Black text on a white background is a surefire way of producing content with accessible color contrast. That said, if you are looking for more pizazz, we've pulled from JMU's official color guide to provides you with a number of recommended color combinations. These can be used readily in the creation of documents, presentations, web-pages, and more, with no fear of color contrast issues. Further, your content will look more cohesive and more on-brand with JMU's palate.
In this directory, we've included a number of ways to identify the colors:
- "Hex" values for colors are primarily used in creating web content.
- "RGB" values are used widely to identifying colors; the best place to start for the average user.
Not sure how to work with all of these values? Check out our "How to use color values in Microsoft Word" page for detailed instruction on how to get started.
Accessible text and background color combinations for web
The combinations below are approved for use. Do not use combinations that are not shown here because of contrast issues and legibility.
Use the drop-down menu to choose between HEX and RGB values for the colors below.
Background colors to use with text color
Black: HEX: #000000
HEX: #AD9C65
HEX: #CBB677
HEX: #F4EFE1
HEX: #B2B2B2
HEX: #D6D6D6
HEX: #B599CE
HEX: #DACCE6
HEX: #ADCC23
HEX: #DEEBA7
HEX: #D2EBF5
Background colors to use with text color
Slate: HEX: #333333
HEX: #AD9C65
HEX: #CBB677
HEX: #F4EFE1
HEX: #B2B2B2
HEX: #D6D6D6
HEX: #B599CE
HEX: #DACCE6
HEX: #ADCC23
HEX: #DEEBA7
HEX: #D2EBF5
Background colors to use with text color
JMU Purple: HEX: #450084
HEX: #AD9C65
HEX: #CBB677
HEX: #DFD2AA
HEX: #EAE1C6
HEX: #F4EFE1
HEX: #DACCE6
HEX: #D6D6D6
Background colors to use with text color
White: HEX: #FFFFFF
HEX: #450084
HEX: #333333
HEX: #595959
HEX: #3C738B
HEX: #5F791C
Background color to use with text color
Gold: HEX: #CBB677
HEX: #333333
Background colors to use with text color
Dark Gray: HEX: #595959
HEX: #DACCE6
HEX: #F4EFE1
HEX: #D6D6D6
Text colors to use with background color
White: HEX: #FFFFFF
HEX: #450084
HEX: #333333
HEX: #595959
HEX: #3C738B
HEX: #5F791C
