What font does youtu.be use?

youtu.be’s website uses two typefaces: Roboto (headings and body text), google Fonts; YouTube Sans, google Fonts.

What are youtu.be’s brand colours?

The main colours on youtu.be are Green (#107516), Red (#FF0033), Light Pink (#FF2791), Medium Sea Green (#2BA640), Purple (#7F0E7F) and Crimson (#E1002D).

What colour is youtu.be’s text and background?

Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.

Is this youtu.be’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from youtu.be’s public web pages on 29 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with youtu.be. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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

Unofficial style guide

youtu.bestyle guide

youtu.be’s website (youtu.be) uses Roboto for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Green (#107516), Red (#FF0033) and Light Pink (#FF2791), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 29 October 2026.

Website: youtu.be
Typefaces: Roboto, YouTube Sans
Palette: 4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured: 29 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

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Screenshot of the youtu.be homepage on a desktop screen — Screenshot of youtu.be on a 1440 px desktop screen, 29 Oct 2026.

Screenshot of the youtu.be 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: YouTube; ● 7 / 60 characters
Meta description: Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.; ● 126 / 160 characters
og:title: YouTube
Language: en
Theme colour: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98)

In search results

youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/?feature=youtu.be

YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

When shared

youtu.be

YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the …

Logo & favicons

No logo could be found on the homepage.

Logo

Favicons

8 found

192 px · PNG manifest
144 px · PNG icon
144 px · PNG manifest
96 px · PNG icon
48 px · ICO shortcut icon
48 px · PNG icon
32 px · PNG icon
16 px · PNG manifest

YouTube

Light browser tab

YouTube

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

White 50.2%
Black 15.5%
Off White 5.4%
Green 3.7%
Near Black 3.5%
Red 3.4%
Light Pink 3.1%
Medium Sea Green 2.8%
Purple 2.3%
Crimson 2.3%
Light Coral 1.6%
Golden Rod 1.6%
Royal Blue 1.5%
Teal 1.2%
Deep Pink 1%
Dodger Blue 0.9%

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 · --premium-yt-spec-static-brand-white, --premium-yt-spec-overlay-text-primary
Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 100

On text
—

On white
21.00:1 AAA

Background, text, graphic · --premium-yt-spec-base-background, .ytdOverviewAnswerViewModelDarkBackground
Off White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 7

On text
18.10:1 AAA

On white
1.16:1 Fail

Background, border · #menu.yt-live-chat-donation-announcement-renderer, --yt-sys-color-baseline--overlay-filled-hover
Near Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 87

On text
1.30:1 Fail

On white
16.10:1 AAA

Background, graphic · --premium-yt-spec-raised-background, ytd-masthead.dark .masthead-skeleton-icon

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
86 0 81 54

On text
3.58:1 AA large

On white
5.87:1 AA

Background, text · yt-live-chat-membership-item-renderer[show-only-header] #menu.yt-live-chat-membe, #menu.ytd-sponsorships-live-chat-header-renderer
Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 100 80 0

On text
5.30:1 AA

On white
3.96:1 AA large

Background, text · .ytChapteredProgressBarChapteredPlayerBarChapterSeen, .ytChapteredProgressBarChapteredPlayerBarFill
Light Pink

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 85 43 0

On text
5.95:1 AA

On white
3.53:1 AA large

Background · .ytChapteredProgressBarChapteredPlayerBarChapterSeen, .ytChapteredProgressBarChapteredPlayerBarFill
Medium Sea Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
74 0 61 35

On text
6.63:1 AA

On white
3.17:1 AA large

Used · --premium-yt-spec-light-green, --yt-sys-color-baseline--overlay-green
Purple

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 89 0 50

On text
2.27:1 Fail

On white
9.24:1 AAA

Background, text · .ytChipShapeAICustomizedChipBorderDarkMode, .ytChipShapeAICustomizedChipBackgroundLightMode
Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 100 80 12

On text
4.24:1 AA large

On white
4.95:1 AA

Background, text · --yt-sys-color-baseline--red-indicator, .ytSpecButtonShapeNextBrandGradient.ytSpecButtonShapeNextFilled
Light Coral

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 67 53 0

On text
6.82:1 AA

On white
3.08:1 AA large

Background · .ytEduCardViewModelGradientTrim:before, --yt-sys-color-baseline--feed-vibrant-gradient3
Golden Rod

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 24 82 2

On text
12.68:1 AAA

On white
1.66:1 Fail

Background, border · --yt-sys-color-baseline--static-ad-yellow, button.yt-emoji-picker-renderer[tone="0"][selected]
Royal Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
89 47 0 25

On text
3.65:1 AA large

On white
5.75:1 AA

Background · #menu.yt-live-chat-paid-message-renderer, yt-live-chat-paid-message-renderer[has-heart-button] #gradient.yt-live-chat-paid
Teal

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 0 17 52

On text
3.97:1 AA large

On white
5.29:1 AA

Used · --yt-sys-color-baseline--genai-1, --yt-sys-color-baseline--feed-vibrant-gradient1
Deep Pink

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 92 46 12

On text
4.53:1 AA

On white
4.63:1 AA

Background · .ytSpecButtonShapeNextBrandGradient.ytSpecButtonShapeNextFilled, .badge-style-type-premium.ytd-badge-supported-renderer
Dodger Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
76 35 0 0

On text
8.10:1 AAA

On white
2.59:1 Fail

Used · --yt-sys-color-baseline--overlay-call-to-action, --yt-sys-color-baseline--call-to-action-inverse

Gradients

linear-gradient(unset,transparent 75%)
linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0.6))
linear-gradient(left,transparent,initial 40%)

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.

