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Wattpad’s website (wattpad.com) uses Source Sans Pro for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Deep Red (#E00000), Olive Drab (#51A800) and Medium Blue (#3B19A9), with #121212 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 23 October 2026.

Typefaces
Source Sans Pro
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
23 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.wattpad.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the wattpad.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of wattpad.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 23 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
Wattpad - Stories to obsess over
● 32 / 60 characters
Meta description
Wattpad connects a global community of millions of readers and writers through the power of story
● 97 / 160 characters
Language
en-US

In search results

Wattpadhttps://www.wattpad.com/

Wattpad - Stories to obsess over

Wattpad connects a global community of millions of readers and writers through the power of story

When shared

No og:image, so no picture

wattpad.com

Wattpad - Stories to obsess over

Wattpad connects a global community of millions of readers and writers through the power of story

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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 (#121212) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 33.3%
  • Deep Red 16.5%
  • Near Black 10.9%
  • Olive Drab 9.4%
  • Off White 6.3%
  • Light Grey 4.5%
  • Medium Blue 3.9%
  • Thistle 3.9%
  • Deep Teal 2.7%
  • Midnight Blue 1.6%
  • Misty Rose 1.3%
  • Steel Blue 1.3%
  • Deep Sky Blue 1.1%
  • Light Red 1.1%
  • Light Teal 1.1%
  • Red 1%

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
    18.73:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, graphic · .textboxContainer__mbQss button svg path, .rYwVc

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 93
    On text
    —
    On white
    18.73:1 AAA

    Text, background, graphic · .title-xl, ._4HgOw

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 11
    On text
    14.46:1 AAA
    On white
    1.30:1 Fail

    Background, border · .tag-pill__yrFxu.with-icon__ygR4d.active__f6EKR, .primary-variant__NO4pv.default-accent__Pc0Pm:disabled

  • Light Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 30
    On text
    8.93:1 AAA
    On white
    2.10:1 Fail

    Text, graphic, border · .secondary-variant__KvdoY.default-accent__Pc0Pm:disabled, .secondary-filled-variant__X2T1P.default-accent__Pc0Pm:disabled

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Deep Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 100 12
    On text
    3.72:1 AA large
    On white
    5.04:1 AA

    Text, graphic, border · .menu-item-wrapper-alert__lhvTV .menu-item__skk6f, .menu-item-wrapper-alert__lhvTV .menu-item__skk6f path

  • Olive Drab

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    52 0 100 34
    On text
    6.20:1 AA
    On white
    3.02:1 AA large

    Background · .progress_bar_value__rnwN9.success__BzCzJ, .light-variant__fymht.default-accent__YcamO .indicator__RzTpW

  • Medium Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    65 85 0 34
    On text
    1.69:1 Fail
    On white
    11.06:1 AAA

    Background, text, graphic · .textboxContainer__mbQss button, .secondary-variant__KvdoY.premium-accent__mT2OK

  • Thistle

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    16 21 0 0
    On text
    12.29:1 AAA
    On white
    1.52:1 Fail

    Background, text, graphic · .textboxContainer__mbQss button:disabled, .secondary-variant__KvdoY.premium-accent__mT2OK:disabled

  • Deep Teal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    75 0 9 56
    On text
    3.13:1 AA large
    On white
    5.98:1 AA

    Text, background, graphic · .solid-variant__RGER9.base-3-accent__Xrbrb, .kOM5m

  • Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    50 60 0 61
    On text
    1.45:1 Fail
    On white
    12.94:1 AAA

    Background · .J3xQT, .tag-pill__yrFxu.with-icon__ygR4d.wattys-tag__AiGj_

  • Misty Rose

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 15 21 0
    On text
    14.30:1 AAA
    On white
    1.31:1 Fail

    Background, border · .tertiary-variant__Y9kWU.like-accent__TBsrm, .default-variant__ERiYv.base-1-accent__v_DA0

  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    72 33 0 28
    On text
    4.11:1 AA large
    On white
    4.56:1 AA

    Background · .styles-module_info__BWdHW, --rt-color-info

  • Deep Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 27 0 0
    On text
    8.52:1 AAA
    On white
    2.20:1 Fail

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

  • Light Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 68 81 9
    On text
    4.89:1 AA
    On white
    3.83:1 AA large

    Background · .wlblx, .ZzUPU

  • Light Teal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    89 6 0 54
    On text
    3.17:1 AA large
    On white
    5.91:1 AA

    Background · .primary-variant__NO4pv.download-accent__pILl3, .solid-variant__RGER9.base-6-accent__IJC8I

  • Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 100 0
    On text
    4.69:1 AA
    On white
    4.00:1 AA large

    Background, text · .n5nnJ, .CJILD .iPYom .PhIzb &:after

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(90deg,#56bcc9 0%,#752fdf 100%)

  • linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(18,18,18,0) 0%, 100%)

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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.

