Color Values
Colors are defined using a hexadecimal notation for the combination of Red, Green, and Blue color values (RGB). The lowest value that can be given to one light source is 0 (hex #00). The highest value is 255 (hex #FF).
This table shows the result of combining Red, Green, and Blue light sources:.
| Color | Color HEX | Color RGB |
|---|---|---|
| #000000 | rgb(0,0,0) | |
| #FF0000 | rgb(255,0,0) | |
| #00FF00 | rgb(0,255,0) | |
| #0000FF | rgb(0,0,255) | |
| #FFFF00 | rgb(255,255,0) | |
| #00FFFF | rgb(0,255,255) | |
| #FF00FF | rgb(255,0,255) | |
| #C0C0C0 | rgb(192,192,192) | |
| #FFFFFF | rgb(255,255,255) |
Color Names
A collection of color names is supported by most browsers.
Note: Only 16 color names are supported by the W3C HTML 4.0 standard (aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow). For all other colors you should use the Color HEX value.
| Color | Color HEX | Color Name |
|---|---|---|
| #F0F8FF | AliceBlue | |
| #FAEBD7 | AntiqueWhite | |
| #7FFFD4 | Aquamarine | |
| #000000 | Black | |
| #0000FF | Blue | |
| #8A2BE2 | BlueViolet | |
| #A52A2A | Brown |
Web Safe Colors
A few years ago, when most computers supported only 256 different colors, a list of 216 Web Safe Colors was suggested as a Web standard. The reason for this was that the Microsoft and Mac operating system used 40 different "reserved" fixed system colors (about 20 each).
We are not sure how important this is now, since more and more computers are equipped with the ability to display millions of different colors, but the choice is left to you.
216 Cross Platform Colors
This 216 cross platform web safe color palette was originally created to ensure that all computers would display all colors correctly when running a 256 color palette.
| 000000 | 000033 | 000066 | 000099 | 0000CC | 0000FF |
| 003300 | 003333 | 003366 | 003399 | 0033CC | 0033FF |
| 006600 | 006633 | 006666 | 006699 | 0066CC | 0066FF |
| 009900 | 009933 | 009966 | 009999 | 0099CC | 0099FF |
| 00CC00 | 00CC33 | 00CC66 | 00CC99 | 00CCCC | 00CCFF |
| 00FF00 | 00FF33 | 00FF66 | 00FF99 | 00FFCC | 00FFFF |
| 330000 | 330033 | 330066 | 330099 | 3300CC | 3300FF |
| 333300 | 333333 | 333366 | 333399 | 3333CC | 3333FF |
| 336600 | 336633 | 336666 | 336699 | 3366CC | 3366FF |
| 339900 | 339933 | 339966 | 339999 | 3399CC | 3399FF |
| 33CC00 | 33CC33 | 33CC66 | 33CC99 | 33CCCC | 33CCFF |
| 33FF00 | 33FF33 | 33FF66 | 33FF99 | 33FFCC | 33FFFF |
| 660000 | 660033 | 660066 | 660099 | 6600CC | 6600FF |
| 663300 | 663333 | 663366 | 663399 | 6633CC | 6633FF |
| 666600 | 666633 | 666666 | 666699 | 6666CC | 6666FF |
| 669900 | 669933 | 669966 | 669999 | 6699CC | 6699FF |
| 66CC00 | 66CC33 | 66CC66 | 66CC99 | 66CCCC | 66CCFF |
