HTML Colors
There are three ways to change the color of text in HTML: using Hex color codes, HTML color names, or RGB values.
Hex Color Codes
A hex color code is a hex triplet, which represents three separate values defining the levels of the component colors. It is specified with a hexadecimal (hex) notation for a mixture of Red, Green, and Blue color values. The lowest value that can be given to one of the light sources is 0 (hex 00). The highest value is 255 (hex FF).
Hex values are written as six-digit numbers, starting with a # sign. Letters used in a hexadecimal digit may be uppercase or lowercase. For example, to specify white color you can write #FFFFFF or #ffffff.
To add a color to a text element, use the style attribute (where the color property is your Hex code) or corresponding CSS properties such as color: or background-color:.
Example of the background-color property used with the "hex" value:
Text and background colors|Example of HTML Colors|Hex Color Codes|W3Docs
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
div {
background-color: #1c87c9;
color: #d5dce8;
padding: 22px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<p>This is a text in grey, and the background is blue</p>
</div>
<p style="color:#8ebf42;"> This is a text in green</p>
</body>
</html>Result
In the table below you can see the Hex values of web colors. You can also use our Color Picker tool to browse millions of colors with Hex color codes.
HTML Color Names
To color the text element using an HTML color name, put the name of the color (blue, for example) instead of Hex code from the previous step.
Example of the color property used with the "color name" value:
HTML Color Names Example|HTML Colors|W3Docs
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
div {
background-color: blue;
color: white;
padding: 22px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<p>This is a text in grey, and the background is blue</p>
</div>
<p style="color:blue;"> This is a text in blue</p>
</body>
</html>RGB Color Values
To add a color to a text element, use the style attribute (where the color property is your RGB value) or corresponding CSS properties.
Example of the background-color property used with the "RGB" value:
Example of RGB Color Values|HTML Colors|W3Docs
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
div {
background-color:rgb(25,25,112);
color: rgb(169,169,169);
padding: 22px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<p>This is a text in grey, and the background is blue</p>
</div>
<p style="color:rgb(25,25,112);"> This is a text in blue</p>
</body>
</html>Here is the 216-color cross-browser palette used for creating web pages. This palette is largely obsolete for modern displays, but it is still shown here for reference.
| Hex Value | Color | RGB Value |
|---|---|---|
| #000000 | black | rgb(0,0,0) |
| #FFFFFF | white | rgb(255,255,255) |
| #FF0000 | red | rgb(255,0,0) |
| #00FFFF | aqua | rgb(0,255,255) |
| #0000FF | blue | rgb(0,0,255) |
| #C0C0C0 | silver | rgb(192,192,192) |
| #FF00FF | fuchsia | rgb(255,0,255) |
| #000000 | black | rgb(0,0,0) |
| #080000 | rgb(8,0,0) | |
| #100000 | rgb(16,0,0) | |
| #180000 | rgb(24,0,0) | |
| #200000 | rgb(32,0,0) | |
| #280000 | rgb(40,0,0) | |
| #300000 | rgb(48,0,0) | |
| #380000 | rgb(56,0,0) | |
| #400000 | rgb(64,0,0) | |
| #480000 | rgb(72,0,0) | |
