Thescrollbar-colorCSS property sets the color of the scrollbar track and thumb.

Thetrack refers to the background of the scrollbar, which is generally fixed regardless of the scrolling position.

Thethumb refers to the moving part of the scrollbar, which usually floats on top of the track.

Whenscrollbar-color value is set on the document's root element, the values are applied to the viewport scrollbars.

Syntax

/* Keyword values */scrollbar-color: auto;/* <color> values */scrollbar-color: rebeccapurple green; /* Two valid colors.The first applies to the thumb of the scrollbar, the second to the track. *//* Global values */scrollbar-color: inherit;scrollbar-color: initial;scrollbar-color: revert;scrollbar-color: revert-layer;scrollbar-color: unset;

Values

<scrollbar-color>

Defines the color of the scrollbar.

auto	Default platform rendering for the track portion of the scrollbar, in the absence of any other related scrollbar color properties.
<color> <color>	Applies the first color to the scrollbar thumb, the second to the scrollbar track.

Accessibility

When usingscrollbar-color property with specific color values, authors should ensure the specified colors have enough contrast between them. For keyword values, UAs should ensure the colors they use have enough contrast. SeeTechniques for WCAG 2.0: G183: Using a contrast ratio of 3:1.

Formal definition

Formal syntax

scrollbar-color =
auto|
<color>{2}

Examples

Coloring overflow scrollbars

CSS

.scroller {  width: 300px;  height: 100px;  overflow-y: scroll;  scrollbar-color: #000077 #bada55;}

HTML

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Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• CSS overflow module
• CSS scrollbars styling module
• overflow
• scrollbar-gutter
• scrollbar-width