Color

Colors Outside the HHS Brand Palette
Colors that aren’t part of the brand palette (such as pink, purple and orange) may be used sparingly to connect materials to national observances that have an associated color (purple for Alzheimer’s awareness). Any exception must be approved by the HHSC Office of Communications or the DSHS Office of Communications.

For color usage in web applications, refer to the web developer color section.

Color Palette for the HHS Brand

The HHS Champion color palette draws on the strength of blue, red and yellow. They are the cornerstones of color, and the only hues that cannot be created by mixing other colors together.

Primary Brand Colors

Blue — Using blues as the dominant color, HHS presents itself as trustworthy, intelligent and an authority figure. Blue is the main color of HHS and has many shades to pull from to create visually interesting content.

White — The proper use of white, or clear space, is important in design as it helps organize information and improves readability.

Secondary Brand Colors

These colors are used with the primary colors, but in lesser amounts, as an accent or to highlight important information.

Yellow — As the color of optimism and enlightenment, yellow is a good contrast to blue. Used sparingly, it quickly draws the customer’s attention to important information or actionable items.

Red — An intense color, red is known as a color of caution and warning, as well as enthusiasm and energy. It should be used sparingly.

Tertiary Brand Colors

These colors are sometimes used with the primary colors when a design doesn’t need to be as heavily branded. They include darker and brighter shades of yellow and red. A blend of blue and yellow is also available as shades of green.

ColorPantoneCMYKRGBHex
Logo BluePantone 287 C100, 87, 21, 120, 48, 135003087
Logo RedPantone 7621 C20, 100, 95, 12171, 35, 40ab2328
Logo GoldPantone 7551 C15, 40, 96, 22180, 126, 0b47e00

Essential Color Palette

Primary
ColorPantoneCMYKRGBHex
Primary BluePantone 300 C100, 62, 7, 00, 92, 185005cb9
Logo BluePantone 287 C100, 87, 21, 120, 48, 135003087
WhiteN/A0, 0, 0, 0255, 255, 255ffffff
Secondary: Frequently used with the primary palette colors, but in lesser amounts.
ColorPantoneCMYKRGBHex
Secondary Blue 1Pantone 284 C54, 22, 0, 0109, 171, 2286dabe4
Secondary Blue 2Pantone 306 C80, 4, 5, 00, 179, 22700b3e3
Secondary YellowPantone 7548 C0, 24, 100, 0255, 198, 0ffc800
Logo RedPantone 7621 C20, 100, 95, 12171, 35, 40ab2328
Tertiary: Sometimes used with the primary palette colors, but in lesser amounts.
ColorPantoneCMYKRGBHex
Logo GoldPantone 7551 C15, 40, 96, 22180, 126, 0b47e00
Tertiary GrayPantone 7545 C74, 50, 31, 3666, 85, 99425563
Tertiary MaroonPantone 7421 C7, 100, 35, 64101, 28, 50651c32
Tertiary RedPantone 1795 C0, 96, 82, 1210, 39, 48d22730
Tertiary TealPantone 3272 C100, 0, 51, 00, 164, 15300a499
Tertiary GreenPantone 360 C59, 0, 90, 0108, 194, 746cc24a