Red Hat design system

Style

A button is clickable text or an icon that triggers an action on the page or in the background. Depending on the action, content, and hierarchy, a button can be used on its own or grouped with other buttons.

Anatomy

Text
Container
Border
Text only
Icon
Icon background
Icon only

Theme

Buttons are available in both light and dark themes.

Light and dark themes

Image of light theme Danger, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Link, Play, and Close buttons

Image of dark theme Danger, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Link, Play, and Close buttons

Property	Light theme	Dark theme
Color - Danger button text	`#FFFFFF`	`#151515`
Color - Danger button surface	`#C9190B`	`#FF542E`
Color - Primary button text	`#FFFFFF`	`#FFFFFF`
Color - Primary button surface	`#0066CC`	`#0066CC`
Color - Secondary button text and border	`#0066CC`	`#2B9AF3`
Border width - Secondary button	`1px`	`1px`
Color - Tertiary button text and border	`#151515`	`#FFFFFF`
Border width - Tertiary button	`1px`	`1px`
Color - Link button tex	`#0066CC`	`#2B9AF3`
Color - Play button background	`#151515`	`#FFFFFF`
Opacity - Play button background	`50%`	`25%`
Color - Close button	`#4D4D4D`	`#C7C7C7`

Configuration

All buttons with a container have the same height and border radius, but the width varies based on the amount of content. Buttons in a row are all horizontally centered. When a Play button is placed on an image, it is both horizontally and vertically centered and stays the same size no matter how big or small the image gets.

Image of buttons and various specs like border radius, height, icon size, width, alignment, placement, and more

Space

Space values are the same on all breakpoints for the following buttons. To see space values when buttons are grouped, go to the Guidelines page.

Helpful tip

Buttons include a custom 6px spacer, do not use it anywhere else.

Image of Danger, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Link, and Close buttons with spacing values in between


Example	Token	Description
`6`	--rh-space-sm	6px spacer
`8`	--rh-space-md	8px spacer
`16`	--rh-space-lg	16px spacer

Interaction states

Interaction states are visual representations used to communicate the status of an element or pattern.

Hover

Property	Light theme	Dark theme
Color - Danger button surface	`#A30000`	`#FF8266`
Color - Primary button surface	`#004080`	`#004080`
Border width - Secondary button	`2px`	`2px`
Border width - Tertiary button	`2px`	`2px`
Color - Link button text	`#004080`	`#73BCF7`
Text decoration - Link button text	`Underline`	`Underline`
Opacity - Play button background	`75%`	`50%`
Color - Close button	`#151515`	`#FFFFFF`