HTML Colors
HTML colors are specified with predefined color namesor with RGBHEXHSLRGBAor HSLA values.
Color Names
In HTMLa color can be specified by using a color name:
HTML supports 140 standard color names.
Background Color
You can set the background color for HTML elements:
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Example
<h1 ="background-color:DodgerBlue;">Hello World</h1>
<p ="background-color:Tomato;">Lorem
ipsum...</p>
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Text Color
You can set the color of text:
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Example
<h1 ="color:Tomato;">Hello
World</h1>
<p ="color:DodgerBlue;">Lorem
ipsum...</p>
<p ="color:MediumSeaGreen;">Ut wisi
enim...</p>
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Border Color
You can set the color of borders:
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Example
<h1 ="border:2px
solid Tomato;">Hello
World</h1>
<h1 ="border:2px
solid DodgerBlue;">Hello
World</h1>
<h1 ="border:2px
solid Violet;">Hello
World</h1>
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Color Values
In HTMLcolors can also be specified using RGB valuesHEX valuesHSL valuesRGBA valuesand HSLA values.
The following three <div> elements have their background color set with RGB HEXand HSL values:
The following two <div> elements have their background color set with RGBA and HSLA valueswhich add an Alpha channel to the color (here we have 50% transparency):
Example
<h1 ="background-color:rgb(255
9971);">...</h1>
<h1 ="background-color:#ff6347;">...</h1>
<h1 ="background-color:hsl(9
100%64%);">...</h1>
<h1 ="background-color:rgba(255
99710.5);">...</h1>
<h1 ="background-color:hsla(9
100%64%0.5);">...</h1>
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Video: HTML Colors
