RANK #03 88% MATCH

Playfair Display × Raleway

serif  +  sans-serif

Raleway is an elegant geometric sans with thin, refined weights that echo Playfair's own delicacy, so the pairing feels coordinated rather than merely contrasted. Playfair leads with drama, Raleway carries the body with...

Headings + Body Google Fonts Free
Open in Studio Copy CSS
Match scores

How Playfair Display and Raleway score across four checks — class contrast, role clarity, x-height harmony and mood affinity. Higher is better.

COMPOSITE MATCH
88 /100
Strong match
Class contrast 92
Role clarity 90
X-height harmony 82
Mood affinity 84
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

Raleway is an elegant geometric sans with thin, refined weights that echo Playfair's own delicacy, so the pairing feels coordinated rather than merely contrasted. Playfair leads with drama, Raleway carries the body with a matching air of refinement.

Where it shines

Fashion, beauty, luxury and portfolio sites that want a delicate, high-fashion feel.

Where to be careful

Raleway's thin weights are pretty but weak for body — set the body at Regular or Medium, not Light.

THE TYPEFACES
Meet the pair
Ag HEADING
Playfair Display
serif · Claus Eggers Sørensen · 2011
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WEIGHTS
Regular Medium SemiBold Bold ExtraBold Black
BEST FOR Headlines, labels, UI
Ag BODY
Raleway
sans-serif · Matt McInerney, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida · 2010
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WEIGHTS
Thin ExtraLight Light Regular Medium SemiBold
BEST FOR Body text, quotes, long reads
GET THE PAIR
Drop it into your project

Add the fonts, then two rules — Playfair Display for headings, Raleway for everything you read.

index.html
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@500;700&family=Raleway:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
styles.css
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

body, p {
  font-family: "Raleway", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
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