Color

Color Palette

Spengler Nathanson has a palette of four colors; Navy, Blue, Mint, & Gray. Use the values below, as necessary when creating Spengler Nathanson materials.

Color Specifications

Navy

HEX: #1c363d RGB: 28, 54, 61
CMYK: 80, 59, 44, 24 PMS: 303

Blue

HEX: #448494 RGB: 68, 132, 148
CMYK: 70, 34, 23, 0 PMS: 7459

Gray

HEX: #bebfc1 RGB: 190, 191, 193
CMYK: 21, 14, 13, 0 PMS: Cool Gray 4

Mint

HEX: #cfe0c5 RGB: 207, 224, 197
CMYK: 15, 0, 20, 0 PMS: 7485

Accessibility

Accessible design allows users of all abilities to navigate, understand, and use a brand. 

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 serves as the standard for website color accessibility and informs print accessibility as well. In order to comply, foreground-background color contrast must achieve a ratio of at least 4.5:1. The minimum compliance is AA (4.5:1 and above). The highest compliance is AAA (7:1 and above).

With that in mind, the following examples show acceptable color combinations and the best ways to use the palette.

Accessible for Any Use

Navy & White
Navy & White
Navy & Mint
Navy & Mint
Navy & Gray
Navy & Gray

Accessible for headlines (18 pt. font and above) and non-essential graphics

Blue & White
Blue & White
Blue & Navy
Blue & Navy
Blue & Mint
Blue & Mint

Do not use these color combinations for any important graphics

Gray & White
Gray & White
Mint & White
Mint & White
Gray & Blue
Gray & Blue
Blue & Mint
Blue & Mint