Typography & Color

Fonts

Headlines

Sofia Pro Medium | All caps, extra tracking (100)  A B C D E F G

Body Copy

Sofia Pro Light | Sentence case, extra tracking (25) Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg

Body Copy Callouts

Sofia Pro Light Italic | Sentence case, extra tracking (25) Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg

Font Substitution

Sofia Pro is available for purchase from MyFonts.com or Adobe Fonts (included with most Adobe Creative Cloud plans). If you cannot obtain a license for Sofia Pro, Century Gothic is available on many PCs, and can work as a reasonable substitute.

Font Legibility

Remember, it doesn't matter what the copy says if it isn't legible. Use 11 point font size as a default. Our audiences include patients with low vision, and older adults. To improve legibility, use white space to provide relief. Generous margins help. Add extra tracking (100 for headlines; 25 for body copy) and extra leading for body copy (11/17; 10/16; and never less than 8.5/14). Avoid bold typefaces in body copy to keep apertures open and characters distinguishable.

Typeface adjustments may be needed for legibility in certain platforms or contexts, such as billboards and video. In these scenarios, you may substitute Sofia Pro Light with a stronger Sofia Pro typeface.

Headline Treatments

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Headline example 4

The headline treatment for this brand is bold, confident, and clean. Headlines should always be set in all-caps. Depending on the size, use either Sofia Pro Light or Sofia Pro Regular. To highlight certain words visually, use a Sofia font that is two grades bolder. For Sofia Pro Light, use Sofia Pro Medium for emphasis. For Sofia Pro regular, use Sofia Pro Semi Bold for emphasis. You can indent the last word in the headline to give emphasis to the headline, as well as a feeling of forward movement. Headlines should be typeset in 90% gray; white when necessary, such as when used on top of a photograph; and rarely in red.

Body Copy

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U of U Health body copy should feel legible, crisp, and contemporary—never crowded. Use force justification with extra tracking where possible. Use left justification in magazines, websites and lengthy documents. Use the typeface Sofia Pro Light, or if you want to call out specific phrases or an introductory paragraph, Sofia Pro Medium. Use extra line leading and tracking up to 25.

Body copy is always set to 90% gray, never black. Placing body copy on the U of U Health gradient allows it to pop off the page and remain legible, without sitting on stark white. While body copy should never be red, sub headlines and compartmentalized content may be.

Brand Colors

University Core Colors

Utah Red

Utah Red Coated formula R8940 
Utah Red Uncoated formula R8939 
CMYK = 0/100/79/20 
RGB = 190-0-0 
HEX = #BE0000 

University red is the primary color in the U of U Health brand. Using it further reinforces the overall University of Utah brand, and helps us stand out to a worldwide audience.

Black

SPOT = Black 
CMYK = 0/0/0/100 
RGB = 0-0-0 
HEX = #000000 

We often use 90% black.

Black adds depth and nuance to the U of U Health brand. We actually use 90% grey rather than solid black. Use this for both graphics and typography—including headlines and body copy.

White

 SPOT = White 
CMYK = 0/0/0/0 
RGB = 255-255-255 
HEX = #FFFFFF 

White is an important background color to help content pop and be legible. It provides a canvas to bring our rich, vivid, human-centric photography and messages to life.

 

Using Core Colors

Core colors are standard for majority of communications for use in U of U Health:

  • Advertising
  • Marketing
  • Outreach

See examples of the core colors in use

Accent Colors: grays

 

GRANITE PEAK
SPOT = PMS 7544
CMYK = 52/26/26/16
RGB = 117-142-153
HEX = #708E99

 

50% GRAY
CMYK = 0/0/0/50
RGB = 147-149-152
HEX = #939598

 

SALT FLAT GRAY
SPOT = PMS 7541
CMYK = 10/5/7/0
RGB = 226-230-230
HEX = #E2E6E6

 

GRADIENT
15% black fading to white

Accent Colors: cool

 

LAKE POWELL
SPOT = PMS 5483
CMYK = 65/11/25/27
RGB = 79-134-142
HEX = #4F868E

 

GREAT SALT LAKE
SPOT = PMS 325
CMYK = 67/0/29/0
RGB = 58-191-192
HEX = #3ABFC0

 

BLUE TOPAZ
SPOT = PMS 7471
CMYK = 37/0/17/0
RGB = 157-216-215
HEX = #9DD8D7

 

MOUNTAIN GREEN
SPOT = PMS 360
CMYK = 63/0/84/0
RGB = 108-194-74
HEX = #6CC24A

Accent Colors: warm

 

WASATCH SUNRISE
SPOT = PMS 1235
CMYK = 0/32/94/0
RGB = 255-184-29
HEX = #FFB81D

 

ASPEN YELLOW
SPOT = PMS 123
CMYK = 0/16/89/0
RGB = 239-192-65
HEX = #EFC041

 

CORAL PINK SAND DUNES
SPOT = PMS 486
CMYK = 0/50/42/0
RGB = 228-147-123
HEX = #E4937B

 

RED ROCKS
SPOT = PMS 202
CMYK = 0/100/89/50
RGB = 130-0-0
HEX = #890000

Using Accent Colors

Primary and accent colors may be used minimally where appropriate. They are not to usurp the core palette, but are used to:

  • Have consistent charts & graphs
  • Unify infographics
  • Enhance unique needs (t-shirts, races and events, seasonal events)
  • Enhance publications and consumer content

Examples in Use

University Core Colors

Support Colors