Color Codes come in three different forms:
Color Names . i.e. red, yellow, lime, etc. See W3Schools for a full list.
Hexadecimal Notation using RGB triplets. i.e. #ff0000, #ffff00, #00ff00. Each set of two characters represents the colors Red, Green, and Blue respectively.
Hexadecimal Shorthand Works the same as Hexadecimal Notation except that identical pairs of characters are combined into one. i.e. #f00 #ff0 #0f0.
Equivalent colors
Color names
red
yellow
lime
Hexadecimal notation
#ff0000
#ffff00
#00ff00
Hexadecimal shorthand
#f00
#ff0
#0f0
Color Examples [ ]
Color
HEX
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)
FFFFFF
rgb(255,255,255)
W3C have listed only 16 valid color names: aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow.
If you want valid HTML or CSS , use the HEX values instead.
RGBA [ ]
CSS3 introduced the possibility to use RGBA (RGB with Alpha) colors.
It can be used like this:
rgba(a,b,c,d)
Where a
is the level of red, b
the level green and c
the level blue (must all be a number between 0 and 255).
d
is the transparency of the color, and it must be a value between 0 and 1 (ex : 0.7).
Example [ ]
<span style="background-color:red; color:rgba(0,0,0,0.3)">Lorem ipsum</span>
Will render like this:
Lorem ipsum
216 "Web safe" Colors [ ]
Below is a table showing the 216 web safe colors. The really safe colors are underlined:
Web-Safe Colors
*000*
300
600
900
C00
*F00*
*003*
303
603
903
C03
*F03*
006
306
606
906
C06
F06
009
309
609
909
C09
F09
00C
30C
60C
90C
C0C
F0C
*00F*
30F
60F
90F
C0F
*F0F*
030
330
630
930
C30
F30
033
333
633
933
C33
F33
036
336
636
936
C36
F36
039
339
639
939
C39
F39
03C
33C
63C
93C
C3C
F3C
03F
33F
63F
93F
C3F
F3F
060
360
660
960
C60
F60
063
363
663
963
C63
F63
066
366
666
966
C66
F66
069
369
669
969
C69
F69
06C
36C
66C
96C
C6C
F6C
06F
36F
66F
96F
C6F
F6F
090
390
690
990
C90
F90
093
393
693
993
C93
F93
096
396
696
996
C96
F96
099
399
699
999
C99
F99
09C
39C
69C
99C
C9C
F9C
09F
39F
69F
99F
C9F
F9F
0C0
3C0
6C0
9C0
CC0
FC0
0C3
3C3
6C3
9C3
CC3
FC3
0C6
3C6
6C6
9C6
CC6
FC6
0C9
3C9
6C9
9C9
CC9
FC9
0CC
3CC
6CC
9CC
CCC
FCC
0CF
3CF
6CF
9CF
CCF
FCF
*0F0*
3F0
*6F0*
9F0
CF0
*FF0*
0F3
*3F3*
*6F3*
9F3
CF3
*FF3*
*0F6*
*3F6*
6F6
9F6
*CF6*
*FF6*
0F9
3F9
6F9
9F9
CF9
FF9
*0FC*
*3FC*
6FC
9FC
CFC
FFC
*0FF*
*3FF*
*6FF*
9FF
CFF
*FFF*
Web safe colors used to be really important when 8-bit was the standard color setting for most users. However, now with most people using at least 24-bit, moving to 36-bit, they are less important, with more people using hex or decimal colors.
X11 Color Names [ ]
From 2005, most general use browsers have given some of the colors names.
HTML name
Hex code R G B
Decimal code R G B
Red colors
IndianRed
CD 5C 5C
205 92 92
LightCoral
F0 80 80
240 128 128
Salmon
FA 80 72
250 128 114
DarkSalmon
E9 96 7A
233 150 122
LightSalmon
FF A0 7A
255 160 122
Crimson
DC 14 3C
220 20 60
Red
FF 00 00
255 0 0
FireBrick
B2 22 22
178 34 34
DarkRed
8B 00 00
139 0 0
Pink colors
Pink
FF C0 CB
255 192 203
LightPink
FF B6 C1
255 182 193
HotPink
FF 69 B4
255 105 180
DeepPink
FF 14 93
255 20 147
MediumVioletRed
C7 15 85
199 21 133
PaleVioletRed
DB 70 93
219 112 147
Orange colors
LightSalmon
FF A0 7A
255 160 122
Coral
FF 7F 50
255 127 80
Tomato
FF 63 47
255 99 71
OrangeRed
FF 45 00
255 69 0
DarkOrange
FF 8C 00
255 140 0
Orange
FF A5 00
255 165 0
Yellow colors
Gold
FF D7 00
255 215 0
Yellow
FF FF 00
255 255 0
LightYellow
FF FF E0
255 255 224
LemonChiffon
FF FA CD
255 250 205
LightGoldenrodYellow
FA FA D2
250 250 210
PapayaWhip
FF EF D5
255 239 213
Moccasin
FF E4 B5
255 228 181
PeachPuff
FF DA B9
255 218 185
