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Colors in HTML

Colors can be specified in HTML document in three different ways, by using color methods (RGB, RGBA, HSL, HSLA), hexadecimal color values and predefined color names. You can use these colors for the value of several attributes (bgColor, borderColor, aLink, outline-color, etc.).

Color methods

Color methods (RGB, RGBA, HSL, HSLA) are widely supported in CSS, but in HTML, they are only supported by Google Chrome and Safari and the RGB color method in Internet Exporer. For cross-browser compatibility, use hexadecimal colors or predefined color names instead. For further details about color methods, please see the Colors in CSS page.

Hexadecimal colors

Hexadecimal color values are supported by all commonly used browsers. A hexadecimal color can be defined in the form '#RRGGBB', where the RR (red), GG (green) and BB (blue) hexadecimal integers specify the components of the color. All values must be between 0 and FF (decimal 255), they define the intensity of the component. For example, the '#0000FF' value is rendered as blue, because the blue component is set to its highest value (FF) and the others are set to 0.

Predefined color names

Cross-browser color names

The following table contains the predefined color names and their RGB and hexadecimal equivalents.
Color Name RGB Value Hexadecimal Value Appearance
AliceBlue rgb(240, 248, 255) #F0F8FF
AntiqueWhite rgb(250, 235, 215) #FAEBD7
Aqua rgb(0, 255, 255) #00FFFF
Aquamarine rgb(127, 255, 212) #7FFFD4
Azure rgb(240, 255, 255) #F0FFFF
Beige rgb(245, 245, 220) #F5F5DC
Bisque rgb(255, 228, 196) #FFE4C4
Black rgb(0, 0, 0) #000000
BlanchedAlmond rgb(255, 235, 205) #FFEBCD
Blue rgb(0, 0, 255) #0000FF
BlueViolet rgb(138, 43, 226) #8A2BE2
Brown rgb(165, 42, 42) #A52A2A
BurlyWood rgb(222, 184, 135) #DEB887
CadetBlue rgb(95, 158, 160) #5F9EA0
Chartreuse rgb(127, 255, 0) #7FFF00
Chocolate rgb(210, 105, 30) #D2691E
Coral rgb(255, 127, 80) #FF7F50
CornflowerBlue rgb(100, 149, 237) #6495ED
Cornsilk rgb(255, 248, 220) #FFF8DC
Crimson rgb(220, 20, 60) #DC143C
Cyan rgb(0, 255, 255) #00FFFF
DarkBlue rgb(0, 0, 139) #00008B
DarkCyan rgb(0, 139, 139) #008B8B
DarkGoldenrod rgb(184, 134, 11) #B8860B
DarkGray rgb(169, 169, 169) #A9A9A9
DarkGreen rgb(0, 100, 0) #006400
DarkKhaki rgb(189, 183, 107) #BDB76B
DarkMagenta rgb(139, 0, 139) #8B008B
DarkOliveGreen rgb(85, 107, 47) #556B2F
DarkOrange rgb(255, 140, 0) #FF8C00
DarkOrchid rgb(153, 50, 204) #9932CC
DarkRed rgb(139, 0, 0) #8B0000
DarkSalmon rgb(233, 150, 122) #E9967A
DarkSeaGreen rgb(143, 188, 143) #8FBC8F
DarkSlateBlue rgb(72, 61, 139) #483D8B
DarkSlateGray rgb(47, 79, 79) #2F4F4F
DarkTurquoise rgb(0, 206, 209) #00CED1
DarkViolet rgb(148, 0, 211) #9400D3
DeepPink rgb(255, 20, 147) #FF1493
DeepSkyBlue rgb(0, 191, 255) #00BFFF
DimGray rgb(105, 105, 105) #696969
DodgerBlue rgb(30, 144, 255) #1E90FF
FireBrick rgb(178, 34, 34) #B22222
FloralWhite rgb(255, 250, 240) #FFFAF0
ForestGreen rgb(34, 139, 34) #228B22
Fuchsia rgb(255, 0, 255) #FF00FF
Gainsboro rgb(220, 220, 220) #DCDCDC
GhostWhite rgb(248, 248, 255) #F8F8FF
Gold rgb(255, 215, 0) #FFD700
Goldenrod rgb(218, 165, 32) #DAA520
Gray rgb(128, 128, 128) #808080
Green rgb(0, 128, 0) #008000
GreenYellow rgb(173, 255, 47) #ADFF2F
Honeydew rgb(240, 255, 240) #F0FFF0
HotPink rgb(255, 105, 180) #FF69B4
IndianRed rgb(205, 92, 92) #CD5C5C
Indigo rgb(75, 0, 130) #4B0082
Ivory rgb(255, 255, 240) #FFFFF0
Khaki rgb(240, 230, 140) #F0E68C
Lavender rgb(230, 230, 250) #E6E6FA
LavenderBlush rgb(255, 240, 245) #FFF0F5
LawnGreen rgb(124, 252, 0) #7CFC00
LemonChiffon rgb(255, 250, 205) #FFFACD
LightBlue rgb(173, 216, 230) #ADD8E6
LightCoral rgb(240, 128, 128) #F08080
LightCyan rgb(224, 255, 255) #E0FFFF
LightGoldenrodYellow rgb(250, 250, 210) #FAFAD2
LightGreen rgb(144, 238, 144) #90EE90
LightGrey rgb(211, 211, 211) #D3D3D3
LightPink rgb(255, 182, 193) #FFB6C1
LightSalmon rgb(255, 160, 122) #FFA07A
LightSeaGreen rgb(32, 178, 170) #20B2AA
LightSkyBlue rgb(135, 206, 250) #87CEFA
LightSlateGray rgb(119, 136, 153) #778899
LightSteelBlue rgb(176, 196, 222) #B0C4DE
LightYellow rgb(255, 255, 224) #FFFFE0
Lime rgb(0, 255, 0) #00FF00
LimeGreen rgb(50, 205, 50) #32CD32
Linen rgb(250, 240, 230) #FAF0E6
Magenta rgb(255, 0, 255) #FF00FF
Maroon rgb(128, 0, 0) #800000
MediumAquamarine rgb(102, 205, 170) #66CDAA
MediumBlue rgb(0, 0, 205) #0000CD
MediumOrchid rgb(186, 85, 211) #BA55D3
MediumPurple rgb(147, 112, 219) #9370DB
MediumSeaGreen rgb(60, 179, 113) #3CB371
MediumSlateBlue rgb(123, 104, 238) #7B68EE
MediumSpringGreen rgb(0, 250, 154) #00FA9A
MediumTurquoise rgb(72, 209, 204) #48D1CC
MediumVioletRed rgb(199, 21, 133) #C71585
MidnightBlue rgb(25, 25, 112) #191970
MintCream rgb(245, 255, 250) #F5FFFA
MistyRose rgb(255, 228, 225) #FFE4E1
Moccasin rgb(255, 228, 181) #FFE4B5
NavajoWhite rgb(255, 222, 173) #FFDEAD
Navy rgb(0, 0, 128) #000080
OldLace rgb(253, 245, 230) #FDF5E6
Olive rgb(128, 128, 0) #808000
OliveDrab rgb(107, 142, 35) #6B8E23
Orange rgb(255, 165, 0) #FFA500
OrangeRed rgb(255, 69, 0) #FF4500
Orchid rgb(218, 112, 214) #DA70D6
PaleGoldenrod rgb(238, 232, 170) #EEE8AA
PaleGreen rgb(152, 251, 152) #98FB98
PaleTurquoise rgb(175, 238, 238) #AFEEEE
PaleVioletRed rgb(219, 112, 147) #DB7093
PapayaWhip rgb(255, 239, 213) #FFEFD5
PeachPuff rgb(255, 218, 185) #FFDAB9
Peru rgb(205, 133, 63) #CD853F
Pink rgb(255, 192, 203) #FFC0CB
Plum rgb(221, 160, 221) #DDA0DD
PowderBlue rgb(176, 224, 230) #B0E0E6
Purple rgb(128, 0, 128) #800080
Red rgb(255, 0, 0) #FF0000
RosyBrown rgb(188, 143, 143) #BC8F8F
RoyalBlue rgb(65, 105, 225) #4169E1
SaddleBrown rgb(139, 69, 19) #8B4513
Salmon rgb(250, 128, 114) #FA8072
SandyBrown rgb(244, 164, 96) #F4A460
SeaGreen rgb(46, 139, 87) #2E8B57
Seashell rgb(255, 245, 238) #FFF5EE
Sienna rgb(160, 82, 45) #A0522D
Silver rgb(192, 192, 192) #C0C0C0
SkyBlue rgb(135, 206, 235) #87CEEB
SlateBlue rgb(106, 90, 205) #6A5ACD
SlateGray rgb(112, 128, 144) #708090
Snow rgb(255, 250, 250) #FFFAFA
SpringGreen rgb(0, 255, 127) #00FF7F
SteelBlue rgb(70, 130, 180) #4682B4
Tan rgb(210, 180, 140) #D2B48C
Teal rgb(0, 128, 128) #008080
Thistle rgb(216, 191, 216) #D8BFD8
Tomato rgb(255, 99, 71) #FF6347
Turquoise rgb(64, 224, 208) #40E0D0
Violet rgb(238, 130, 238) #EE82EE
Wheat rgb(245, 222, 179) #F5DEB3
White rgb(255, 255, 255) #FFFFFF
WhiteSmoke rgb(245, 245, 245) #F5F5F5
Yellow rgb(255, 255, 0) #FFFF00
YellowGreen rgb(154, 205, 50) #9ACD32

