What font does NSW Government use?

NSW Government’s website uses one typeface: Public Sans (headings and body text), google Fonts.

What are NSW Government’s brand colours?

The main colours on nsw.gov.au are Midnight Blue (#002664), Light Blue (#CBEDFD), Brown (#B81237), Crimson (#D7153A), Steel Blue (#0086B3) and Dark Slate Blue (#2E5299).

What colour is NSW Government’s text and background?

Body text is #22272B on a #FFFFFF background.

Where is NSW Government’s logo from?

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

Is this NSW Government’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from nsw.gov.au’s public web pages on 21 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with NSW Government. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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

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NSW Governmentstyle guide

NSW Government’s website (nsw.gov.au) uses Public Sans for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Midnight Blue (#002664), Light Blue (#CBEDFD) and Brown (#B81237), with #22272B text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 21 October 2026.

Website: nsw.gov.au
Typefaces: Public Sans
Palette: 4 neutrals, 11 colours, 3 gradients
Captured: 21 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

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Screenshot of the nsw.gov.au homepage on a desktop screen — Screenshot of nsw.gov.au on a 1440 px desktop screen, 21 Oct 2026.

Screenshot of the nsw.gov.au 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: NSW Government; ● 14 / 60 characters
Meta description: Missing; ▲ 0 / 160 characters
Site name: NSW Government
og:title: NSW Government
Language: en
Theme colour: #ffffff

In search results

NSW Governmenthttps://www.nsw.gov.au/

NSW Government

When shared

nsw.gov.au

NSW Government

Logo & favicons

Found as: image in the header. SVG, 259 × 280.

Logo

On white

On black

On Midnight Blue

Favicons

8 found

512 px · PNG manifest
280 px · SVG mask-icon
259 px · SVG icon
192 px · PNG manifest
180 px · PNG apple-touch-icon
48 px · ICO shortcut icon
32 px · PNG icon
16 px · PNG icon

NSW Government

Light browser tab

NSW Government

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 (#22272B) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used

White 39.6%
Midnight Blue 21.7%
Cool Charcoal 14.1%
Light Blue 8.6%
Brown 2.8%
Crimson 2.8%
Steel Blue 2.2%
Dark Slate Blue 1.5%
Off White 1.4%
Royal Blue 1.3%
Indigo 1.3%
Warm Off White 0.9%
Forest Green 0.7%
Chocolate 0.5%
Honey Dew 0.5%

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
15.07:1 AAA

On white
—

Text, background, border · .nsw-section--invert .nsw-carousel__navigation--pagination .nsw-carousel__nav-it, .nsw-section--invert.nsw-section--grey-01 .nsw-filters.nsw-filters--down .nsw-fi
Cool Charcoal

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
21 9 0 83

On text
—

On white
15.07:1 AAA

Text, background, border · body, .nsw-section--invert .nsw-accordion__item>.nsw-accordion__title
Off White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 8

On text
12.64:1 AAA

On white
1.19:1 Fail

Border, background, graphic · .nsw-section--invert.nsw-section--grey-01 .nsw-filters__accept button:hover, .nsw-main-nav__sub-nav .nsw-main-nav__title
Warm Off White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 6 5 3

On text
12.62:1 AAA

On white
1.19:1 Fail

Background · .nsw-filters__item .nsw-material-icons--error, .nsw-form__helper--error

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Midnight Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 62 0 61

On text
1.05:1 Fail

On white
14.37:1 AAA

Text, background, border · .nsw-section--invert.nsw-section--brand-dark .nsw-filters.nsw-filters--down .nsw, .nsw-accordion__item[open]>.nsw-accordion__title
Light Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
20 6 0 1

On text
12.25:1 AAA

On white
1.23:1 Fail

Background, border, text · .nsw-section--invert .nsw-accordion__item[open]>.nsw-accordion__title, .nsw-section--invert .nsw-filters__controls button:hover:enabled .nsw-material-i
Brown