PaleGoldenrod
EE E8 AA
238 232 170
Khaki
F0 E6 8C
240 230 140
DarkKhaki
BD B7 6B
189 183 107
Purple colors
Lavender
E6 E6 FA
230 230 250
Thistle
D8 BF D8
216 191 216
Plum
DD A0 DD
221 160 221
Violet
EE 82 EE
238 130 238
Orchid
DA 70 D6
218 112 214
Fuchsia
FF 00 FF
255 0 255
Magenta
FF 00 FF
255 0 255
MediumOrchid
BA 55 D3
186 85 211
MediumPurple
93 70 DB
147 112 219
BlueViolet
8A 2B E2
138 43 226
DarkViolet
94 00 D3
148 0 211
DarkOrchid
99 32 CC
153 50 204
DarkMagenta
8B 00 8B
139 0 139
Purple
80 00 80
128 0 128
Indigo
4B 00 82
75 0 130
SlateBlue
6A 5A CD
106 90 205
RebeccaPurple
66 33 99
102 51 153
DarkSlateBlue
48 3D 8B
72 61 139
MediumSlateBlue
7B 68 EE
123 104 238
HTML name
Hex code R G B
Decimal code R G B
Green colors
GreenYellow
AD FF 2F
173 255 47
Chartreuse
7F FF 00
127 255 0
LawnGreen
7C FC 00
124 252 0
Lime
00 FF 00
0 255 0
LimeGreen
32 CD 32
50 205 50
PaleGreen
98 FB 98
152 251 152
LightGreen
90 EE 90
144 238 144
MediumSpringGreen
00 FA 9A
0 250 154
SpringGreen
00 FF 7F
0 255 127
MediumSeaGreen
3C B3 71
60 179 113
SeaGreen
2E 8B 57
46 139 87
ForestGreen
22 8B 22
34 139 34
Green
00 80 00
0 128 0
DarkGreen
00 64 00
0 100 0
YellowGreen
9A CD 32
154 205 50
OliveDrab
6B 8E 23
107 142 35
Olive
80 80 00
128 128 0
DarkOliveGreen
55 6B 2F
85 107 47
MediumAquamarine
66 CD AA
102 205 170
DarkSeaGreen
8F BC 8F
143 188 143
LightSeaGreen
20 B2 AA
32 178 170
DarkCyan
00 8B 8B
0 139 139
Teal
00 80 80
0 128 128
Blue/Cyan colors
Aqua
00 FF FF
0 255 255
Cyan
00 FF FF
0 255 255
LightCyan
E0 FF FF
224 255 255
PaleTurquoise
AF EE EE
175 238 238
Aquamarine
7F FF D4
127 255 212
Turquoise
40 E0 D0
64 224 208
MediumTurquoise
48 D1 CC
72 209 204
DarkTurquoise
00 CE D1
0 206 209
CadetBlue
5F 9E A0
95 158 160
SteelBlue
46 82 B4
70 130 180
LightSteelBlue
B0 C4 DE
176 196 222
PowderBlue
B0 E0 E6
176 224 230
LightBlue
AD D8 E6
173 216 230
SkyBlue
87 CE EB
135 206 235
LightSkyBlue
87 CE FA
135 206 250
DeepSkyBlue
00 BF FF
0 191 255
DodgerBlue
1E 90 FF
30 144 255
CornflowerBlue
64 95 ED
100 149 237
MediumSlateBlue
7B 68 EE
123 104 238
RoyalBlue
41 69 E1
65 105 225
Blue
00 00 FF
0 0 255
MediumBlue
00 00 CD
0 0 205
DarkBlue
00 00 8B
0 0 139
Navy
00 00 80
0 0 128
MidnightBlue
19 19 70
25 25 112
HTML name
Hex code R G B
Decimal code R G B
Brown colors
Cornsilk
FF F8 DC
255 248 220
BlanchedAlmond
FF EB CD
255 235 205
Bisque
FF E4 C4
255 228 196
NavajoWhite
FF DE AD
255 222 173
Wheat
F5 DE B3
245 222 179
BurlyWood
DE B8 87
222 184 135
Tan
D2 B4 8C
210 180 140
RosyBrown
BC 8F 8F
188 143 143
SandyBrown
F4 A4 60
244 164 96
Goldenrod
DA A5 20
218 165 32
DarkGoldenrod
B8 86 0B
184 134 11
Peru
CD 85 3F
205 133 63
Chocolate
D2 69 1E
210 105 30
SaddleBrown
8B 45 13
139 69 19
Sienna
A0 52 2D
160 82 45
Brown
A5 2A 2A
165 42 42
Maroon
80 00 00
128 0 0
White colors
White
FF FF FF
255 255 255
Snow
FF FA FA
255 250 250
Honeydew
F0 FF F0
240 255 240
MintCream
F5 FF FA
245 255 250
Azure
F0 FF FF
240 255 255
AliceBlue
F0 F8 FF
240 248 255
GhostWhite
F8 F8 FF
248 248 255
WhiteSmoke
F5 F5 F5
245 245 245
Seashell
FF F5 EE
255 245 238
Beige
F5 F5 DC
245 245 220
OldLace
FD F5 E6
253 245 230
FloralWhite
FF FA F0
255 250 240
Ivory
FF FF F0
255 255 240
AntiqueWhite
FA EB D7
250 235 215
Linen
FA F0 E6
250 240 230
LavenderBlush
FF F0 F5
255 240 245
MistyRose
FF E4 E1
255 228 225
Grey colors
Gainsboro
DC DC DC
220 220 220
LightGrey
D3 D3 D3
211 211 211
Silver
C0 C0 C0
192 192 192
DarkGray
A9 A9 A9
169 169 169
Gray
80 80 80
128 128 128
DimGray
69 69 69
105 105 105
LightSlateGray
77 88 99
119 136 153
SlateGray
70 80 90
112 128 144
DarkSlateGray
2F 4F 4F
47 79 79
Black
00 00 00
0 0 0