CSSColors
CSS Colors
In CSS, colors are specified by using a predefined color name, or with a RGB, HEX, HSL, RGBA, HSLA value.
CSS Color Names
In CSS, a color can be specified by using a predefined color name:
CSS/HTML support140 standard color names.
CSS Background Color
You can set the background color for HTML elements:
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Example
<p style="background-color:Tomato;">Lorem ipsum...</p>
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CSS Text Color
You can set the color of text:
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Example
<p style="color:DodgerBlue;">Lorem ipsum...</p>
<p style="color:MediumSeaGreen;">Ut wisi enim...</p>
CSS Border Color
You can set the color of borders:
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Example
<h1 style="border:2px solid DodgerBlue;">Hello World</h1>
<h1 style="border:2px solid Violet;">Hello World</h1>
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":
Same as color name "Tomato", but 50% transparent:
Example
<h1 style="background-color:#ff6347;">...</h1>
<h1 style="background-color:hsl(9, 100%, 64%);">...</h1>
<h1 style="background-color:rgba(255, 99, 71, 0.5);">...</h1>
<h1 style="background-color:hsla(9, 100%, 64%, 0.5);">...</h1>
Video: CSS Colors Introduction
