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 |