The United States Navy

Graphics and the Navy's official Seal

While you are free to download digital images, the U.S. Navy's web team does not have graphics for downloading or electronic mail distribution. Many of the current paint programs do have military clip art and there are commercial companies which produce and sell such clip art.

The Navy's official Seal

18 United States Code, Part 1, Chapter 47, Section 1017, prohibits the use the Department of the Navy seal, such as that you see on the welcome page of this web site, by anyone other than bona fide commands and activities of the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense where appropriate.

Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5030.4A of 17 March 1986 restricts the use of the Department of the Navy seal, such as that you see on the welcome page of this web site, to official use only and to the exclusive use of the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense. Commands can likely obtain a digital copy from the command in their chain of command which has a graphics department.

An optional graphic is the Navy emblem. This graphic may be used without permission and is available by selecting the image below.

Note: Ethics regulations prohibit the Department of the Navy and its employees from using or permitting the use of Government position, title, or organization names in any manner that would suggest Navy or Government endorsement or preferential treatment of any non-Federal entity, event, product, service, or enterprise. We therefore request that any use of the Navy Emblem, logos, or other insignia be accompanied with the prominent disclaimer:

"Neither the Department of the Navy nor any other component of the Department of Defense has approved, endorsed, or authorized this product [or promotion, or service, or activity]."

Select graphic for 300 dpi image

Official Navy Colors

The precise brown, red, blue, and gold of the Seal are the standard for the Navy Emblem. The Pantone® Matching System check-standard numbers are applicable to production of the emblem regardless of the method of reproduction or whether reproduction is to be on paper, cloth, glass, metal, plastic, ceramic, or any other base.
Color Identification Code
Description Pantone Matching System
Blue PMS 275
Gold PMS 125 (or metallic ink)
Red PMS 187
Brown PMS 464

Updated: 25 October 2003

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