| #500000 | rgb(80,0,0) | |
| #580000 | rgb(88,0,0) | |
| #600000 | rgb(96,0,0) | |
| #680000 | rgb(104,0,0) | |
| #700000 | rgb(112,0,0) | |
| #780000 | rgb(120,0,0) | |
| #800000 | rgb(128,0,0) | |
| #880000 | rgb(136,0,0) | |
| #900000 | rgb(144,0,0) | |
| #980000 | rgb(152,0,0) | |
| #A00000 | rgb(160,0,0) | |
| #A80000 | rgb(168,0,0) | |
| #B00000 | rgb(176,0,0) | |
| #B80000 | rgb(184,0,0) | |
| #C00000 | rgb(192,0,0) | |
| #C80000 | rgb(200,0,0) | |
| #D00000 | rgb(208,0,0) | |
| #D80000 | rgb(216,0,0) | |
| #E00000 | rgb(224,0,0) | |
| #E80000 | rgb(232,0,0) | |
| #F00000 | rgb(240,0,0) | |
| #F80000 | rgb(248,0,0) | |
| #FF0000 | rgb(255,0,0) | |
| #000000 | rgb(0,0,0) | |
| #080808 | rgb(8,8,8) | |
| #101010 | rgb(16,16,16) | |
| #181818 | rgb(24,24,24) | |
| #202020 | rgb(32,32,32) | |
| #282828 | rgb(40,40,40) | |
| #303030 | rgb(48,48,48) | |
| #383838 | rgb(56,56,56) | |
| #404040 | rgb(64,64,64) | |
| #484848 | rgb(72,72,72) | |
| #505050 | rgb(80,80,80) | |
| #585858 | rgb(88,88,88) | |
| #606060 | rgb(96,96,96) | |
| #686868 | rgb(104,104,104) | |
| #707070 | rgb(112,112,112) | |
| #787878 | rgb(120,120,120) | |
| #808080 | rgb(128,128,128) | |
| #888888 | rgb(136,136,136) | |
| #909090 | rgb(144,144,144) | |
| #989898 | rgb(152,152,152) | |
| #A0A0A0 | rgb(160,160,160) | |
| #A8A8A8 | rgb(168,168,168) | |
| #B0B0B0 | rgb(176,176,176) | |
| #B8B8B8 | rgb(184,184,184) | |
| #C0C0C0 | rgb(192,192,192) | |
| #C8C8C8 | rgb(200,200,200) | |
| #D0D0D0 | rgb(208,208,208) | |
| #D8D8D8 | rgb(216,216,216) | |
| #E0E0E0 | rgb(224,224,224) | |
| #E8E8E8 | rgb(232,232,232) | |
| #F0F0F0 | rgb(240,240,240) | |
| #F8F8F8 | rgb(248,248,248) | |
| #FFFFFF | rgb(255,255,255) | |
| #000000 | #000033 | #000066 |
| #003300 | #003333 | #003366 |
| #006600 | #006633 | #006666 |
| #009900 | #009933 | #009966 |
| #00CC00 | #00CC33 | #00CC66 |
| #00FF00 | #00FF33 | #00FF66 |
| #330000 | #330033 | #330066 |
| #333300 | #333333 | #333366 |
| #336600 | #336633 | #336666 |
| #339900 | #339933 | #339966 |
| #33CC00 | #33CC33 | #33CC66 |
| #33FF00 | #33FF33 | #33FF66 |
| #660000 | #660033 | #660066 |
| #663300 | #663333 | #663366 |
| #666600 | #666633 | #666666 |
| #669900 | #669933 | #669966 |
| #66CC00 | #66CC33 | #66CC66 |
| #66FF00 | #66FF33 | #66FF66 |
| #990000 | #990033 | #990066 |
| #993300 | #993333 | #993366 |
| #996600 | #996633 | #996666 |
| #999900 | #999933 | #999966 |
| #99CC00 | #99CC33 | #99CC66 |
| #99FF00 | #99FF33 | #99FF66 |
| #CC0000 | #CC0033 | #CC0066 |
| #CC3300 | #CC3333 | #CC3366 |
| #CC6600 | #CC6633 | #CC6666 |
| #CC9900 | #CC9933 | #CC9966 |
| #CCCC00 | #CCCC33 | #CCCC66 |
| #CCFF00 | #CCFF33 | #CCFF66 |
| #FF0000 | #FF0033 | #FF0066 |
| #FF3300 | #FF3333 | #FF3366 |
| #FF6600 | #FF6633 | #FF6666 |
| #FF9900 | #FF9933 | #FF9966 |
| #FFCC00 | #FFCC33 | #FFCC66 |
| #FFFF00 | #FFFF33 | #FFFF66 |
List of HTML color names:
Here is a list of some of the standard HTML color names:
| Color Name | Hexadecimal Value |
|---|---|
| AliceBlue | #F0F8FF |
| AntiqueWhite | #FAEBD7 |
| Aqua | #00FFFF |
| Aquamarine | #7FFFD4 |
| Azure | #F0FFFF |
| Beige | #F5F5DC |
| Bisque | #FFE4C4 |
| Black | #000000 |
| BlanchedAlmond | #FFEBCD |
| Blue | #0000FF |
| BlueViolet | #8A2BE2 |
| Brown | #A52A2A |
| BurlyWood | #DEB887 |
| CadetBlue | #5F9EA0 |
| Chartreuse | #7FFF00 |