Safari and Google Chrome specific colors

Safari and Google Chrome support custom color names that are references to the currently used colors of user interface elements.
Color name Description
activeborder Color of the default active border.
activecaption Color of the default active caption.
appworkspace Color of the default application workspace.
background Color of the default background.
buttonface Color of the default button face.
buttonhighlight Color of the default highlighted button.
buttonshadow Color of the default button's shadow.
buttontext Color of the default button's text.
captiontext Color of the default caption's text.
graytext Color of the default gray text.
highlight Color of the default highlight.
highlighttext Color of the default highlighted text.
inactiveborder Color of the default inactive border.
inactivecaption Color of the default inactive caption.
inactivecaptiontext Color of the default caption's inactive text.
infobackground Color of the default info's background.
infotext Color of the default info.
match Color match.
menu Color of the default menu.
menutext Color of the default menu's text.
scrollbar Color of the default scrollbar.
threeddarkshadow Color of the default threed's darkshadow.
threedface Color of the default threed's face.
threedhighlight Color of the default highlighted threed.
threedlightshadow Color of the default threed's lightshadow.
threedshadow Color of the default threed's shadow.
transparent Transparent.
-webkit-activelink Color of the default active hyperlink.
-webkit-focus-ring-color Color of the default focus ring.
-webkit-link Color of the default link.
-webkit-text Color of the default text.
window Color of the default window.
windowframe Color of the default window's frame.
windowtext Color of the default window's text.
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