CSS GUIDE BACKGROUND COLOR
This document is a work in progress and is subject to change.
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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.
Mozilla Recommended Values
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
