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CSS Color

Color is a combination of Red (RED), Green (GREEN), and Blue (BLUE) light.

Color Values

In CSS, colors are defined using hexadecimal (hex) notation, which combines the values of red, green, and blue. The values can range from 0 (hex 00) to 255 (hex FF).

Three double-digit hexadecimal values are written starting with a # symbol.

Color Examples

Color Color HEX Color RGB
#000000 rgb(0,0,0)
#FF0000 rgb(255,0,0)
#00FF00 rgb(0,255,0)
#0000FF rgb(0,0,255)
#FFFF00 rgb(255,255,0)
#00FFFF rgb(0,255,255)
#FF00FF rgb(255,0,255)
#C0C0C0 rgb(192,192,192)
#FFFFFF rgb(255,255,255)

Over 16 Million Different Colors

The combination of red, green, and blue values from 0 to 255 gives a total of over 16 million different colors (256 × 256 × 256).

Most modern monitors can display at least 16,384 colors.

If you look at the color table below, you will see different shades of red from 0 to 255.

To see the full color mix as red changes from 0 to 255, click on the hex or RGB values.

Red Light Hex Value RGB
#000000 rgb(0,0,0)
#080000 rgb(8,0,0)
#100000 rgb(16,0,0)
#180000 rgb(24,0,0)
#200000 rgb(32,0,0)
#280000 rgb(40,0,0)
#300000 rgb(48,0,0)
#380000 rgb(56,0,0)
#400000 rgb(64,0,0)
#480000 rgb(72,0,0)
#500000 rgb(80,0,0)
#580000 rgb(88,0,0)
#600000 rgb(96,0,0)
#680000 rgb(104,0,0)
#700000 rgb(112,0,0)
#780000 rgb(120,0,0)
#800000 rgb(128,0,0)
#880000 rgb(136,0,0)
#900000 rgb(144,0,0)
#980000 rgb(152,0,0)
#A00000 rgb(160,0,0)
#A80000 rgb(168,0,0)
#B00000 rgb(176,0,0)
#B80000 rgb(184,0,0)
#C00000 rgb(192,0,0)
#C80000 rgb(200,0,0)
#D00000 rgb(208,0,0)
#D80000 rgb(216,0,0)
#E00000 rgb(224,0,0)
#E80000 rgb(232,0,0)
#F00000 rgb(240,0,0)
#F80000 rgb(248,0,0)
#FF0000 rgb(255,0,0)

Grayscale

Grayscale HEX RGB
#000000 rgb(0,0,0)
#080808 rgb(8,8,8)
#101010 rgb(16,16,16)
#181818 rgb(24,24,24)
#202020 rgb(32,32,32)
#282828 rgb(40,40,40)
#303030 rgb(48,48,48)
#383838 rgb(56,56,56)
#404040 rgb(64,64,64)
#484848 rgb(72,72,72)
#505050 rgb(80,80,80)

This is a list of web-safe colors:

| #585858 | rgb(88,88,88) | | #606060 | rgb(96,96,96) | | #686868 | rgb(104,104,104) | | #707070 | rgb(112,112,112) | | #787878 | rgb(120,120,120) | | #808080 | rgb(128,128,128) | | #888888 | rgb(136,136,136) | | #909090 | rgb(144,144,144) | | #989898 | rgb(152,152,152) | | #A0A0A0 | rgb(160,160,160) | | #A8A8A8 | rgb(168,168,168) | | #B0B0B0 | rgb(176,176,176) | | #B8B8B8 | rgb(184,184,184) | | #C0C0C0 | rgb(192,192,192) | | #C8C8C8 | rgb(200,200,200) | | #D0D0D0 | rgb(208,208,208) | | #D8D8D8 | rgb(216,216,216) | | #E0E0E0 | rgb(224,224,224) | | #E8E8E8 | rgb(232,232,232) | | #F0F0F0 | rgb(240,240,240) | | #F8F8F8 | rgb(248,248,248) | | #FFFFFF | rgb(255,255,255) |


Web-Safe Colors?

Several years ago, when computers supported a maximum of 256 different colors, a list of 216 "web-safe colors" was recommended as a web standard, reserving 40 fixed system colors.

This is not very important now, as most computers can display millions of different colors, but the choice is yours.

A cross-browser color palette was created to ensure that all computers would display the correct colors, running a 256-color palette:

| 000000 | 000033 | 000066 | 000099 | 0000CC | 0000FF | | 003300 | 003333 | 003366 | 003399 | 0033CC | 0033FF | | 006600 | 006633 | 006666 | 006699 | 0066CC | 0066FF | | 009900 | 009933 | 009966 | 009999 | 0099CC | 0099FF | | 00CC00 | 00CC33 | 00CC66 | 00CC99 | 00CCCC | 00CCFF | | 00FF00 | 00FF33 | 00FF66 | 00FF99 | 00FFCC | 00FFFF | | 330000 | 330033 | 330066 | 330099 | 3300CC | 3300FF | | 333300 | 333333 | 333366 | 333399 | 3333CC | 3333FF | | 336600 | 336633 | 336666 | 336699 | 3366CC | 3366FF | | 339900 | 339933 | 339966 | 339999 | 3399CC | 3399FF | | 33CC00 | 33CC33 | 33CC66 | 33CC99 | 33CCCC | 33CCFF | | 33FF00 | 33FF33 | 33FF66 | 33FF99 | 33FFCC | 33FFFF | | 660000 | 660033 | 660066 | 660099 | 6600CC | 6600FF | | 663300 | 663333 | 663366 | 663399 | 6633CC | 6633FF | | 666600 | 666633 | 666666 | 666699 | 6666CC | 6666FF | | 669900 | 669933 | 669966 | 669999 | 6699CC | 6699FF | | 66CC00 | 66CC33 | 66CC66 | 66CC99 | 66CCCC | 66CCFF | | 66FF00 | 66FF33 | 66FF66 | 66FF99 | 66FFCC | 66FFFF | | 990000 | 990033 | 990066 | 990099 | 9900CC | 9900FF | | 993300 | 993333 | 993366 | 993399 | 9933CC | 9933FF | | 996600 | 996633 | 996666 | 996699 | 9966CC | 9966FF | | 999900 | 999933 | 999966 | 999999 | 9999CC | 9999FF | | 99CC00 | 99CC33 | 99CC66 | 99CC99 | 99CCCC | 99CCFF | | 99FF00 | 99FF33 | 99FF66 | 99FF99 | 99FFCC | 99FFFF | | CC0000 | CC0033 | CC0066 | CC0099 | CC00CC | CC00FF | | CC3300 | CC3333 | CC3366 | CC3399 | CC33CC | CC33FF | | CC6600 | CC6633 | CC6666 | CC6699 | CC66CC | CC66FF | | CC9900 | CC9933 | CC9966 | CC9999 | CC99CC | CC99FF | | CCCC00 | CCCC33 | CCCC66 | CCCC99 | CCCCCC | CCCCFF | | CCFF00 | CCFF33 | CCFF66 | CCFF99 | CCFFCC | CCFFFF | | FF0000 | FF0033 | FF0066 | FF0099 | FF00CC | FF00FF | | FF3300 | FF3333 | FF3366 | FF3399 | FF33CC | FF33FF | | FF6600 | FF6633 | FF6666 | FF6699 | FF66CC | FF66FF | | FF9900 | FF9933 | FF9966 | FF9999 | FF99CC | FF99FF | | FFCC00 | FFCC33 | FFCC66 | FFCC99 | FFCCCC | FFCCFF | | FFFF00 | FFFF33 | FFFF66 | FFFF99 | FFFFCC | FFFFFF |

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