CSS Colors

Colors are specified using predefined color names, or RGB, HEX, HSL, RGBA, HSLA values.

CSS Color Names

In CSS, a color can be specified by using a predefined color name:

   Tomato
  
   Orange
  
   DodgerBlue
  
   MediumSeaGreen
  
   Gray
  
   SlateBlue
  
   Violet
  
   LightGray

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CSS/HTML support 140 standard color names.

CSS Background Color

You can set the background color for HTML elements:

Hello World

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Example

<h1 style="background-color:DodgerBlue;">Hello World</h1>
<p style="background-color:Tomato;">Lorem ipsum...</p>

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CSS Text Color

You can set the color of text:

Hello World

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Example

<h1 style="color:Tomato;">Hello World</h1>
<p style="color:DodgerBlue;">Lorem ipsum...</p>
<p style="color:MediumSeaGreen;">Ut wisi enim...</p>

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CSS Border Color

You can set the color of borders:

Hello World

Example

<h1 style="border:2px solid Tomato;">Hello World</h1>
<h1 style="border:2px solid DodgerBlue;">Hello World</h1>
<h1 style="border:2px solid Violet;">Hello World</h1>

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CSS Color Values

In CSS, colors can also be specified using RGB values, HEX values, HSL values, RGBA values, and HSLA values:

Same as color name "Tomato":

  rgb(255, 99, 71)
 
  #ff6347
 
  hsl(9, 100%, 64%)

Same as color name "Tomato", but 50% transparent:

  rgba(255, 99, 71, 0.5)
 
  hsla(9, 100%, 64%, 0.5)

Example

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Learn more about Color Values

You will learn more about RGB, HEX and HSL in the next chapters.

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