| 66FF00 | 66FF33 | 66FF66 | 66FF99 | 66FFCC | 66FFFF |
| 990000 | 990033 | 990066 | 990099 | 9900CC | 9900FF |
| 993300 | 993333 | 993366 | 993399 | 9933CC | 9933FF |
| 996600 | 996633 | 996666 | 996699 | 9966CC | 9966FF |
| 999900 | 999933 | 999966 | 999999 | 9999CC | 9999FF |
| 99CC00 | 99CC33 | 99CC66 | 99CC99 | 99CCCC | 99CCFF |
| 99FF00 | 99FF33 | 99FF66 | 99FF99 | 99FFCC | 99FFFF |
| CC0000 | CC0033 | CC0066 | CC0099 | CC00CC | CC00FF |
| CC3300 | CC3333 | CC3366 | CC3399 | CC33CC | CC33FF |
| CC6600 | CC6633 | CC6666 | CC6699 | CC66CC | CC66FF |
| CC9900 | CC9933 | CC9966 | CC9999 | CC99CC | CC99FF |
| CCCC00 | CCCC33 | CCCC66 | CCCC99 | CCCCCC | CCCCFF |
| CCFF00 | CCFF33 | CCFF66 | CCFF99 | CCFFCC | CCFFFF |
| FF0000 | FF0033 | FF0066 | FF0099 | FF00CC | FF00FF |
| FF3300 | FF3333 | FF3366 | FF3399 | FF33CC | FF33FF |
| FF6600 | FF6633 | FF6666 | FF6699 | FF66CC | FF66FF |
| FF9900 | FF9933 | FF9966 | FF9999 | FF99CC | FF99FF |
| FFCC00 | FFCC33 | FFCC66 | FFCC99 | FFCCCC | FFCCFF |
| FFFF00 | FFFF33 | FFFF66 | FFFF99 | FFFFCC | FFFFFF |
The HTML 4.x specifications defines sixteen color names that can be used instead of color values in HTML. These colors are valid values for attributes such as BGCOLOR or LINK on the BODY element. The CSS2 specification also uses these colors as color values which can be used with properties such as color, background-color or border-color.
| HTML 4.01 & CSS2 Colors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color Name | Hex 6 | Hex 3 | RGB | RGB% | Websafe | Reallysafe | Sample |
| black | #000000 | #000 | 0,0,0 | 0%,0%,0% | Yes | Yes | |
| silver | #C0C0C0 | #CCC | 192,192,192 | 75%,75%,75% | No | No | |
| gray | #808080 | #888 | 128,128,128 | 50%,50%,50% | No | No | |
| white | #FFFFFF | #FFF | 255,255,255 | 100%,100%,100% | Yes | Yes | |
| maroon | #800000 | #800 | 128,0,0 | 50%,0%,0% | No | No | |
| red | #FF0000 | #F00 | 255,0,0 | 100%,0%,0% | Yes | Yes | |
| purple | #800080 | #808 | 128,0,128 | 50%,0%,50% | No | No | |
| fuchsia | #FF00FF | #F0F | 255,0,255 | 100%,0%,100% | Yes | Yes | |
| green | #008000 | #080 | 0,128,0 | 0%,50%,0% | No | No | |
| lime | #00FF00 | #0F0 | 0,255,0 | 0%,100%,0% | Yes | Yes | |
| olive | #808000 | #880 | 128,128,0 | 50%,50%,0% | No | No | |
| yellow | #FFFF00 | #FF0 | 255,255,0 | 100%,100%,0% | Yes | Yes | |
| navy | #000080 | #008 | 0,0,128 | 0%,0%,50% | No | No | |
| blue | #0000FF | #00F | 0,0,255 | 0%,0%,100% | Yes | Yes | |
| teal | #008080 | #088 | 0,128,128 | 0%,50%,50% | No | No | |
| aqua | #00FFFF | #0FF | 0,255,255 | 0%,100%,100% | Yes | Yes | |
The 140 web color names are displayed alphabetically in the table below along with their respective RGB values.
