HTML Colors
Colors are very important to give a good look and feel to your website. You can specify colors on page level using <body> tag or you can set colors for individual tags using bgcolorattribute.
The <body> tag has following attributes which can be used to set different colors:
bgcolor - sets a color for the background of the page.
text - sets a color for the body text.
alink - sets a color for active links or selected links.
link - sets a color for linked text.
vlink - sets a color for visited links - that is, for linked text that you have already clicked on.
HTML Color Coding Methods
There are following three different methods to set colors in your web page:
Color names - You can specify color names directly like green, blue or red.
Hex codes - A six-digit code representing the amount of red, green, and blue that makes up the color.
Color decimal or percentage values -This value is specified using the rgb( ) property.
Now we will see these coloring schemes one by one.
HTML Colors - Color Names
You can sepecify direct a color name to set text or background color. W3C has listed 16 basic color names that will validate with an HTML validator but there are over 200 different color names supported by major browsers.
Note: Check a complete list of HTML Color Name.
W3C Standard 16 Colors
Here is the list of W3C Standard 16 Colors names and it is recommended to use them.
Black
Gray
Silver
White
Yellow
Lime
Aqua
Fuchsia
Red
Green
Blue
Purple
Maroon
Olive
Navy
Teal
Example
Here are the examples to set background of an HTML tag by color name:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Colors by Name</title>
</head>
<body text="blue" bgcolor="green">
<p>Use different color names for forbody and table and see the result.</p>
<table bgcolor="black">
<tr>
<td>
<font color="white">This text will appear white on black background.</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
HTML Colors - Hex Codes
A hexadecimal is a 6 digit representation of a color. The first two digits(RR) represent a red value, the next two are a green value(GG), and the last are the blue value(BB).
A hexadecimal value can be taken from any graphics software like Adobe Photoshop,Paintshop Pro or MS Paint.
Each hexadecimal code will be preceded by a pound or hash sign #. Following is a list of few colors using hexadecimal notation.
Color
Color HEX
#000000
#FF0000
#00FF00
#0000FF
#FFFF00
#00FFFF
#FF00FF
#C0C0C0
#FFFFFF
Example
Here are the examples to set background of an HTML tag by color code in hexadecimal:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Colors by Hex</title>
</head>
<body text="#0000FF"bgcolor="#00FF00">
<p>Use different color hexa for forbody and table and see the result.</p>
<table bgcolor="#000000">
<tr>
<td>
<font color="#FFFFFF">This text will appear white on black background.</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
HTML Colors - RGB Values
This color value is specified using the rgb( )property. This property takes three values, one each for red, green, and blue. The value can be an integer between 0 and 255 or a percentage.
Note: All the browsers does not support rgb() property of color so it is recommended not to use it.
Following is a list to show few colors using RGB values.
Color
Color RGB
rgb(0,0,0)
rgb(255,0,0)
rgb(0,255,0)
rgb(0,0,255)
rgb(255,255,0)
rgb(0,255,255)
rgb(255,0,255)
rgb(192,192,192)
rgb(255,255,255)
Example
Here are the examples to set background of an HTML tag by color code using rgb() values:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Colors by RGB code</title>
</head>
<body text="rgb(0,0,255)"bgcolor="rgb(0,255,0)">
<p>Use different color code for forbody and table and see the result.</p>
<table bgcolor="rgb(0,0,0)">
<tr>
<td>
<font color="rgb(255,255,255)">This text will appear white on black background.</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Browser Safe Colors
Here is the list of 216 colors which are supposed to be safest and computer independent colors. These colors very from hexa code 000000 to FFFFFF and they will be supported by all the computers having 256 color palette.
000000
000033
000066
000099
0000CC
0000FF
003300
003333
003366
003399
0033CC
0033FF
006600
006633
006666
006699
0066CC
0066FF
009900
009933
009966
009999
0099CC
0099FF
00CC00
00CC33
00CC66
00CC99
00CCCC
00CCFF
00FF00
00FF33
00FF66
00FF99
00FFCC
00FFFF
330000
330033
330066
330099
3300CC
3300FF
333300
333333
333366
333399
3333CC
3333FF
336600
336633
336666
336699
3366CC
3366FF
339900
339933
339966
339999
3399CC
3399FF
33CC00
33CC33
33CC66
33CC99
33CCCC
33CCFF
33FF00
33FF33
33FF66
33FF99
33FFCC
33FFFF
660000
660033
660066
660099
6600CC
6600FF
663300
663333
663366
663399
6633CC
6633FF
666600
666633
666666
666699
6666CC
6666FF
669900
669933
669966
669999
6699CC
6699FF
66CC00
66CC33
66CC66
66CC99
66CCCC
66CCFF
66FF00
66FF33
66FF66
66FF99
66FFCC
66FFFF
990000
990033
990066
990099
9900CC
9900FF
993300
993333
993366
993399
9933CC
9933FF
996600
996633
996666
996699
9966CC
9966FF
999900
999933
999966
999999
9999CC
9999FF
99CC00
99CC33
99CC66
99CC99
99CCCC
99CCFF
99FF00
99FF33
99FF66
99FF99
99FFCC
99FFFF
CC0000
CC0033
CC0066
CC0099
CC00CC
CC00FF
CC3300
CC3333
CC3366
CC3399
CC33CC
CC33FF
CC6600
CC6633
CC6666
CC6699
CC66CC
CC66FF
CC9900
CC9933
CC9966
CC9999
CC99CC
CC99FF
CCCC00
CCCC33
CCCC66
CCCC99
CCCCCC
CCCCFF
CCFF00
CCFF33
CCFF66
CCFF99
CCFFCC
CCFFFF
FF0000
FF0033
FF0066
FF0099
FF00CC
FF00FF
FF3300
FF3333
FF3366
FF3399
FF33CC
FF33FF
FF6600
FF6633
FF6666
FF6699
FF66CC
FF66FF
FF9900
FF9933
FF9966
FF9999
FF99CC
FF99FF
FFCC00
FFCC33
FFCC66
FFCC99
FFCCCC
FFCCFF
FFFF00
FFFF33
FFFF66
FFFF99
FFFFCC
FFFFFF
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