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About Google

Operating as an American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Google traces its origins to 1998 and is based in Mountain View, United States. Within the technology & software landscape, its core activities span technology industry, Internet industry and software industry. The organization was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Google operates as part of Alphabet Inc.. Notable brands and divisions connected to Google include Google Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Photos. Official brand communications and services are published at about.google.

The Google Logo: Design and Meaning

In its canonical form, the Google emblem occupies a wide horizontal wordmark layout (1024×310 pixels, 3.30:1 aspect ratio). Colorimetric analysis of the artwork shows a 4-color palette led by blue (#3288FF, RGB 50, 136, 255 at 45% visual coverage), paired with red (#FC413D, 30%), gold (#FFBD00, 15%) and green (#00AF57, 10%).

The visual history of Google spans 6 documented design eras beginning in 1998, including earlier emblems from 1998–1999, 1999–2010, 2010–2013, 2013–2015 and 2015–2026. The current iteration has represented the brand since 2026. For design, editorial and production workflows, this page provides 4 verified asset variants (transparent, on white background, black and white). The master raster file is a 1024×310 px transparent PNG (29 KB) with an isolated alpha channel, accompanied by a lightweight 2 KB scalable SVG vector for infinite-resolution print, signage and UI scaling, plus dedicated black and white one-color versions for dark backgrounds, embossing and screen printing.