CSS GUIDE BACKGROUND COLOR

This document is a work in progress and is subject to change.

Summary

background-color sets the background color of an element, either through a color value or the keyword transparent.

• Initial value: transparent
• Applies to: all elements
• Inherited: no
• Percentages: N/A
• Media: visual
• Computed value: as specified

Syntax

background-color: color | transparent | inherit

Legal Values

color

The color can be specified as a hexidecimal RGB value, a regular RGB value, or by using one of the pre-defined color keywords.

transparent

The default value for background-color is transparent meaning the element has no color of its own, instead showing the color of the element behind it.

Usage Examples

.exampleone {
	background-color: teal;
	color: white;
}

.exampletwo {
	background-color: rgb(153,102,153);
	color: rgb(255,255,204);
}

.examplethree {
	background-color: #666699;
	color: #FFFFFF;
}

Notes

• Valid color names you can use in HTML and CSS instead of numerical color values
• Proprietary color names used by Internet Explorer and their numerical equivalents
• 216-color Websafe palette and the 22-color Reallysafe palette
• Several Colour Charts
• 147 color names supported by popular browsers

Specification Conformance

• CSS 1
• CSS 2.1
• CSS 3

See Also

• W3 CSS 2