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

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Snapchatstyle guide

Snapchat’s website (snapchat.com) uses Avenir Next for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Deep Sky Blue (#0FADFF), Yellow (#FFFC00) and Indian Red (#F23C57), with #16191C text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 1 November 2026.

Typefaces
Avenir Next, Graphik
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
1 Nov 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.snapchat.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the snapchat.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of snapchat.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 1 Nov 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
Snapchat - Say It In A Snap
● 27 / 60 characters
Meta description
Chat, send Snaps, explore Stories, and try Lenses on desktop, or download the app on mobile! See how to connect & create with friends on Snapchat, wherever you are.
▲ 164 / 160 characters
Site name
Snapchat
og:title
Snapchat - Say It In A Snap
og:description
Chat, send Snaps, explore Stories, and try Lenses on desktop, or download the app on mobile! See how to connect & create with friends on Snapchat, wherever you are.
Language
en-US
Theme colour
#ffffff

In search results

Snapchathttps://www.snapchat.com/

Snapchat - Say It In A Snap

Chat, send Snaps, explore Stories, and try Lenses on desktop, or download the app on mobile! See how to connect & create with friends on Snapchat, wherever you a…

When shared

The image Snapchat shares with links

snapchat.com

Snapchat - Say It In A Snap

Chat, send Snaps, explore Stories, and try Lenses on desktop, or download the app on mobile! See how to conne…

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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 (#16191C) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 40.5%
  • Cool Near Black 24.3%
  • Cool Dark Grey 10.4%
  • Off White 7.8%
  • Deep Sky Blue 4.2%
  • Yellow 4.2%
  • Indian Red 2.7%
  • Medium Aqua Marine 1.8%
  • Light Sky Blue 0.8%
  • Lime Green 0.8%
  • Dark Orchid 0.8%
  • Medium Sea Green 0.4%
  • Light Coral 0.4%
  • Crimson 0.4%
  • Medium Orchid 0.4%
  • Dark Green 0.4%

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
    17.65:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, theme · body, theme-color meta tag

  • Cool Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    21 11 0 89
    On text
    —
    On white
    17.65:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · body, .related-topics-row-module-scss-module__kEGEAq__heading

  • Cool Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    16 9 0 53
    On text
    3.37:1 AA large
    On white
    5.23:1 AA

    Text, border · .bookmark-button-module-scss-module__2Xl38W__subtitle, .explore-cards-module-scss-module__dJ8mPq__subtitle

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    2 1 0 5
    On text
    15.28:1 AAA
    On white
    1.15:1 Fail

    Background · .nav-search-form-module-scss-module__phBG_q__desktopForm, .nav-search-form-module-scss-module__phBG_q__topBarForm

Colours

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

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    94 32 0 0
    On text
    7.09:1 AAA
    On white
    2.49:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · --sc-color-brand-blue, --sc-color-button-primary

  • Yellow

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 1 100 0
    On text
    16.12:1 AAA
    On white
    1.10:1 Fail

    Background, text · --sc-color-brand-yellow, .download-qr-code-module-scss-module__RHMCqG__qrCodeImage

  • Indian Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 75 64 5
    On text
    4.67:1 AA
    On white
    3.78:1 AA large

    Text, background · --sc-color-icon-negative, --sc-color-text-negative

  • Medium Aqua Marine

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    72 0 30 21
    On text
    8.41:1 AAA
    On white
    2.10:1 Fail

    Used · --sc-color-brand-bitmoji-green, --sc-color-icon-calling

  • Light Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    74 25 0 0
    On text
    8.51:1 AAA
    On white
    2.07:1 Fail

    Background · --sc-color-button-primary-hover, .login-form-module-scss-module__otAyeW__submit:hover

  • Lime Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    78 0 61 26
    On text
    7.12:1 AAA
    On white
    2.48:1 Fail

    Text · --sc-color-button-success, .spotlight-tile-module-scss-module__ugTOrq__devBadgeDdb

  • Dark Orchid

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    28 66 0 31
    On text
    2.65:1 Fail
    On white
    6.66:1 AA

    Text · --sc-color-text-my-ai-mention, .spotlight-tile-module-scss-module__ugTOrq__devBadgeSearch

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    73 0 30 28
    On text
    6.97:1 AA
    On white
    2.53:1 Fail

    Used · --sc-color-icon-calling-hover

  • Light Coral

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 56 48 4
    On text
    6.13:1 AA
    On white
    2.88:1 Fail

    Used · --sc-color-button-error-hover

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 91 73 12
    On text
    3.67:1 AA large
    On white
    4.81:1 AA

    Used · --sc-color-button-negative

  • Medium Orchid

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    22 55 0 20
    On text
    4.15:1 AA large
    On white
    4.25:1 AA large

    Used · --sc-color-snap-with-sound

  • Dark Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    83 0 35 63
    On text
    2.26:1 Fail
    On white
    7.81:1 AAA

    Used · --sc-color-chat-surface-calling-disabled

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(to right, #fff, transparent)

  • linear-gradient(to left, #fff, transparent)

  • linear-gradient(#0000 10%,#0000001a 33%,#0000004d 66%,#0009 100%)

