Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence company organized as a public benefit corporation and based in San Francisco. It builds the Claude family of large language models. The company was founded in January 2021 by former OpenAI staff, including siblings Daniela Amodei and Dario Amodei, who serve as president and chief executive.
The brand is usually written as ANTHROP\C, with a backslash taking the place of the letter I, and it is often shortened to A. That simple typographic trick gives the company a mark that reads as text yet still feels like a symbol. The brand keeps a restrained, editorial look built on warm off white backgrounds and near black type, which sets it apart from the bright gradients many technology companies use.
Logo history
- 2021: Anthropic is founded and presents its name as ANTHROP\C, with a backslash in place of the I; the short form A\ also appears, per Wikipedia.
This timeline lists only changes that a cited source confirms. Earlier or minor variants of the Anthropic mark that could not be dated from a primary or reputable source are left out rather than guessed.
Logo colors
| Color | HEX | RGB | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slate | #141413 | 20, 20, 19 | Official press kit SVG, file named Slate |
| Ivory | #FAF9F5 | 250, 249, 245 | Official press kit SVG, file named Ivory |
The Anthropic palette in this draft has 2 recorded values. Slate is #141413, which is RGB 20, 20, 19. Ivory is #FAF9F5, which is RGB 250, 249, 245. Where a value comes from a redrawn vector rather than the owner’s own guide, check it against official files before using it in design work.
Both values come from the logo files in Anthropic’s official press kit, which supplies a Slate version for light backgrounds and an Ivory version for dark ones. The Commons copy uses #1F1F1E, which is not in the kit.
Typography
The press kit does not name a typeface.
Design context and usage rules
The press kit is organized into an Anthropic logo, a separate Anthropic symbol, and logos for the Claude product family. Each comes as SVG and PNG in the two colorways, which tells you the brand expects the mark to appear in only those two tones rather than in color.
FAQ
Why is there a backslash in the Anthropic logo?
The company styles its name as ANTHROP\C, replacing the letter I with a backslash. The short form A\ uses the same idea.
What colors is the Anthropic logo?
The official press kit offers Slate #141413 and Ivory #FAF9F5.
Where can I download the official Anthropic logo?
From the press kit archive on Anthropic’s CDN.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthropic_logo.svg
- https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/ae59ca4ca194dac9c9dc3bc78c5829468cb0e8af.zip
- https://www.anthropic.com/news
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