WHO Logo

World Health Organization

Logo

WHO logo
WHO logo

About WHO Logo

The image depicts the emblem of the World Health Organization (WHO). The central focus is a stylized Rod of Asclepius, featuring a serpent entwined around a vertical staff, set against a globe map projection with meridians and parallels visible. This globe is encircled by two olive branches, symmetrically curved outwards from the bottom and meeting at the top of the emblem. The entire emblem is rendered in a monochromatic blue shade, with the central Rod of Asclepius highlighted in white. The blue and white color scheme provides a clear visual contrast. The leaves of the olive branches are detailed, and the serpent is wound so that its head faces upwards and to the left of the staff. The emblem conveys themes of health, care, and global unity.

The WHO logo is a health and medical logo made up of around 1 different colors.

The WHO logo is quite a simple logo made up of just one shape, it consists of just 1 square.

The WHO logo is a Who, Health and Health And Medical logo.

WHO Logo Information and History

The WHO logo, or World Health Organization, is the specialized agency of the United Nations that focuses on international public health. The organization was founded on 7 April 1948. The WHO logo consists of a wordmark and iconic emblem. The emblem depicts a staff with a snake coiling around it, a symbol of medicine for centuries. The wordmark, on the other hand, refers to the organization as the "World Health Organization."

The WHO emblem may not be used in the context of commercial endeavors. Only institutions that are officially affiliated with the organization may use the WHO logo. The WHO logo is a distinctive identifier, and its use implies that the material is endorsed by the organization. As such, the logo should not be used with commercial entities. However, journalists may use other illustrations to draw attention to WHO's work. However, the WHO logo cannot be used on websites not affiliated with the organization.

The WHO logo contains a single color - Blue. The logo was designed in 1948, and it consists of a WHO symbol with a snake coiling around it. The symbol was inspired by the story of Asclepius, a Greek physician and god of healing who used snakes for healing. The color Blue is a symbol of tranquility, relaxation, and prosperity. The WHO logo also has a bold custom typeface created by noted British artist Brian Pike.

Basic Colors

We've taken a look at the image and pulled out some colors that are common across lots of logos. The colors below aren't the exact colors found in the image, but approximations to common colors.

Teal

Advanced Colors

We've extracted the below 'advanced colors' from the logo. These should be much closer to the actual colors found in the logo. Our extractor tries to only take the main colors of the image and tries to ignore shading on anti-aliasing or shadows. This generally leads to better results, but in some circumstances you might find a few unusual colors being pulled from the logo.

Peacock blue

Hex Colors

The below are the hex colors that are found in the logo. You can assume that these are the actual colors used in the logo. Our color extraction tool that takes the colors from the logo tries to ignore anti-aliasing and shadows, so you may sometimes find a slightly odd result, but this is rare. These colors should be very similar to the Advanced Colors, but you'll notice subtle differences. If you're interested in the exact color then use the hex, but if you're trying to describe the logo then use the Advanced Color or the Basic Color above.

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