Dark mode

When the device is set to dark
Aa Light · #16191C on #FFFFFF
Aa Dark · #DEDEDE on #121212 · 13.92:1 AAA
  • White

    #FFFFFF · --sc-color-fixed-white

  • Near Black

    #1E1E1E · --sc-color-background-secondary

  • Deep Sky Blue

    #0FADFF · --sc-color-brand-blue

  • Off White

    #DEDEDE · --sc-color-icon-primary

  • Indian Red

    #F23C57 · --sc-color-icon-negative

  • Near Black

    #121212 · --sc-color-background-primary

  • Medium Aqua Marine

    #39CA8E · --sc-color-brand-bitmoji-green

  • Black

    #000000 · --sc-color-fixed-black

  • Grey

    #999999 · --sc-color-icon-secondary

  • Dark Grey

    #616161 · --sc-color-icon-tertiary

  • Charcoal

    #2B2B2B · --sc-color-background-secondary-hover

  • Yellow

    #FFFC00 · --sc-color-brand-yellow

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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.

Avenir Next

Aa 100 Aa 900

Avenir Next

Self-hosted · weights 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 · headings, buttons, body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 100 Aa 900

Graphik

Self-hosted · weights 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 20px / 26px weight 700

Snapchat

Heading 2 14px / 18px weight 700

Snapchat - Say It In A Snap

Body 16px / 20px weight 400 · Avenir Next

Chat, send Snaps, explore Stories, and try Lenses on desktop, or download the app on mobile! See how to connect & create with friends on Sn…

Paragraph 16px / 22px weight 500

Chat, send Snaps, explore Stories, and try Lenses on desktop, or download the app on mobile! See how to connect & create with friends on Sn…

Small 14px / 18px

Chat, send Snaps, explore Stories, and try Lenses on desktop, or download the app on mobile! See how to connect & create with friends on Sn…

Link 14px / 18px weight 400

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 22pxline 30px · 8 rules
  • 20pxline 26px · 3 rules
  • 18pxline 24px · 6 rules
  • 16pxline 24px · 32 rules
  • 14pxline 20px · 42 rules
  • 13pxline 1 · 11 rules
  • 12pxline 16px · 13 rules
  • 10pxline 12px · 6 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

Corner radius

  • 1000px · 25×
  • 50% · 21×
  • 4px · 11×
  • 12px · 9×
  • 5px · 6×
  • 8px · 5×

Shadows

  • 0 2px 12px #00000026
  • 0 -10px 24px #0003
  • 0 8px 12px -4px #00000040
  • 0 6px 12px 4px #0000001a

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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

380
600
768
1200

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

960 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 27 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is 164 characters. Search results usually show about 160.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does Snapchat use?
Snapchat’s website uses two typefaces: Avenir Next (headings and body text), self-hosted; Graphik, self-hosted.
What are Snapchat’s brand colours?
The main colours on snapchat.com are Deep Sky Blue (#0FADFF), Yellow (#FFFC00), Indian Red (#F23C57), Medium Aqua Marine (#39CA8E), Light Sky Blue (#42BFFF) and Lime Green (#29BD49).
What colour is Snapchat’s text and background?
Body text is #16191C on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Snapchat’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on snapchat.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Snapchat’s own brand or press page.
Is this Snapchat’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from snapchat.com’s public web pages on 1 November 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Snapchat. 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

snapchat-com-tokens.css

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/* snapchat.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/snapchat.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #16191C;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-cool-near-black: #16191C;
  --colour-cool-dark-grey: #656D78;
  --colour-off-white: #ECEFF1;
  --colour-deep-sky-blue: #0FADFF;
  --colour-yellow: #FFFC00;
  --colour-indian-red: #F23C57;
  --colour-medium-aqua-marine: #39CA8E;
  --colour-light-sky-blue: #42BFFF;
  --colour-lime-green: #29BD49;
  --colour-dark-orchid: #7F3BB0;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #31B880;
  --colour-light-coral: #F56B7F;
  --colour-crimson: #E1143D;
  --colour-medium-orchid: #A05DCD;
  --colour-dark-green: #105E3D;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(to right, #fff, transparent);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to left, #fff, transparent);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(#0000 10%,#0000001a 33%,#0000004d 66%,#0009 100%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Avenir Next', 'verdana', 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Noto Color Emoji', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Avenir Next', 'verdana', 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Noto Color Emoji', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Avenir Next', 'verdana', 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Noto Color Emoji', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Graphik', 'verdana', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 20px;
  --leading-h1: 26px;
  --text-h2: 14px;
  --leading-h2: 18px;
  --text-body: 16px;
  --leading-body: 20px;
  --text-p: 16px;
  --leading-p: 22px;
  --text-small: 14px;
  --leading-small: 18px;
  --text-a: 14px;
  --leading-a: 18px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 1000px;
  --radius-2: 50%;
  --radius-3: 4px;
  --radius-4: 12px;
  --radius-5: 5px;
  --radius-6: 8px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 380px;
  --breakpoint-2: 600px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1200px;
  --max-width-1: 960px;
}

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Other websites using Avenir Next as their main typeface
Websites whose lead colour is closest to Snapchat’s

Captured from snapchat.com on 1 November 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Snapchat; this guide describes the public website for reference.