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USPSstyle guide

USPS’s website (usps.com) uses Inter for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Dark Slate Blue (#004B87), Steel Blue (#007BFF) and Crimson (#DC3545), with #212529 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 24 October 2026.

Website
usps.com
Typefaces
Inter
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
24 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.usps.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the usps.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of usps.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 24 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
Welcome | USPS
● 14 / 60 characters
Meta description
Welcome to USPS.com. Track packages, pay and print postage with Click-N-Ship, schedule free package pickups, look up ZIP Codes, calculate postage prices, and find everything you need for sending mail and shipping packages.
▲ 222 / 160 characters
og:title
Welcome | USPS
og:description
Welcome to USPS.com. Track packages, pay and print postage with Click-N-Ship, schedule free package pickups, look up ZIP Codes, calculate postage prices, and find everything you need for sending mail and shipping packages.
Language
en

In search results

USPShttps://www.usps.com/

Welcome | USPS

Welcome to USPS.com. Track packages, pay and print postage with Click-N-Ship, schedule free package pickups, look up ZIP Codes, calculate postage prices, and fin…

When shared

The image USPS shares with links

usps.com

Welcome | USPS

Welcome to USPS.com. Track packages, pay and print postage with Click-N-Ship, schedule free package pickups, …

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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 (#212529) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 39.9%
  • Dark Slate Blue 11.8%
  • Off White 7.5%
  • Cool Near Black 6.6%
  • Cool Grey 5.9%
  • Steel Blue 5.8%
  • Crimson 4.1%
  • Medium Sea Green 4.1%
  • Gold 3.9%
  • Cadet Blue 3.8%
  • Light Royal Blue 2%
  • Red 1.3%
  • Deep Royal Blue 1%
  • Fire Brick 1%
  • Green 0.7%
  • Teal 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
  • White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    15.43:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Text, background, border · body, .global--navigation

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 7
    On text
    13.18:1 AAA
    On white
    1.17:1 Fail

    Background, border · .nav-utility .lang-select.active, .global--navigation nav li.nav-search.menuheader div.autocorrect

  • Cool Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    20 10 0 84
    On text
    —
    On white
    15.43:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · body, .btn

  • Cool Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    14 6 0 51
    On text
    3.29:1 AA large
    On white
    4.69:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .btn-secondary, .btn-secondary.disabled

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Dark Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 44 0 47
    On text
    1.73:1 Fail
    On white
    8.91:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .button--primary, .featured-usps h3

  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 52 0 0
    On text
    3.88:1 AA large
    On white
    3.98:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .btn-primary, .btn-primary.disabled

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 76 69 14
    On text
    3.41:1 AA large
    On white
    4.53:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .btn-danger, .btn-danger.disabled

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    76 0 59 35
    On text
    4.92:1 AA
    On white
    3.13:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .btn-success, .btn-success.disabled

  • Gold

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 24 97 0
    On text
    9.46:1 AAA
    On white
    1.63:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · .btn-warning, .btn-warning.disabled

  • Cadet Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    88 12 0 28
    On text
    5.07:1 AA
    On white
    3.04:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .btn-info, .btn-info.disabled

  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 44 0 27
    On text
    2.72:1 Fail
    On white
    5.68:1 AA

    Text · .usps-updates .button--link, .button--link

  • Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 81 87 15
    On text
    3.17:1 AA large
    On white
    4.87:1 AA

    Background, border, text · .global--navigation nav ul li a.nav-first-element:after, .g-alert

  • Deep Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 52 0 20
    On text
    2.66:1 Fail
    On white
    5.80:1 AA

    Background, border · .btn-primary:hover, .btn-primary:not(:disabled):not(.disabled).active

  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 83 75 26
    On text
    2.52:1 Fail
    On white
    6.13:1 AA

    Background, border · .btn-danger:hover, .btn-danger:not(:disabled):not(.disabled).active

  • Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    76 0 59 51
    On text
    3.00:1 AA large
    On white
    5.14:1 AA

    Background, border · .btn-success:not(:disabled):not(.disabled).active, a.bg-success:focus

  • Teal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    88 12 0 45
    On text
    3.07:1 AA large
    On white
    5.02:1 AA

    Background, border · .btn-info:not(:disabled):not(.disabled).active, a.bg-info:focus

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(left,#fff 40%,#d8d8d8 41%)

  • linear-gradient(to right,#fff 40%,#d8d8d8 41%)

  • linear-gradient(45deg,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 25%,transparent 25%,transparent 50%,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 75%,transparent 75%,transparent)

