CSS – Color References
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The following table shows the 16 color names that were introduced in HTML 3.2, to support the 16 colors that 8-bit graphics cards offered. Same set of color can be used in CSS −
| Color Name | Hex Value | Color | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| aqua | #00ffff | Demo | |
| black | #000000 | Demo | |
| blue | #0000ff | Demo | |
| fuchsia | #ff00ff | Demo | |
| green | #008000 | Demo | |
| gray | #808080 | Demo | |
| lime | #00ff00 | Demo | |
| maroon | #800000 | Demo | |
| navy | #000080 | Demo | |
| olive | #808000 | Demo | |
| purple | #800080 | Demo | |
| red | #ff0000 | Demo | |
| silver | #c0c0c0 | Demo | |
| teal | #008080 | Demo | |
| white | #ffffff | Demo | |
| yellow | #ffff00 | Demo |
There are other colors, which are not part of HTML or XHTML but they are supported by most of the versions of IE or Netscape. These color names can be used in CSS as well.
| Color Name | Hex Value | Color | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| aliceblue | #f0f8ff | Demo | |
| antiquewhite | #faebd7 | Demo | |
| aquamarine | #7fffd4 | Demo | |
| azure | #f0ffff | Demo | |
| beige | #f5f5dc | Demo | |
| bisque | #ffe4c4 | Demo | |
| blanchedalmond | #ffebcd | Demo | |
| blueviolet | #8a2be2 | Demo | |
| brown | #a52a2a | Demo | |
| burlywood | #deb887 | Demo | |
| cadetblue | #5f9ea0 | Demo | |
| chartreuse | #7fff00 | Demo | |
| chocolate | #d2691e | Demo | |
| coral | #ff7f50 | Demo | |
| cornflowerblue | #6495ed | Demo | |
| cornsilk | #fff8dc | Demo | |
| crimson | #dc143c | Demo | |
| cyan | #00ffff | Demo | |
| darkblue | #00008b | Demo | |
| darkcyan | #008b8b | Demo | |
| darkgoldenrod | #b8860b | Demo | |
| darkgray | #a9a9a9 | Demo | |
| darkgreen | #006400 | Demo | |
| darkkhaki | #bdb76b | Demo | |
| darkmagenta | #8b008b | Demo | |
| darkolivegreen | #556b2f | Demo | |
| darkorange | #ff8c00 | Demo | |
| darkorchid | #9932cc | Demo | |
| darkred | #8b0000 | Demo | |
| darksalmon | #e9967a | Demo | |
| darkseagreen | #8fbc8f | Demo | |
| darkslateblue | #483d8b | Demo | |
| darkslategray | #2f4f4f | Demo | |
| darkturquoise | #00ced1 | Demo | |
| darkviolet | #9400d3 | Demo | |
| deeppink | #ff1493 | Demo | |
| deepskyblue | #00bfff | Demo | |
| dimgray | #696969 | Demo | |
| dodgerblue | #1e90ff | Demo | |
| firebrick | #b22222 | Demo | |
| floralwhite | #fffaf0 | Demo | |
| forestgreen | #228b22 | Demo | |
| gainsboro | #dcdcdc | Demo | |
| ghostwhite | #f8f8ff | Demo | |
| gold | #ffd700 | Demo | |
| goldenrod | #daa520 | Demo | |
| gray | #808080 | Demo | |
| greenyellow | #adff2f | Demo | |
| honeydew | #f0fff0 | Demo | |
| hotpink | #ff69b4 | Demo | |
| indianred | #cd5c5c | Demo | |
| indigo | #4b0082 | Demo | |
| ivory | #fffff0 | Demo | |
| khaki | #f0e68c | Demo | |
| lavender | #e6e6fa | Demo | |
| lavenderblush | #fff0f5 | Demo | |
| lawngreen | #7cfc00 | Demo | |
| lemonchiffon | #fffacd | Demo | |
| lightblue | #add8e6 | Demo | |
| lightcoral | #f08080 | Demo | |
| lightcyan | #e0ffff | Demo | |
| lightgoldenrodyellow | #fafad2 | Demo | |
| lightgreen | #90ee90 | Demo | |
| lightgrey | #d3d3d3 | Demo | |
| lightpink | #ffb6c1 | Demo | |
| lightsalmon | #ffa07a | Demo | |
| lightseagreen | #20b2aa | Demo | |
| lightskyblue | #87cefa | Demo | |
| lightslategray | #778899 | Demo | |
| lightsteelblue | #b0c4de | Demo | |
| lightyellow | #ffffe0 | Demo | |
| limegreen | #32cd32 | Demo | |
| linen | #faf0e6 | Demo | |
| magenta | #ff00ff | Demo | |
| mediumblue | #0000cd | Demo | |
| mediumorchid | #ba55d3 | Demo | |
| mediumpurple | #9370db | Demo | |
| midnightblue | #191970 | Demo | |
| mistyrose | #ffe4e1 | Demo | |
| moccasin | #ffe4b5 | Demo | |
| oldlace | #fdf5e6 | Demo | |
| orange | #ffa500 | Demo | |
| orchid | #da70d6 | Demo | |
| peachpuff | #ffdab9 | Demo | |
| peru | #cd853f | Demo | |
| pink | #ffc0cb | Demo | |
| plum | #dda0dd | Demo | |
| purple | #800080 | Demo | |
| rosybrown | #bc8f8f | Demo | |
| royalblue | #4169e1 | Demo | |
| salmon | #fa8072 | Demo | |
| sandybrown | #f4a460 | Demo | |
| seagreen | #2e8b57 | Demo | |
| sienna | #a0522d | Demo | |
| skyblue | #87ceeb | Demo | |
| slateblue | #6a5acd | Demo | |
| steelblue | #4682b4 | Demo | |
| tan | #d2b48c | Demo | |
| thistle | #d8bfd8 | Demo | |
| tomato | #ff6347 | Demo | |
| violet | #ee82ee | Demo | |
| wheat | #f5deb3 | Demo | |
| whitesmoke | #f5f5f5 | Demo | |
| yellow | #ffff00 | Demo | |
| yellowgreen | #9acd32 | Demo |
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