35px rgba(0,0,0,.1),0 2px 0 RGBA(0,50,189,1)
0 3px 15px rgba(0,0,0,.15)

Layout

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

Grid

Breakpoints

320

719

720

990

1099

1100

1350

1600

On a scale of 0 to 1600 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1350 px

835 px

800 px

700 px

620 px

600 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.
▲ CheckThere is no meta description, so search engines will pick text from the page.
▲ CheckThere is no og:image, so links shared on social media show no picture.

Questions

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

Questions

What font does Massachusetts Institute of Technology use?: Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s website uses two typefaces: neue-haas-grotesk-display (headings), adobe Fonts; neue-haas-grotesk-text (body text), adobe Fonts.
What are Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s brand colours?: The main colours on mit.edu are Medium Blue (#0032BD), Blue (#003FEB), Lime Green (#00AD00), Yellow (#FFEB00), Light Yellow (#FFFCE0) and Green Yellow (#AAFF33).
What colour is Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s text and background?: Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s logo from?: The logo shown in this guide was found on mit.edu’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s own brand or press page.
Is this Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from mit.edu’s public web pages on 26 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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

mit-edu-tokens.css

Download

Free with an account: sign up or sign in, and you’ll come straight back here.

/* mit.edu design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/mit.edu) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-light-grey: #CCCCCC;
  --colour-charcoal: #333333;
  --colour-medium-blue: #0032BD;
  --colour-blue: #003FEB;
  --colour-lime-green: #00AD00;
  --colour-yellow: #FFEB00;
  --colour-light-yellow: #FFFCE0;
  --colour-green-yellow: #AAFF33;
  --colour-red: #FF1423;
  --colour-maroon: #750014;
  --colour-fire-brick: #B52525;
  --colour-crimson: #E9373F;
  --colour-deep-sky-blue: #00BBFF;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(top,transparent -webkit-calc(100% - 1px),RGBA(0,50,189,1) 0);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(top,transparent calc(100% - 1px),RGBA(0,50,189,1) 0);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(180deg,transparent calc(100% - 1px),RGBA(0,50,189,1) 0);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'neue-haas-grotesk-display', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'neue-haas-grotesk-text', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 47.2226px;
  --leading-h1: 1.1;
  --text-h2: 22.661px;
  --leading-h2: 1.1;
  --text-h3: 22.661px;
  --leading-h3: 1.1;
  --text-h4: 17px;
  --leading-h4: 1.1;
  --text-h5: 15.1113px;
  --leading-h5: 1.1;
  --text-h6: 15.1113px;
  --leading-h6: 1.1;
  --text-body: 15.1113px;
  --leading-body: 1.6;
  --text-p: 17px;
  --leading-p: 1.35em;
  --text-small: 13.2226px;
  --leading-small: 1.3;
  --text-a: 15px;
  --leading-a: 1.25em;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 10px;
  --radius-3: 15px;
  --radius-4: 4px;
  --radius-5: 2px;
  --radius-6: 20px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 320px;
  --breakpoint-2: 719px;
  --breakpoint-3: 720px;
  --breakpoint-4: 990px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1099px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1100px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1350px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1600px;
  --max-width-1: 1350px;
  --max-width-2: 835px;
  --max-width-3: 800px;
  --max-width-4: 700px;
  --max-width-5: 620px;
  --max-width-6: 600px;
}

{
    "site": "mit.edu",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/mit.edu",
    "text": "#000000",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Black",
            "hex": "#000000",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                0,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Grey",
            "hex": "#CCCCCC",
            "rgb": [
                204,
                204,
                204
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Charcoal",
            "hex": "#333333",
            "rgb": [
                51,
                51,
                51
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Medium Blue",
            "hex": "#0032BD",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                50,
                189
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Blue",
            "hex": "#003FEB",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                63,
                235
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Lime Green",
            "hex": "#00AD00",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                173,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Yellow",
            "hex": "#FFEB00",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                235,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Yellow",
            "hex": "#FFFCE0",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                252,
                224
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Green Yellow",
            "hex": "#AAFF33",
            "rgb": [
                170,
                255,
                51
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Red",
            "hex": "#FF1423",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                20,
                35
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Maroon",
            "hex": "#750014",
            "rgb": [
                117,
                0,
                20
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Fire Brick",
            "hex": "#B52525",
            "rgb": [
                181,
                37,
                37
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Crimson",
            "hex": "#E9373F",
            "rgb": [
                233,
                55,
                63
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Sky Blue",
            "hex": "#00BBFF",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                187,
                255
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "neue-haas-grotesk-display",
            "stack": "neue-haas-grotesk-display, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                500,
                600,
                700,
                900
            ],
            "source": "Adobe Fonts"
        },
        {
            "name": "neue-haas-grotesk-text",
            "stack": "\"neue-haas-grotesk-text\", sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                500,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Adobe Fonts"
        }
    ]
}

Websites whose lead colour is closest to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s

The Motley Fool

fool.com · 4 days ago
Save
ABC

abc.com · 2 days ago
Save
Eclipse Foundation

eclipse.org · 5 days ago
Save
European Union

europa.eu · 9 hours ago
Save

Captured from mit.edu on 26 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology; this guide describes the public website for reference.

Massachusetts Institute of Technologystyle guide

Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Black

Light Grey

Charcoal

Colours

Medium Blue

Blue

Lime Green

Yellow

Light Yellow

Green Yellow

Red

Maroon

Fire Brick

Crimson

Deep Sky Blue

Gradients

neue-haas-grotesk-display

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

Share

Run mit.edu?

Similar colours

The Motley Fool

ABC

Eclipse Foundation

European Union

Title &
description