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CSS Colors


Colors are specified using predefined color names, or RGB, HEX, HSL, RGBA, HSLA values.

CSS Color Names
In CSS, a color can be specified by using a predefined color name:


Tomato


Orange


DodgerBlue


MediumSeaGreen


Gray


SlateBlue


Violet


LightGray


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CSS/HTML support 140 standard color names.

CSS Background Color
You can set the background color for HTML elements:
Hello World


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Example

<h1 style="background-color:DodgerBlue;">Hello World</h1><p style="background-color:Tomato;">Lorem
ipsum...</p>

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CSS Text Color
You can set the color of text:
Hello World
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Example

<h1 style="color:Tomato;">Hello
World</h1><p style="color:DodgerBlue;">Lorem
ipsum...</p><p style="color:MediumSeaGreen;">Ut wisi
enim...</p>
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CSS Border Color
You can set the color of borders:
Hello World
Hello World
Hello World

Example

<h1 style="border:2px
solid Tomato;">Hello
World</h1><h1 style="border:2px
solid DodgerBlue;">Hello
World</h1><h1 style="border:2px
solid Violet;">Hello
World</h1>
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CSS Color Values
In CSS, colors can also be specified using RGB values, HEX values, HSL
values, RGBA values, and HSLA values:
Same as color name "Tomato":

rgb(255, 99, 71)
#ff6347
hsl(9, 100%, 64%)

Same as color name "Tomato", but 50% transparent:

rgba(255, 99, 71, 0.5)
hsla(9, 100%, 64%, 0.5)


Example

<h1 style="background-color:rgb(255,
99, 71);">...</h1><h1 style="background-color:#ff6347;">...</h1><h1 style="background-color:hsl(9,
100%, 64%);">...</h1><h1 style="background-color:rgba(255,
99, 71, 0.5);">...</h1><h1 style="background-color:hsla(9,
100%, 64%, 0.5);">...</h1>
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Learn more about Color Values
You will learn more about RGB, HEX and HSL in the next chapters.













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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_colors.asp