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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, 400, 700, 900 · headings, body, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS · root 10 px
Heading 1 32px / 36px weight 700 · Inter

USPS

Heading 2 32px / 36px weight 700 · Inter

Welcome | USPS

Heading 3 22px / 24px weight 700 · Inter

Welcome | USPS

Heading 4 1.5rem · 15 px / 1.2 weight 500

Welcome | USPS

Heading 5 1.25rem · 13 px / 1.2 weight 500

Welcome | USPS

Heading 6 1rem · 10 px / 1.2 weight 500

Welcome | USPS

Body 100% / 1.5 weight 400 · Inter

Welcome to USPS.com. Track packages, pay and print postage with Click-N-Ship, schedule free package pickups, look up ZIP Codes, calculate p…

Paragraph 16px / 22px weight 400 · Inter

Welcome to USPS.com. Track packages, pay and print postage with Click-N-Ship, schedule free package pickups, look up ZIP Codes, calculate p…

Small 100% weight 400

Welcome to USPS.com. Track packages, pay and print postage with Click-N-Ship, schedule free package pickups, look up ZIP Codes, calculate p…

Link 1.1rem · 11 px / 20px weight 400 · Inter

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 32pxline 36px · 5 rules
  • 18pxline 50px · 5 rules
  • 16pxline 22px · 17 rules
  • 15pxline inherit · 4 rules
  • 13pxline 1.5 · 17 rules
  • 12pxline 14px · 5 rules
  • 10pxline 1.5 · 12 rules
  • 9pxline 1.5 · 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

.button--primary · #004B87 · radius 3px

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #007BFF

Corner radius

  • .25rem · 21×
  • .3rem · 7×
  • 1rem · 7×
  • 5px · 6×
  • .2rem · 5×
  • 50% · 4×

Shadows

  • 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(0,123,255,.25)
  • 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(40,167,69,.25)
  • 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(220,53,69,.25)
  • 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(0,123,255,.5)

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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

576
767
768
958
959
991
992
1200

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1500 px
1170 px
1140 px
500 px
450 px
300 px

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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.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is 222 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 USPS use?
USPS’s website uses one typeface: Inter (headings and body text), self-hosted.
What are USPS’s brand colours?
The main colours on usps.com are Dark Slate Blue (#004B87), Steel Blue (#007BFF), Crimson (#DC3545), Medium Sea Green (#28A745), Gold (#FFC107) and Cadet Blue (#17A2B8).
What colour is USPS’s text and background?
Body text is #212529 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is USPS’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on usps.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check USPS’s own brand or press page.
Is this USPS’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from usps.com’s public web pages on 24 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with USPS. 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

usps-com-tokens.css

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/* usps.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/usps.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #212529;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-off-white: #EDEDED;
  --colour-cool-near-black: #212529;
  --colour-cool-grey: #6C757D;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #004B87;
  --colour-steel-blue: #007BFF;
  --colour-crimson: #DC3545;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #28A745;
  --colour-gold: #FFC107;
  --colour-cadet-blue: #17A2B8;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #0068BB;
  --colour-red: #DA291C;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #0062CC;
  --colour-fire-brick: #BD2130;
  --colour-green: #1E7E34;
  --colour-teal: #117A8B;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(left,#fff 40%,#d8d8d8 41%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to right,#fff 40%,#d8d8d8 41%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(45deg,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 25%,transparent 25%,transparent 50%,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 75%,transparent 75%,transparent);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Inter';
  --font-body: 'Inter';
  --font-buttons: 'Inter';

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 32px;
  --leading-h1: 36px;
  --text-h2: 32px;
  --leading-h2: 36px;
  --text-h3: 22px;
  --leading-h3: 24px;
  --text-h4: 1.5rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.2;
  --text-h5: 1.25rem;
  --leading-h5: 1.2;
  --text-h6: 1rem;
  --leading-h6: 1.2;
  --text-body: 100%;
  --leading-body: 1.5;
  --text-p: 16px;
  --leading-p: 22px;
  --text-small: 100%;
  --text-a: 1.1rem;
  --leading-a: 20px;

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

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 576px;
  --breakpoint-2: 767px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 958px;
  --breakpoint-5: 959px;
  --breakpoint-6: 991px;
  --breakpoint-7: 992px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1200px;
  --max-width-1: 1500px;
  --max-width-2: 1170px;
  --max-width-3: 1140px;
  --max-width-4: 500px;
  --max-width-5: 450px;
  --max-width-6: 300px;
}

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

Captured from usps.com on 24 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by USPS; this guide describes the public website for reference.