| Chocolate | #D2691E |
| Coral | #FF7F50 |
| CornflowerBlue | #6495ED |
| Cornsilk | #FFF8DC |
| Crimson | #DC143C |
| Cyan | #00FFFF |
| DarkBlue | #00008B |
| DarkCyan | #008B8B |
| DarkGoldenRod | #B8860B |
| DarkGray | #A9A9A9 |
| DarkGrey | #A9A9A9 |
| DarkGreen | #006400 |
| DarkKhaki | #BDB76B |
| DarkMagenta | #8B008B |
| DarkOliveGreen | #556B2F |
| DarkOrange | #FF8C00 |
| DarkOrchid | #9932CC |
| DarkRed | #8B0000 |
| DarkSalmon | #E9967A |
| DarkSeaGreen | #8FBC8F |
| DarkSlateBlue | #483D8B |
| DarkSlateGray | #2F4F4F |
| DarkSlateGrey | #2F4F4F |
| DarkTurquoise | #00CED1 |
| DarkViolet | #9400D3 |
| DeepPink | #FF1493 |
| DeepSkyBlue | #00BFFF |
| DimGray | #696969 |
| DimGrey | #696969 |
| DodgerBlue | #1E90FF |
| FireBrick | #B22222 |
| FloralWhite | #FFFAF0 |
| ForestGreen | #228B22 |
| Fuchsia | #FF00FF |
| Gainsboro | #DCDCDC |
| GhostWhite | #F8F8FF |
| Gold | #FFD700 |
| GoldenRod | #DAA520 |
| Gray | #808080 |
| Grey | #808080 |
| Green | #008000 |
| GreenYellow | #ADFF2F |
| HoneyDew | #F0FFF0 |
| HotPink | #FF69B4 |
| IndianRed | #CD5C5C |
| Indigo | #4B0082 |
| Ivory | #FFFFF0 |
| Khaki | #F0E68C |
| Lavender | #E6E6FA |
| LavenderBlush | #FFF0F5 |
| LawnGreen | #7CFC00 |
| LemonChiffon | #FFFACD |
| LightBlue | #ADD8E6 |
| LightCoral | #F08080 |
| LightCyan | #E0FFFF |
| LightGoldenRodYellow | #FAFAD2 |
| LightGray | #D3D3D3 |
| LightGrey | #D3D3D3 |
| LightGreen | #90EE90 |
| LightPink | #FFB6C1 |
| LightSalmon | #FFA07A |
| LightSeaGreen | #20B2AA |
| LightSkyBlue | #87CEFA |
| LightSlateGray | #778899 |
| LightSlateGrey | #778899 |
| LightSteelBlue | #B0C4DE |
| LightYellow | #FFFFE0 |
| Lime | #00FF00 |
| LimeGreen | #32CD32 |
| Linen | #FAF0E6 |
| Magenta | #FF00FF |
| Maroon | #800000 |
| MediumAquaMarine | #66CDAA |
| MediumBlue | #0000CD |
| MediumOrchid | #BA55D3 |
| MediumPurple | #9370DB |
| MediumSeaGreen | #3CB371 |
| MediumSlateBlue | #7B68EE |
| MediumSpringGreen | #00FA9A |
| MediumTurquoise | #48D1CC |
| MediumVioletRed | #C71585 |
| MidnightBlue | #191970 |
| MintCream | #F5FFFA |
| MistyRose | #FFE4E1 |
| Moccasin | #FFE4B5 |
| NavajoWhite | #FFDEAD |
| Navy | #000080 |
| OldLace | #FDF5E6 |
| Olive | #808000 |
| OliveDrab | #6B8E23 |
| Orange | #FFA500 |
| OrangeRed | #FF4500 |
| Orchid | #DA70D6 |
| PaleGoldenRod | #EEE8AA |
| PaleGreen | #98FB98 |
| PaleTurquoise | #AFEEEE |
| PaleVioletRed | #DB7093 |
| PapayaWhip | #FFEFD5 |
| PeachPuff | #FFDAB9 |
| Peru | #CD853F |
| Pink | #FFC0CB |
| Plum | #DDA0DD |
| PowderBlue | #B0E0E6 |
| Purple | #800080 |
| Red | #FF0000 |
| RosyBrown | #BC8F8F |
| RoyalBlue | #4169E1 |
| SaddleBrown | #8B4513 |
| Salmon | #FA8072 |
| SandyBrown | #F4A460 |
| SeaGreen | #2E8B57 |
| SeaShell | #FFF5EE |
| Sienna | #A0522D |
| Silver | #C0C0C0 |
| SkyBlue | #87CEEB |
| SlateBlue | #6A5ACD |
| SlateGray | #708090 |
| SlateGrey | #708090 |
| Snow | #FFFAFA |
| SpringGreen | #00FF7F |
| SteelBlue | #4682B4 |
| Tan | #D2B48C |
| Teal | #008080 |
| Thistle | #D8BFD8 |
| Tomato | #FF6347 |
| Turquoise | #40E0D0 |
| Violet | #EE82EE |
| Wheat | #F5DEB3 |
| White | #FFFFFF |
| WhiteSmoke | #F5F5F5 |
| Yellow | #FFFF00 |
| YellowGreen | #9ACD32 |
These color names can be used in HTML and CSS code to specify the color of text, background, borders, and other elements.
Practice
Which of the following are ways to specify colors in HTML?