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The color property is used the set the text color for a given element. The text color of an element may also be referred to as the foreground colour.
 
The color property is used the set the text color for a given element. The text color of an element may also be referred to as the foreground colour.
  
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<td><b>Applicability:</b></td><td>The color property can be used for all CSS elements.<td>
 
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== Usage Examples ==
 
== Usage Examples ==
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<pre>p{color: #ff0000}  /*Set paragraph text to appear red.*/</pre>
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<pre>h1{color: #0000FF}  /*Set h1 (level 1 heading) text to blue.*/</pre>
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<pre>span{color: #0000FF}  /*Sets text enclosed within span tag to appear yellow*/</pre>
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
Please remember to use the appropriate U.S. English spellings (i.e. color) in order to ensure your CSS works.
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Please remember to use the appropriate U.S. English spelling i.e. color and not the U.K or Canadian english spellings to ensure your CSS works.
  
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) provides a free online [http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ CSS validation service].
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The [http://www.w3.org World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)] provides a free online [http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ CSS validation service].
  
 
== Specification Conformance  ==
 
== Specification Conformance  ==
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*[http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS1#color CSS 1 ]
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*[http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/colors.html#propdef-color CSS 2.1]
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*[http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#foreground CSS 3]
  
 
== Browser Compatibility ==
 
== Browser Compatibility ==
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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<big>[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/CSS_guide#CSS_Properties Back to CSS Index]</big>

Latest revision as of 18:05, 14 December 2006

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

Summary

The color property is used the set the text color for a given element. The text color of an element may also be referred to as the foreground colour.

Applicability:The color property can be used for all CSS elements.
Media Group: Visual
Inherited:Yes

Syntax

TARGET_ELEMENT{color: #0033ff}
TARGET_ELEMENT{color: red}
TARGET_ELEMENT{color: rgb(0,200,0)}

Legal Values

Values can be entered in 3 ways:

MethodRangeExample
Hexadecimal (preferred)#000000 - #ffffff#00ff00 is green
Color nameW3Schools Natural Langauge Color Namesgreen
RGB value0-255rgb(102,204,102) is green

See usage examples section for more details.

Mozilla Recommended Values

Usage Examples

p{color: #ff0000}  /*Set paragraph text to appear red.*/
h1{color: #0000FF}  /*Set h1 (level 1 heading) text to blue.*/
span{color: #0000FF}  /*Sets text enclosed within span tag to appear yellow*/

Notes

Please remember to use the appropriate U.S. English spelling i.e. color and not the U.K or Canadian english spellings to ensure your CSS works.

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) provides a free online CSS validation service.

Specification Conformance

Browser Compatibility

See Also

Back to CSS Index