There are three ways of how you can change the color of the 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 the text element, use the style attribute (where the color property is your Hex code) or corresponding CSS properties.

Example of the background-color property used with the "hex" value:

<!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>

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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 ex.) instead of Hex code from the previous step.

Example of the color property used with the "color name" value:

<!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 the 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:

<!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 216 cross-browser color palette used for creating pages of websites.

Hex Value Color RGB Value
#000000 rgb(0,0,0)
#FFFFFF rgb(255,255,255)
#FF0000 rgb(255,0,0)
#00FFFF rgb(0,255,255)
#0000FF rgb(0,0,255)
#C0C0C0 rgb(192,192,192)
#FF00FF rgb(255,0,255)

Hex Value Color RGB Value
#000000   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)

Hex Value Color RGB Value
#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)

Web-color
#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 v99CC66 #99CC99 #99CCCC #99CCFF
#99FF00 #99FF33 #99FF66 v99FF99 #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

List of HTML color names:

Here is a list of some of the standard HTML color names:

Color NameHexadecimal 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#D3D
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.

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