aliceblue 240,248,255 | darkslategray 47,79,79 | lightsalmon 255,160,122 | palevioletred 219,112,147 |
antiquewhite 250,235,215 | darkturquoise 0,206,209 | lightseagreen 32,178,170 | papayawhip 255,239,213 |
aqua 0,255,255 | darkviolet 148,0,211 | lightskyblue 135,206,250 | peachpuff 255,239,213 |
aquamarine 127,255,212 | deeppink 255,20,147 | lightslategray 119,136,153 | peru 205,133,63 |
azure 240,255,255 | deepskyblue 0,191,255 | lightsteelblue 176,196,222 | pink 255,192,203 |
beige 245,245,220 | dimgray 105,105,105 | lightyellow 255,255,224 | plum 221,160,221 |
bisque 255,228,196 | dodgerblue 30,144,255 | lime 0,255,0 | powderblue 176,224,230 |
black 0,0,0 | firebrick 178,34,34 | limegreen 50,205,50 | purple 128,0,128 |
blanchedalmond 255,255,205 | floralwhite 255,250,240 | linen 250,240,230 | red 255,0,0 |
blue 0,0,255 | forestgreen 34,139,34 | magenta 255,0,255 | rosybrown 188,143,143 |
blueviolet 138,43,226 | fuchsia 255,0,255 | maroon 128,0,0 | royalblue 65,105,225 |
brown 165,42,42 | gainsboro 220,220,220 | mediumaquamarine 102,205,170 | saddlebrown 139,69,19 |
burlywood 222,184,135 | ghostwhite 248,248,255 | mediumblue 0,0,205 | salmon 250,128,114 |
cadetblue 95,158,160 | gold 255,215,0 | mediumorchid 186,85,211 | sandybrown 244,164,96 |
chartreuse 127,255,0 | goldenrod 218,165,32 | mediumpurple 147,112,219 | seagreen 46,139,87 |
chocolate 210,105,30 | gray 128,128,128 | mediumseagreen 60,179,113 | seashell 255,245,238 |
coral 255,127,80 | green 0,128,0 | mediumslateblue 123,104,238 | sienna 160,82,45 |
cornflowerblue 100,149,237 | greenyellow 173,255,47 | mediumspringgreen 0,250,154 | silver 192,192,192 |
cornsilk 255,248,220 | honeydew 240,255,240 | mediumturquoise 72,209,204 | skyblue 135,206,235 |
crimson 220,20,60 | hotpink 255,105,180 | mediumvioletred 199,21,133 | slateblue 106,90,205 |
cyan 0,255,255 | indianred 205,92,92 | midnightblue 25,25,112 | slategray 112,128,144 |
darkblue 0,0,139 | indigo 75,0,130 | mintcream 245,255,250 | snow 255,250,250 |
darkcyan 0,139,139 | ivory 255,240,240 | mistyrose 255,228,225 | springgreen 0,255,127 |
darkgoldenrod 184,134,11 | khaki 240,230,140 | moccasin 255,228,181 | steelblue 70,130,180 |
darkgray 169,169,169 | lavender 230,230,250 | navajowhite 255,222,173 | tan 210,180,140 |
darkgreen 0,100,0 | lavenderblush 255,240,245 | navy 0,0,128 | teal 0,128,128 |
darkkhaki 189,183,107 | lawngreen 124,252,0 | oldlace 253,245,230 | thistle 216,191,216 |
darkmagenta 139,0,139 | lemonchiffon 255,250,205 | olive 128,128,0 | tomato 253,99,71 |
darkolivegreen 85,107,47 | lightblue 173,216,230 | olivedrab 107,142,35 | turquoise 64,224,208 |
darkorange 255,140,0 | lightcoral 240,128,128 | orange 255,165,0 | violet 238,130,238 |
darkorchid 153,50,204 | lightcyan 224,255,255 | orangered 255,69,0 | wheat 245,222,179 |
darkred 139,0,0 | lightgoldenrodyellow 250,250,210 | orchid 218,112,214 | white 255,255,255 |
darksalmon 233,150,122 | lightgreen 144,238,144 | palegoldenrod 238,232,170 | whitesmoke 245,245,245 |
darkseagreen 143,188,143 | lightgrey 211,211,211 | palegreen 152,251,152 | yellow 255,255,0 |
darkslateblue 72,61,139 | lightpink 255,182,193 | paleturquoise 175,238,238 | yellowgreen 154,205,50 |