Company milestone · 1974-06-04
The NFL announced that Seattle would have a franchise for the 1976 season. [2]
Seattle Seahawks Logo
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About Seattle Seahawks
Professional American football team
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the NFC West division and have played home games at Lumen Field in Seattle’s SoDo neighbourhood since 2002.
The NFL announced on 4 June 1974 that Seattle would have a franchise for the 1976 season, and the nickname Seahawks was selected on 17 June 1975 from 20,365 entries.
The team joined the NFL in 1976, played in the AFC West from 1977 to 2001 and returned to the NFC in 2002.
The nickname refers to the osprey, a bird also called the sea hawk. The original logo, however, was based on a Kwakwaka’wakw transformation mask depicting an eagle.
Company: National Football League.
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Seattle Seahawks logo files at a glance
Seattle Seahawks has 2 downloadable files in AI, PNG in this archive. 1 logo record is catalogued; that is not the number of verified redesigns.
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Brand heritage
Logo history & brand milestones
One logo record is catalogued. The milestones below are dated separately from it.
The 1976 logo and its source, the 2002 redesign and the 2012 update, with the team’s founding dates, as recorded by the team, the Burke Museum and Wikipedia. Company and product dates are labelled separately from design changes.
Company milestone · 1975-06-17
The nickname Seahawks was selected from 20,365 entries, 151 of which suggested it. [2]
Logo milestone · 1976
The first logo, a stylized royal blue and forest green bird head, was based on Kwakwaka’wakw art. The Burke Museum identifies its model as a transformation mask depicting an eagle, which NFL designers found illustrated in Robert Bruce Inverarity’s 1950 book Art of the Northwest Coast Indians. [1] [3]
Logo milestone · 2002-03-01
The Seahawks announced a new logo and colours, Seahawks blue, Seahawks navy and Seahawks bright green, as the team moved to the NFC and its new stadium opened. The bird’s head was redrawn with an arched eyebrow and a forward-facing pupil. [1] [2]
Visual identity milestone · 2002-03-27
New uniforms were unveiled. In a fan vote, 76.6 per cent of 64,513 voters chose a Seahawks blue helmet over the traditional silver one. [2]
Logo milestone · 2012-04-03
With Nike’s new NFL uniforms, the team unveiled a tweaked logo and new colours: college navy, action green and wolf grey, which replaced Seahawks blue in the logo. [1] [2]
Visual identity milestone · 2025-03-25
For its 50th season, the team launched a year-long campaign that included a commemorative logo. [2]
Research sources
- Seattle Seahawks ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2025 Seattle Seahawks Media Guide: Franchise History ↗ · Seattle Seahawks / NFL, 2025 · accessed 2026-09-25
- The mask that inspired the Seahawks logo ↗ · Burke Museum, 2014-01-28 · 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.
Colour sample
Sampled artwork colours
Blue (primary sample)Primary
- HEX
- #333388
- RGB
- 51, 51, 136
Text contrast on white10.66:1 · AAA
Text contrast on near-black1.77:1 · Fail
Green (accent sample)Accent
- HEX
- #44AA44
- RGB
- 68, 170, 68
Text contrast on white2.97:1 · Fail
Text contrast on near-black6.37:1 · AA
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Design context
Logo design & typography notes
Wikipedia notes that, although the nickname refers to the osprey, the heavy beak of the bird on the mask that inspired the logo indicates an eagle or thunderbird.
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When did Seattle Seahawks change its logo?
1976: The first logo, a stylized royal blue and forest green bird head, was based on Kwakwaka’wakw art. The Burke Museum identifies its model as a transformation mask depicting an eagle, which NFL designers found illustrated in Robert Bruce Inverarity’s 1950 book Art of the Northwest Coast Indians. 2002-03-01: The Seahawks announced a new logo and colours, Seahawks blue, Seahawks navy and Seahawks bright green, as the team moved to the NFC and its new stadium opened. The bird’s head was redrawn with an arched eyebrow and a forward-facing pupil. 2012-04-03: With Nike’s new NFL uniforms, the team unveiled a tweaked logo and new colours: college navy, action green and wolf grey, which replaced Seahawks blue in the logo. [1] [2] [3]
What file formats are available for the Seattle Seahawks logo in this archive?
Available file formats: AI, PNG. Dimensions, source and usage conditions are listed for each file below.
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