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title: Configure the Contractor Service Center portal theme
description: A theme is a collection of one or more style sheets \(CSS files\) that define a consistent look for a set of pages. Configure the default portal theme to apply your own theme to suit your branding and improve the visual design of the portal pages.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/contractor-service-center/hs-customize-contractor-service-center-portal-theme.html
release: australia
product: Contractor Service Center
classification: contractor-service-center
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure, Contractor Service Center, Health and Safety, Employee Service Management]
---

# Configure the Contractor Service Center portal theme

A theme is a collection of one or more style sheets \(CSS files\) that define a consistent look for a set of pages. Configure the default portal theme to apply your own theme to suit your branding and improve the visual design of the portal pages.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

Contractor Service Center application ships a default **CSC theme** that has the best visual design experience. The CSC theme provides a consistent experience across all portal pages.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Service Portal** > **Themes**.

2.  Search for `CSC Theme` to use the default theme.

    **Note:**

    -   Use the default theme for a better visual and usability experience. However, you can select other themes to suit your needs.
    -   Remove the customized portal theme before an upgrade to see any default theme that might be released with a future version of Contractor Service Center.
3.  Configure the theme content to suit your requirement.

    1.  Navigate to **Service Portal** > **Portals**.

    2.  Select **Contractor Service Center** to open the record.

    3.  Select **here** on the note to edit the record.

    4.  Select the **Preview this record** icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-preview.png"\] Alt text: preview icon\) for the **Theme** field and select **Open record**.

    5.  Select **here** on the note to edit the record.

    6.  Edit the **CSS variables** field to customize the text and the background colors of your portal.

        -   To create a portal theme and for a description of the field values to create a portal theme, see [Create a portal theme](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/c_CustomCSS.md).
        -   To configure a portal header or footer, see [Configure a portal header menu](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/configure-header-menu.md)
4.  Navigate to **All** > **Service Portal** > **Portals** > **Contractor service center** and then select **Try it** to preview.

5.  Select **Update**.


**Parent Topic:**[Configuring Contractor Service Center](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contractor-service-center/hs-configure-contractor-service-center.md)