Following web accessibility guidelines ensures that everyone, regardless of disability, will be able to use our websites. We have developed a web palette that meets WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) standards and maintains consistency with the Dartmouth brand. When creating content for Dartmouth's websites, please adhere to the color palette and recommended text and background color combination examples below.
PRIMARY COLOR
![pine green](https://communications.dartmouth.edu/sites/communications.dartmouth.edu/files/color-palette-pine-green.jpg)
Dartmouth Green
RGB: 0, 105, 62
#00693e
SECONDARY COLORS
In the secondary web palette we have added shades of gray, a useful addition for creating web content.
![forest green color block](https://communications.dartmouth.edu/sites/communications.dartmouth.edu/files/forest-green.jpg)
Forest Green
RGB: 18, 49, 43
#12312b
![Snow white](https://communications.dartmouth.edu/sites/communications.dartmouth.edu/files/snow-white_0.jpg)
Snow White
RGB: 255, 255, 255
#ffffff
![midnight black](https://communications.dartmouth.edu/sites/communications.dartmouth.edu/files/midnight-black_0.jpg)
Midnight Black
RGB: 0, 0, 0
#000000
![Web grey 1](https://communications.dartmouth.edu/sites/communications.dartmouth.edu/files/web_gray_1.jpg)
Web Gray 1
RGB: 247, 247, 247
#f7f7f7
![Web grey 2](https://communications.dartmouth.edu/sites/communications.dartmouth.edu/files/web_gray_2_0.jpg)
Web Gray 2
RGB: 226, 226, 226
#e2e2e2
![Web granite grey](https://communications.dartmouth.edu/sites/communications.dartmouth.edu/files/web_granite_gray.jpg)
Granite Gray
RGB: 66, 65, 65
#424141