Source Sans Pro

Aa 400 Aa 700

Source Sans Pro

Self-hosted · weights 400, 600, 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 32px / weight 400 · Source Sans Pro

Wattpad

Heading 2 21px / 36px weight 700

Wattpad - Stories to obsess over

Heading 3 22px / 28px weight 700

Wattpad - Stories to obsess over

Heading 6 16px / 21px weight 600

Wattpad - Stories to obsess over

Body — Source Sans Pro

Wattpad connects a global community of millions of readers and writers through the power of story

Paragraph 18px / 24px weight 600

Wattpad connects a global community of millions of readers and writers through the power of story

Button 18px / 66px weight 600 · Source Sans Pro

Get started

Link 18px / 28px weight 600

Read more about Wattpad

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 24pxline · 20 rules
  • 22pxline 28px · 11 rules
  • 21pxline · 12 rules
  • 18pxline 24px · 33 rules
  • 16pxline 24px · 79 rules
  • 15pxline · 14 rules
  • 14pxline 20px · 73 rules
  • 12pxline 16px · 36 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

.textboxContainer__mbQss button · #3B19A9 · radius 50%

Corner radius

  • 8px · 38×
  • 50% · 37×
  • 4px · 33×
  • 6px · 30×
  • 24px · 17×

Shadows

  • 0 4px 8px 0
  • 0 1px 10px 0 ,0 4px 5px 0
  • 0 4px 8px #1212121f
  • 0 1px 12px

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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

440
575
625
626
767
768
960
991

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1800 px
1560 px
559 px
420 px
400 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 32 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThere is no og:image, so links shared on social media show no picture.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does Wattpad use?
Wattpad’s website uses one typeface: Source Sans Pro (headings and body text), self-hosted.
What are Wattpad’s brand colours?
The main colours on wattpad.com are Deep Red (#E00000), Olive Drab (#51A800), Medium Blue (#3B19A9), Thistle (#D7CAFF), Deep Teal (#1C6F65) and Midnight Blue (#322864).
What colour is Wattpad’s text and background?
Body text is #121212 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Wattpad’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on wattpad.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Wattpad’s own brand or press page.
Is this Wattpad’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from wattpad.com’s public web pages on 23 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Wattpad. 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

wattpad-com-tokens.css

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/* wattpad.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/wattpad.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #121212;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #121212;
  --colour-off-white: #E2E2E2;
  --colour-light-grey: #B3B3B3;
  --colour-deep-red: #E00000;
  --colour-olive-drab: #51A800;
  --colour-medium-blue: #3B19A9;
  --colour-thistle: #D7CAFF;
  --colour-deep-teal: #1C6F65;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #322864;
  --colour-misty-rose: #FFD9CA;
  --colour-steel-blue: #337AB7;
  --colour-deep-sky-blue: #00BBFF;
  --colour-light-red: #E94A2C;
  --colour-light-teal: #0D6F76;
  --colour-red: #FF0000;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(90deg,#56bcc9 0%,#752fdf 100%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(18,18,18,0) 0%, 100%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 32px;
  --text-h2: 21px;
  --leading-h2: 36px;
  --text-h3: 22px;
  --leading-h3: 28px;
  --text-h6: 16px;
  --leading-h6: 21px;
  --text-p: 18px;
  --leading-p: 24px;
  --text-button: 18px;
  --leading-button: 66px;
  --text-a: 18px;
  --leading-a: 28px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 8px;
  --radius-2: 50%;
  --radius-3: 4px;
  --radius-4: 6px;
  --radius-5: 24px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 440px;
  --breakpoint-2: 575px;
  --breakpoint-3: 625px;
  --breakpoint-4: 626px;
  --breakpoint-5: 767px;
  --breakpoint-6: 768px;
  --breakpoint-7: 960px;
  --breakpoint-8: 991px;
  --max-width-1: 1800px;
  --max-width-2: 1560px;
  --max-width-3: 559px;
  --max-width-4: 420px;
  --max-width-5: 400px;
  --max-width-6: 300px;
}

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Websites whose lead colour is closest to Wattpad’s

Captured from wattpad.com on 23 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Wattpad; this guide describes the public website for reference.