Roboto

Aa 300 Aa 900

Roboto

Google Fonts · weights 300, 400, 500, 700, 900 · headings, buttons

Aa 300 Aa 900

YouTube Sans

Google Fonts · weights 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 · headings

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS

Heading 1 2rem · 32 px / 2.8rem weight 900 · Roboto

youtu.be

Heading 2 20px / 28px weight 500 · Roboto

YouTube

Heading 3 1.8rem · 29 px / 2.6rem weight 500 · Roboto

YouTube

Heading 4 1.6rem · 26 px / 2.2rem weight 500 · Roboto

YouTube

Paragraph 1.6rem · 26 px / 2.2rem weight 400 · Roboto

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

51pxline 4.4rem · 24 rules
38pxline 3.2rem · 44 rules
32pxline 2.8rem · 70 rules
29pxline 2.6rem · 109 rules
26pxline 2.2rem · 142 rules
22pxline 2rem · 375 rules
19pxline 1.8rem · 348 rules
16pxline 1.6rem · 32 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

button.yt-emoji-picker-renderer[tone="0"][selected] · #FCC21B

Corner radius

50% · 128×
12px · 99×
8px · 83×
4px · 75×
2px · 61×
inherit · 31×

Shadows

0 2px 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.14),0 1px 5px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.12),0 3px 1px -2px rgba(0,0,0,.2)
0 4px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3),0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.2)
0 4px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)
1px 4px 16px -8px rgba(0,0,0,0.25)

Layout

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

Grid

Breakpoints

299

300

600

840

931

1000

1023

1024

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

852 px

600 px

500 px

450 px

420 px

360 px

Notes

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

Notes

● FineThe title is 7 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.

Questions

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

Questions

What font does youtu.be use?: youtu.be’s website uses two typefaces: Roboto (headings and body text), google Fonts; YouTube Sans, google Fonts.
What are youtu.be’s brand colours?: The main colours on youtu.be are Green (#107516), Red (#FF0033), Light Pink (#FF2791), Medium Sea Green (#2BA640), Purple (#7F0E7F) and Crimson (#E1002D).
What colour is youtu.be’s text and background?: Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Is this youtu.be’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from youtu.be’s public web pages on 29 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with youtu.be. 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

youtu-be-tokens.css

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/* youtu.be design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/youtu.be) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-off-white: #EEEEEE;
  --colour-near-black: #212121;
  --colour-green: #107516;
  --colour-red: #FF0033;
  --colour-light-pink: #FF2791;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #2BA640;
  --colour-purple: #7F0E7F;
  --colour-crimson: #E1002D;
  --colour-light-coral: #FF5577;
  --colour-golden-rod: #FBC02D;
  --colour-royal-blue: #1565C0;
  --colour-teal: #007A65;
  --colour-deep-pink: #E01378;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #3EA6FF;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(unset,transparent 75%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0.6));
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(left,transparent,initial 40%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Roboto', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Roboto', 'Arial', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 2rem;
  --leading-h1: 2.8rem;
  --text-h2: 20px;
  --leading-h2: 28px;
  --text-h3: 1.8rem;
  --leading-h3: 2.6rem;
  --text-h4: 1.6rem;
  --leading-h4: 2.2rem;
  --text-p: 1.6rem;
  --leading-p: 2.2rem;

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

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 299px;
  --breakpoint-2: 300px;
  --breakpoint-3: 600px;
  --breakpoint-4: 840px;
  --breakpoint-5: 931px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1000px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1023px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1024px;
  --max-width-1: 852px;
  --max-width-2: 600px;
  --max-width-3: 500px;
  --max-width-4: 450px;
  --max-width-5: 420px;
  --max-width-6: 360px;
}

{
    "site": "youtu.be",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/youtu.be",
    "text": "#000000",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Black",
            "hex": "#000000",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                0,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Off White",
            "hex": "#EEEEEE",
            "rgb": [
                238,
                238,
                238
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Near Black",
            "hex": "#212121",
            "rgb": [
                33,
                33,
                33
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Green",
            "hex": "#107516",
            "rgb": [
                16,
                117,
                22
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Red",
            "hex": "#FF0033",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                0,
                51
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Pink",
            "hex": "#FF2791",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                39,
                145
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Medium Sea Green",
            "hex": "#2BA640",
            "rgb": [
                43,
                166,
                64
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Purple",
            "hex": "#7F0E7F",
            "rgb": [
                127,
                14,
                127
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Crimson",
            "hex": "#E1002D",
            "rgb": [
                225,
                0,
                45
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Coral",
            "hex": "#FF5577",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                85,
                119
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Golden Rod",
            "hex": "#FBC02D",
            "rgb": [
                251,
                192,
                45
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Royal Blue",
            "hex": "#1565C0",
            "rgb": [
                21,
                101,
                192
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Teal",
            "hex": "#007A65",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                122,
                101
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Pink",
            "hex": "#E01378",
            "rgb": [
                224,
                19,
                120
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dodger Blue",
            "hex": "#3EA6FF",
            "rgb": [
                62,
                166,
                255
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "Roboto",
            "stack": "Roboto, Arial, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                300,
                400,
                500,
                700,
                900
            ],
            "source": "Google Fonts"
        },
        {
            "name": "YouTube Sans",
            "stack": "\"YouTube Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                300,
                400,
                500,
                600,
                700,
                800,
                900
            ],
            "source": "Google Fonts"
        }
    ]
}

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youtu.bestyle guide

Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Black

Off White

Near Black

Colours

Green

Red

Light Pink

Medium Sea Green

Purple

Crimson

Light Coral

Golden Rod

Royal Blue

Teal

Deep Pink

Dodger Blue

Gradients

Roboto

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

Share

Run youtu.be?

Also set in Roboto

goo.gle

google.rs

google.com.my

google.se

Similar colours

xbox.com

Common Sense Media

GitHub

Consumer Reports

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description