CSS Colors
In CSS, colors are specified by using a predefined color name, or with a RGB, HEX, HSL, RGBA, HSLA value.
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:
Tomato
Orange
DodgerBlue
MediumSeaGreen
Gray
SlateBlue
Violet
LightGray
CSS/HTML support 140 standard color names.
CSS Background Color
You can set the background color for HTML elements:
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htmlCSS Text Color
You can set the color of text:
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htmlCSS Border Color
You can set the color of borders:
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htmlCSS 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)
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htmlLearn more about Color Values
You will learn more about RGB, HEX and HSL in the next chapters.