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
|
| Magenta (alt: Fuchsia) |
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
|
| Cyan (alt: Aqua) |
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
|
|