Google Maps Mobile — decoded design system

maps.google.com · light · consumer · deep decode — measured live

Google Maps Mobile's design system, decoded live by Mozaika: measured color roles, type scale, buttons with real hover/focus states, motion and the brand's own tokens.

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Decoded design system

Google Maps Mobile's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #000000, accent #00654F, link #0B57D0, primary #00654F; type scale h1 22px / h2 22px / body 14px; 4px spacing base; 12px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #0B57D0 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #0B57D0 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• primary, accent are all #00654F — one role, not several (the action color).
• link, button_bg are all #0B57D0 — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent #00654F — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.

Typography

• Heading: Google Sans
• Body: Google Sans
• h1: 22px
• h2: 22px
• body: 14px

Spacing

• base unit: 4px
• scale: 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 34px, 48px

Radii

• base: 12px
• button: 20px

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 350ms (dominant) with cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.1, 0.5, 1.4).

• durations: 350ms · 75ms
• easings: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.1, 0.5, 1.4) · linear
• animated properties: border-radius, opacity

Native design tokens

Responsive (measured)

• mobile (390px): hero 22px · nav inline

Install it

Drop this measured system into any shadcn/Tailwind project in one command:

npx shadcn add mozaika.design/r/decode/maps.google.com

Or as a Meta Astryx theme — a ready defineTheme file with the measured hover/press states baked in:

curl -o src/themes/maps.theme.ts https://mozaika.design/api/astryx/decode/maps.google.com.ts

registry item · astryx theme · or query it over MCP: get_design_system("Google Maps Mobile")

Export: DESIGN.md

# Google Maps Mobile — Design System

> light, consumer, high — deep decode (measured live)

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#EFEFEF` |
| border | `#D8D8D8` |
| text | `#000000` |
| text_muted | `#606060` |
| primary | `#00654F` |
| accent | `#00654F` |
| link | `#0B57D0` |
| button_bg | `#0B57D0` |
| button_text | `#000000` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#0B57D0` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `primary`, `accent` are all `#00654F` — one role, not several.
- `link`, `button_bg` are all `#0B57D0` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#00654F` — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
- **Page coverage** (full-page screenshot pixels): `#FFFFFF` 92.3% · `#ADACAC` 2.1% · `#E4E5E5` 1.8% · `#CBCBCB` 1.6%

## Typography

- Heading: **Google Sans** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Google Sans** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 22px / 400 · lh 28px |
| body | 14px / 400 · lh 20px · tracking 0.2px |
| small | 12px / 400 |

- Weight ladder: 400 · 500 — use these exact measured weights, not the 400/600 defaults.

> **Fonts —** Google Sans may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts).

## Spacing
- base unit: 4px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 34px, 48px — snap all gaps/padding to these

## Radius
- base: 12px
- button: 20px
- card: 20px
- pill: 9999px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#0B57D0` / `#000000` | none | 20px | 0px 24px 0px 24px | 400 13.3333px | none |
| secondary | `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)` / `#000000` | 1px solid rgb(116, 119, 117) | 20px | 0px 24px 0px 16px | 400 13.3333px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- transition: `border-radius 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.1, 0.5, 1.4)`

## Motion
- durations: 350ms (dominant) · 75ms
- easings: `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.1, 0.5, 1.4)` (dominant) · `linear`
- animated properties: border-radius, opacity

Micro-interactions use the dominant duration + easing; nothing on the page animates slower than the longest duration above — don't invent springier motion.

## Their own tokens (verbatim from :root)

| Token | Value |
|-------|-------|
| `--boq-chrometransition-background` | `#eee` |

Prefer these names when extending their system — it's the brand's actual vocabulary.

## Components (measured)
- link: #0B57D0 · underline

## Responsive (measured)
- mobile (390px): hero 22px · body 16px · nav: inline

## How to apply
Paste the Tailwind `@theme` (or CSS variables) as your base, then build each
section to its spec — verify every color, radius, and font against these tokens.
Hover/focus states, shadows and motion timings above are measured from the live page — match them exactly, don't re-guess them.

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> **Decoded with Mozaika** — measured live, not guessed. Full decoded design system + one-command install: mozaika.design/decode/maps.google.com

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An automated reading of Google Maps Mobile's publicly-visible CSS (colors, fonts, spacing, motion) — not affiliated with maps.google.com. No screenshots stored. Removal requests: hello@mozaika.design.