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Threads. Newspaper column on frosted glass.

  • Media
  • Light theme
  • 7 colors
  • 1 typeface

Threads uses a text-first social-feed language: a near-monochrome canvas where black text on warm-white surfaces carries almost all communication, with a single deep Facebook-blue (#385898) used sparingly for links, verification ticks, and hover accents. The interface strips away decorative chrome — no gradients, no color fills, no rounded buttons beyond pure pills — to keep visual weight concentrated on the words people write. Surfaces are quietly layered: a paper-white page holds a softly elevated, large-radius feed column, and every interactive element is reduced to a line icon or a thin border. The result feels closer to a newspaper column rendered on a tablet than a typical social app — dense with text, generous with whitespace, and confident enough to let the content do the work.

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Screenshot of Threads
Captured from threads.com on October 11, 2026

Threads design system

Threads

Brand1

  • Outlined link borders, hyperlink text, verified-badge fill, and icon accents — the single chromatic note in the system, used for interactive emphasis without ever filling a large surface

Neutrals6

  • Primary text, icon strokes, structural borders, and the filled Log in button — the load-bearing color that carries almost every interface element

  • Body text borders, secondary icon fills, and medium-emphasis strokes — sits between Ink Black and Ash Gray for tertiary text and outlines

  • Secondary borders on buttons, muted metadata text, and placeholder strokes — the middle-tone neutral for inactive controls

  • Post dividers and card outline borders — the thinnest structural separator between stacked feed items

  • Secondary surface beneath the elevated feed container — the shadow-tinted plane that gives the feed column its lifted feel

  • Page canvas and the topmost surface layer — warm off-white that softens the contrast of pure black text

Try a pairing

Pick any two colors from the palette to check whether text stays readable on top.

Aa

Paper White on Meta Blue

6.67 : 1 contrast

Background
Text
  • Body textPasses AA 4.5
  • Large textPasses AA 3
  • StrictFails AAA 7

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