CSS GUIDE COLOR

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:

Method	Range	Example
Hexadecimal (preferred)	#000000 - #ffffff	#00ff00 is green
Color name	W3Schools Natural Langauge Color Names	green
RGB value	0-255	rgb(102,204,102) is green

See usage examples section for more details.

Notes

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

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

Specification Conformance

• CSS 1
• CSS 2.1
• CSS 3