CSS Color Reference
CSS Color Reference
The following table shows the 16 color names introduced in HTML 3.2 to support the 16 colors provided by 8-bit graphics cards. The same set of colors can be used in CSS.
| Color Name | Hex Value | Color |
|---|---|---|
| aqua | #00ffff | |
| black | #000000 | |
| blue | #0000ff | |
| fuchsia | #ff00ff | |
| green | #008000 | |
| gray | #808080 | |
| lime | #00ff00 | |
| maroon | #800000 | |
| navy | #000080 | |
| olive | #808000 | |
| purple | #800080 | |
| red | #ff0000 | |
| silver | #c0c0c0 | |
| teal | #008080 | |
| white | #ffffff | |
| yellow | #ffff00 |
There are other colors that are not part of HTML or XHTML, but are supported by most versions of Internet Explorer or Netscape. These color names can also be used in CSS.
| Color Name | Hex Value | Color |
|---|---|---|
| aliceblue | #f0f8ff | |
| antiquewhite | #faebd7 | |
| aquamarine | #7fffd4 | |
| azure | #f0ffff | |
| beige | #f5f5dc | |
| bisque | #ffe4c4 | |
| blanchedalmond | #ffebcd | |
| blueviolet | #8a2be2 | |
| brown | #a52a2a | |
| burlywood | #deb887 | |
| cadetblue | #5f9ea0 | |
| chartreuse | #7fff00 | |
| chocolate | #d2691e | |
| coral | #ff7f50 | |
| cornflowerblue | #6495ed | |
| cornsilk | #fff8dc | |
| crimson | #dc143c | |
| cyan | #00ffff | |
| darkblue | #00008b | |
| darkcyan | #008b8b | |
| darkgoldenrod | #b8860b | |
| darkgray | #a9a9a9 | |
| darkgreen | #006400 | |
| darkkhaki | #bdb76b | |
| darkmagenta | #8b008b | |
| darkolivegreen | #556b2f | |
| darkorange | #ff8c00 | |
| darkorchid | #9932cc | |
| darkred | #8b0000 | |
| darksalmon | #e9967a | |
| darkseagreen | #8fbc8f | |
| darkslateblue | #483d8b | |
| darkslategray | #2f4f4f | |
| darkturquoise | #00ced1 | |
| darkviolet | #9400d3 | |
| deeppink | #ff1493 | |
| deepskyblue | #00bfff | |
| dimgray | #696969 | |
| dodgerblue | #1e90ff | |
| firebrick | #b22222 | |
| floralwhite | #fffaf0 | |
| forestgreen | #228b22 | |
| gainsboro | #dcdcdc | |
| ghostwhite | #f8f8ff | |
| gold | #ffd700 | |
| goldenrod | #daa520 | |
| gray | #808080 | |
| greenyellow | #adff2f | |
| honeydew | #f0fff0 | |
| hotpink | #ff69b4 | |
| indianred | #cd5c5c | |
| indigo | #4b0082 | |
| ivory | #fffff0 | |
| khaki | #f0e68c | |
| lavender | #e6e6fa | |
| lavenderblush | #fff0f5 | |
| lawngreen | #7cfc00 | |
| lemonchiffon | #fffacd | |
| lightblue | #add8e6 | |
| lightcoral | #f08080 | |
| lightcyan | #e0ffff | |
| lightgoldenrodyellow | #fafad2 | |
| lightgreen | #90ee90 | |
| lightgrey | #d3d3d3 | |
| lightpink | #ffb6c1 | |
| lightsalmon | #ffa07a | |
| lightseagreen | #20b2aa | |
| lightskyblue | #87cefa | |
| lightslategray | #778899 | |
| lightsteelblue | #b0c4de | |
| lightyellow | #ffffe0 | |
| limegreen | #32cd32 | |
| linen | #faf0e6 | |
| magenta | #ff00ff | |
| mediumblue | #0000cd | |
| mediumorchid | #ba55d3 | |
| mediumpurple | #9370db | |
| midnightblue | #191970 | |
| mistyrose | #ffe4e1 | |
| moccasin | #ffe4b5 | |
| oldlace | #fdf5e6 | |
| orange | #ffa500 | |
| orchid | #da70d6 | |
| peachpuff | #ffdab9 | |
| peru | #cd853f | |
| pink | #ffc0cb | |
| plum | #dda0dd | |
| purple | #800080 | |
| rosybrown | #bc8f8f | |
| royalblue | #4169e1 | |
| salmon | #fa8072 | |
| sandybrown | #f4a460 | |
| seagreen | #2e8b57 | |
| sienna | #a0522d | |
| skyblue | #87ceeb | |
| slateblue | #6a5acd | |
| steelblue | #4682b4 | |
| tan | #d2b48c | |
| thistle | #d8bfd8 | |
| tomato | #ff6347 | |
| violet | #ee82ee | |
| wheat | #f5deb3 | |
| whitesmoke | #f5f5f5 | |
| yellow | #ffff00 | |
| yellowgreen | #9acd32 |