Company milestone · 1946
The San Francisco 49ers began as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference, the first major professional sports team based in San Francisco. [1]
San Francisco 49ers Logo
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Brand profile
About San Francisco 49ers
Professional American football team
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the NFC West division and play home games at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and joined the NFL when the two leagues merged in 1949. It is named after the prospectors of the California gold rush.
The 49ers played at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco before moving to Candlestick Park in 1971 and to Levi’s Stadium in 2014, and the team has been headquartered in Santa Clara since 1988.
Since 1962 the team’s primary logo has been an intertwined SF inside a red oval, revised in details such as a black outline on the letters in 1989 and gold trim inside the oval in 1996.
Company: National Football League.
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San Francisco 49ers logo files at a glance
San Francisco 49ers has 37 downloadable files in AI, PNG in this archive. 16 logo records are catalogued; that is not the number of verified redesigns.
PNG renditions reach 3,187 pixels on the longest side.
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Brand heritage
Logo history & brand milestones
49ers logos from the original gold-miner illustration to the SF oval introduced on the helmet in 1962 and its later revisions, as recorded on Wikipedia. The designers of these logos are not named in the sources checked. Company and product dates are labelled separately from design changes.
Logo milestone · 1962
The earliest version of the current primary logo, a white intertwined SF in the centre of a red oval, first appeared on the team’s helmets. [1] [2] [3]
Logo milestone · 1965
An alternate logo was created: a shield-shaped crest formed from the number 49, with a football in the upper right quadrant and SF in the lower left. It was used for marketing until 1972. [1] [2]
Logo milestone · 1989
A black outline was added to the intertwined SF on the helmet logo. [1] [2]
Visual identity milestone · 1991
Before the 1991 season the 49ers announced a prototype logo, a stylised “49ers” in white with black and red shadows, to replace the SF oval. After negative fan reaction the idea was dropped the next day. [2]
Logo milestone · 1996
For the team’s 50th season the helmet logo was redesigned: the oval, now cardinal red, gained a stretched black border with gold trim, and the SF gained thicker black borders and shadows. [1] [2]
Visual identity milestone · 2009-04-25
The 49ers revealed new uniforms that kept the stretched SF oval of 1996–2008 in a new, brighter shade of red and added a 49ers wordmark ligature below the jersey collar. [2]
Research sources
- San Francisco 49ers ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Logos and uniforms of the San Francisco 49ers ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 1962 San Francisco 49ers season ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Compiled 2026-09-25 by AI-assisted source review. Each statement links its sources; an editor has not yet independently confirmed them.
Earlier records come from the existing archive; their labels and dates are kept as recorded and are not cited.
2009–presentListed current
San Francisco 49ers logo 2009 · 49ers
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All 16 logo records for San Francisco 49ers
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1946 · 49ers
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1956 · 49ers Helmet
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1958 · 49ers Helmet
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1964 · 49ers Helmet
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1965 · 49ers
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1968 · 49ers
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1972 · 49ers Wordmark
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1986 · 49ers Anniversary
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1989 · 49ers Helmet
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1996 · 49ers Anniversary
- San Francisco 49ers logo 1996 · 49ers
- San Francisco 49ers logo 2005 · 49ers Wordmark
- San Francisco 49ers logo 2006 · 49ers Anniversary
- San Francisco 49ers logo 2009 · 49ers (this page)
- San Francisco 49ers logo 2016 · 49ers Anniversary
- San Francisco 49ers logo 2021 · 49ers Anniversary
Colour sample
Sampled artwork colours
Red (primary sample)Primary
- HEX
- #CC1133
- RGB
- 204, 17, 51
Text contrast on white5.68:1 · AA
Text contrast on near-black3.32:1 · Fail
Black (accent sample)Accent
- HEX
- #000000
- RGB
- 0, 0, 0
Text contrast on white21:1 · AAA
Text contrast on near-black1.11:1 · Fail
Approximate values sampled from the archived artwork file. Sampling can round colours, so these are not the owner’s published colour specification. See other red logos →
Design context
Logo design & typography notes
The original 49ers logo showed a mustached gold miner of the 1849 California gold rush in plaid trousers and a red shirt, jumping with his hat falling off and firing two pistols, one nearly hitting his foot and the other spelling “Forty-Niners” in smoke.
By the mid-1950s this logo showed the prospector jumping against a backdrop of Kezar Stadium.
Commemorative patches for the 1996 and 2016 anniversary seasons were based on the 1960s shield-crest logo.
From the researched record (AI-assisted source review); see research sources.
Reference
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Can I use the San Francisco 49ers logo?
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When did San Francisco 49ers change its logo?
1962: The earliest version of the current primary logo, a white intertwined SF in the centre of a red oval, first appeared on the team’s helmets. 1965: An alternate logo was created: a shield-shaped crest formed from the number 49, with a football in the upper right quadrant and SF in the lower left. It was used for marketing until 1972. 1989: A black outline was added to the intertwined SF on the helmet logo. 1996: For the team’s 50th season the helmet logo was redesigned: the oval, now cardinal red, gained a stretched black border with gold trim, and the SF gained thicker black borders and shadows. [1] [2] [3]
What file formats are available for the San Francisco 49ers logo in this archive?
Available file formats: AI, PNG. Dimensions, source and usage conditions are listed for each file below.
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Record Change log (4)
2026-08-27Imported 40 original files (22 items) from the owner's WordPress archive snapshot 2026-08-02. Rights: editorial/reference only.
2026-08-27History collage archived: 49ers Evolution and History
2026-08-27History collage archived: 49ers Helmet History
2026-08-27History collage archived: 49ers Anniversary History
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