HTML colors are specified with predefined color names like as RGB, HEX, HSL, RGBA, or HSLA values.
For our webite very important to give a good look and feel. We can specify colors on page level using <body> tag or you can set colors for individual tags using bgcolor attribute.
There are different type of attributes which can be used to set different color in the <body > tag:
- bgcolor − sets a color for the background of the page.
- alink − sets a color for active links or selected links.
- text − sets a color for the body text.
- link − sets a color for linked text
- vlink − sets a color for visited links − that is, for linked text that you have already clicked on.
HTML Color Coding Methods
There are three different types of methods to set colors in our web page
- Color names − You can specify color names directly like green, blue or red.
- Hex codes − A six-digit code representing the amount of red, green, and blue that makes up the color.
- Color decimal or percentage values − This value is specified using the rgb( ) property.
HTML Colors - Color Names
We can specify direct a name of color to set text or background color. W3C has listed 16 basic color names that will validate with an HTML validator but there are over 150 different color names supported by major browsers.
W3C Standard 16 Colors
In the given below W3C Standard 16 Colors names and it is recommended to use.
| Black | Gray | Silver | White | ||||
| Yellow | Lime | Aqua | Fuchsia | ||||
| Red | Green | Blue | Purple | ||||
| Maroon | Olive | Navy | Teal |
Example
Here is the examples to set background of in HTML tag by color name.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Colors example by Name</title>
</head>
<body style="color:blue;background-color=fuchsia">
<p>Use different color names for for body and table and see the result.</p>
<table style="color:black;">
<tr>
<td>
<font color="white">This text will appear white on black background.</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
HTML Colors - Hex Codes
A hexadecimal is a 6 digit representation of a color. The first two digits(RR) represent a red value, the next two are a green value(GG), and the last are the blue value(BB).
A hexadecimal value can be taken from any graphics software like Adobe Photoshop, Paintshop Pro or MS Paint.Each hexadecimal code will be preceded by a pound or hash sign #. Following is a list of few colors using hexadecimal notation
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Differet type of colors in HTML by Hex</title>
</head>
<body style="color:#0000FF;background-color=#00FF00;">
<p>Use different color hexa for for body and table and see the result.</p>
<table style="background-color:#000000">
<tr>
<td>
<font color="#FFFFFF">This text will appear white on black background.</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
HTML Colors - RGB Values
This color value is specified using the rgb( ) property. This property takes three values, one each for red, green, and blue. The value can be an integer between 0 and 255 or a percentage.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Differet types of colors in HTML by RGB code</title>
</head>
<body style="color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:rgb(0,255,0)">
<p>Use different color code for for body and table and see the result.</p>
<table style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<tr>
<td>
<font color="rgb(255,255,255)">This text will appear white on black background.</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>