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 90 70 28

On text
2.28:1 Fail

On white
6.60:1 AA

Background, text, border · .nsw-status-label--error, .nsw-button--danger
Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 90 73 16

On text
2.91:1 Fail

On white
5.18:1 AA

Border, background, text · .nsw-pagination a.active:after, .nsw-grid-overlay .nsw-col>div
Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 25 0 30

On text
3.63:1 AA large

On white
4.15:1 AA large

Border, background · .nsw-accordion__item>.nsw-accordion__title:focus-visible, .nsw-accordion__toggle button:focus
Dark Slate Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
70 46 0 40

On text
2.00:1 Fail

On white
7.55:1 AAA

Background, text, border · .nsw-status-label--info, .nsw-button--info
Royal Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
92 57 0 1

On text
3.30:1 AA large

On white
4.57:1 AA

Background, text, border · .nsw-section--brand-supplementary, .nsw-hero-banner__lines:after
Indigo

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
39 81 0 45

On text
1.37:1 Fail

On white
11.01:1 AAA

Text · .nsw-accordion__toggle button:visited, .nsw-filters__cancel button:visited
Forest Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 0 95 46

On text
3.33:1 AA large

On white
4.53:1 AA

Text, background, border · .nsw-status-label--success, .nsw-material-icons--success
Chocolate

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 60 100 21

On text
3.32:1 AA large

On white
4.53:1 AA

Text, background, border · .nsw-status-label--warning, .nsw-material-icons--warning
Honey Dew

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
7 0 7 4

On text
13.39:1 AAA

On white
1.13:1 Fail

Background · .nsw-filters__item .nsw-material-icons--valid, .nsw-form__helper--valid

Gradients

linear-gradient(#ffffff26,#ffffff26)
linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.15),rgba(255,255,255,.15))
linear-gradient(#ffffff13,#ffffff13)

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.

Public Sans

Aa 400 Aa 700

Public Sans

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

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS

Heading 1 2.25rem · 36 px / 1.25 weight 700

NSW Government

Heading 2 1.75rem · 28 px / 1.25 weight 700

NSW Government

Heading 3 1.375rem · 22 px / 1.25 weight 700

NSW Government

Heading 4 1.125rem · 18 px / 1.33 weight 700

NSW Government

Heading 5 1rem · 16 px / 1.5 weight 700

NSW Government

Heading 6 1rem · 16 px / 1.5 weight 700

NSW Government

Body 1rem · 16 px / 1.5 weight 400 · Public Sans

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Small .875rem · 14 px / 1.35

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Button .75rem · 12 px / 1.5 weight 700 · Public Sans

Get started

Link 1.125rem · 18 px / 1.5 weight 400 · Public Sans

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

30px9 rules
24pxline 1 · 8 rules
22pxline 1.25 · 9 rules
20pxline .625rem · 12 rules
18pxline 1.33 · 19 rules
16pxline 1.5 · 32 rules
14pxline 1.35 · 24 rules
12pxline 1.5 · 6 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

.nsw-carousel__navigation--pagination .nsw-carousel__nav-item--selected button · #002664

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #002664

Corner radius

.25rem · 74×
50% · 7×
4px · 6×
1.5rem · 3×
100% · 2×
.12em · 1×

Shadows

0 .25rem .75rem #00000026
0 .25rem .75rem 0 rgba(0,0,0,.15)
0 4px 12px #00000026
0 .25em .5em 0 rgba(0,0,0,.1)

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

768

960

992

1200

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1200 px

768 px

736 px

700 px

500 px

350 px

Notes

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

Notes

● FineThe title is 14 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 NSW Government use?: NSW Government’s website uses one typeface: Public Sans (headings and body text), google Fonts.
What are NSW Government’s brand colours?: The main colours on nsw.gov.au are Midnight Blue (#002664), Light Blue (#CBEDFD), Brown (#B81237), Crimson (#D7153A), Steel Blue (#0086B3) and Dark Slate Blue (#2E5299).
What colour is NSW Government’s text and background?: Body text is #22272B on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is NSW Government’s logo from?: The logo shown in this guide was found on nsw.gov.au’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check NSW Government’s own brand or press page.
Is this NSW Government’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from nsw.gov.au’s public web pages on 21 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with NSW Government. 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

