The Rolling Stones Tongue Logo

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The Rolling Stones Tongue logo

About The Rolling Stones Tongue

High-contrast, simplified silhouette of a stylized open mouth: two rounded upper shapes suggesting the top of the lips and a scalloped upper lip, with a long tongue sticking down composed of two parallel curved white shapes. The mark is rendered entirely in white on a solid black background, using thick, organic curves and rounded ends.

The composition is minimal and iconic — no text or fine detail — relying on the bold negative/positive contrast to define the lips and protruding tongue. The overall shape reads as a playful, irreverent face element (sticking-out tongue) executed in a flat, graphic style.

What's in it: tongue lips/mouth

Shapes: stylized mouth/lips protruding tongue organic rounded curves silhouette

Style: bold minimalist flat iconic 1970s rock graphic

A sticking-out tongue and lips — visually suggests playfulness, irreverence and bold expression (a defiant, cheeky gesture).

Colors

Extracted from the image. How we pick the colors →

Black (background)

#000000 · primary

White (mark)

#FFFFFF · secondary

The Rolling Stones Tongue Logo History

This is the Rolling Stones' iconic 'Tongue and Lips' logo, originally created for the band in 1970 by designer John Pasche at the Royal College of Art; it became the group's primary emblem during the early 1970s and has been widely used on merchandise and promotional materials since.