nsw-gov-au-tokens.css

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/* nsw.gov.au design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/nsw.gov.au) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #22272B;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-cool-charcoal: #22272B;
  --colour-off-white: #EBEBEB;
  --colour-warm-off-white: #F7E7EB;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #002664;
  --colour-light-blue: #CBEDFD;
  --colour-brown: #B81237;
  --colour-crimson: #D7153A;
  --colour-steel-blue: #0086B3;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #2E5299;
  --colour-royal-blue: #146CFD;
  --colour-indigo: #551A8B;
  --colour-forest-green: #008A07;
  --colour-chocolate: #C95000;
  --colour-honey-dew: #E5F6E6;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(#ffffff26,#ffffff26);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.15),rgba(255,255,255,.15));
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(#ffffff13,#ffffff13);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Public Sans', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Public Sans', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Public Sans', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 2.25rem;
  --leading-h1: 1.25;
  --text-h2: 1.75rem;
  --leading-h2: 1.25;
  --text-h3: 1.375rem;
  --leading-h3: 1.25;
  --text-h4: 1.125rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.33;
  --text-h5: 1rem;
  --leading-h5: 1.5;
  --text-h6: 1rem;
  --leading-h6: 1.5;
  --text-body: 1rem;
  --leading-body: 1.5;
  --text-small: .875rem;
  --leading-small: 1.35;
  --text-button: .75rem;
  --leading-button: 1.5;
  --text-a: 1.125rem;
  --leading-a: 1.5;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: .25rem;
  --radius-2: 50%;
  --radius-3: 4px;
  --radius-4: 1.5rem;
  --radius-5: 100%;
  --radius-6: .12em;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 480px;
  --breakpoint-2: 576px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 960px;
  --breakpoint-5: 992px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1200px;
  --max-width-1: 1200px;
  --max-width-2: 768px;
  --max-width-3: 736px;
  --max-width-4: 700px;
  --max-width-5: 500px;
  --max-width-6: 350px;
}

{
    "site": "nsw.gov.au",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/nsw.gov.au",
    "text": "#22272B",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Cool Charcoal",
            "hex": "#22272B",
            "rgb": [
                34,
                39,
                43
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Off White",
            "hex": "#EBEBEB",
            "rgb": [
                235,
                235,
                235
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Warm Off White",
            "hex": "#F7E7EB",
            "rgb": [
                247,
                231,
                235
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Midnight Blue",
            "hex": "#002664",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                38,
                100
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Blue",
            "hex": "#CBEDFD",
            "rgb": [
                203,
                237,
                253
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Brown",
            "hex": "#B81237",
            "rgb": [
                184,
                18,
                55
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Crimson",
            "hex": "#D7153A",
            "rgb": [
                215,
                21,
                58
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#0086B3",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                134,
                179
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Slate Blue",
            "hex": "#2E5299",
            "rgb": [
                46,
                82,
                153
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Royal Blue",
            "hex": "#146CFD",
            "rgb": [
                20,
                108,
                253
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Indigo",
            "hex": "#551A8B",
            "rgb": [
                85,
                26,
                139
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Forest Green",
            "hex": "#008A07",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                138,
                7
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Chocolate",
            "hex": "#C95000",
            "rgb": [
                201,
                80,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Honey Dew",
            "hex": "#E5F6E6",
            "rgb": [
                229,
                246,
                230
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "Public Sans",
            "stack": "\"Public Sans\", sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Google Fonts"
        }
    ]
}

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NSW Governmentstyle guide

Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Cool Charcoal

Off White

Warm Off White

Colours

Midnight Blue

Light Blue

Brown

Crimson

Steel Blue

Dark Slate Blue

Royal Blue

Indigo

Forest Green

Chocolate

Honey Dew

Gradients

Public Sans

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

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