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Named Colours

Having to memorise hex codes for all of the colours you’re going to be using can be a pain. CSS includes a range of 17 common colours that you can slot into your stylesheets in place of a hex code. Here are the merry bunch, straight from » the spec:

maroon #800000 red #ff0000 orange #ffA500 yellow #ffff00 olive #808000

purple #800080 fuchsia #ff00ff white #ffffff lime #00ff00 green #008000

navy #000080 blue #0000ff aqua #00ffff teal #008080

black #000000 silver #c0c0c0 gray #808080

CSS allows you to use all of the below, hex codes and RGB codes. Thus, all of these definitions are technically the same:

strong {color: red; }
strong {color: #ff0000; }
strong {color: rgb(100%, 0%, 0%); }

On top of these colours, there are a range of others that were specified in the ill-fated “HTML+” specification, which are nonetheless well-supported in most browsers. Please note however, that the majority of the colours below are not web-safe, and so you should try not to use them for large blocks of colour, perhaps only using them for text formatting.

This page was last updated on 2012-08-21

Aliceblue `#F0F8FF`	Antiquewhite `#FAEBD7`	Aqua `#00FFFF`
Aquamarine `#7FFFD4`	Azure `#F0FFFF`	Beige `#F5F5DC`
Bisque `#FFE4C4`	Black `#000000`	Blanchedalmond `#FFEBCD`
Blue `#0000FF`	Blueviolet `#8A2BE2`	Brown `#A52A2A`
Burlywood `#DEB887`	Cadetblue `#5F9EA0`	Chartreuse `#7FFF00`
Chocolate `#D2691E`	Coral `#FF7F50`	Cornflowerblue `#6495ED`
Cornsilk `#FFF8DC`	Crimson `#DC143C`	Cyan `#00FFFF`
Darkblue `#00008B`	Darkcyan `#008B8B`	Darkgoldenrod `#B8860B`
Darkgray `#A9A9A9`	Darkgreen `#006400`	Darkkhaki `#BDB76B`
Darkmagenta `#8B008B`	Darkolivegreen `#556B2F`	Darkorange `#FF8C00`
Darkorchid `#9932CC`	Darkred `#8B0000`	Darksalmon `#E9967A`
Darkseagreen `#8FBC8F`	Darkslateblue `#483D8B`	Darkslategray `#2F4F4F`
Darkturquoise `#00CED1`	Darkviolet `#9400D3`	Deeppink `#FF1493`
Deepskyblue `#00BFFF`	Dimgray `#696969`	Dodgerblue `#1E90FF`
Firebrick `#B22222`	Floralwhite `#FFFAF0`	Forestgreen `#228B22`
Fuchsia `#FF00FF`	Gainsboro `#DCDCDC`	Ghostwhite `#F8F8FF`
Gold `#FFD700`	Goldenrod `#DAA520`	Gray `#808080`
Green `#008000`	Greenyellow `#ADFF2F`	Honeydew `#F0FFF0`
Hotpink `#FF69B4`	Indianred `#CD5C5C`	Indigo `#4B0082`
Ivory `#FFFFF0`	Khaki `#F0E68C`	Lavender `#E6E6FA`
Lavenderblush `#FFF0F5`	Lawngreen `#7CFC00`	Lemonchiffon `#FFFACD`
Lightblue `#ADD8E6`	Lightcoral `#F08080`	Lightcyan `#E0FFFF`
Lightgoldenrodyellow `#FAFAD2`	Lightgreen `#90EE90`	Lightgrey `#D3D3D3`
Lightpink `#FFB6C1`	Lightsalmon `#FFA07A`	Lightseagreen `#20B2AA`
Lightskyblue `#87CEFA`	Lightslategray `#778899`	Lightsteelblue `#B0C4DE`
Lightyellow `#FFFFE0`	Lime `#00FF00`	Limegreen `#32CD32`
Linen `#FAF0E6`	Magenta `#FF00FF`	Maroon `#800000`
Mediumauqamarine `#66CDAA`	Mediumblue `#0000CD`	Mediumorchid `#BA55D3`
Mediumpurple `#9370D8`	Mediumseagreen `#3CB371`	Mediumslateblue `#7B68EE`
Mediumspringgreen `#00FA9A`	Mediumturquoise `#48D1CC`	Mediumvioletred `#C71585`
Midnightblue `#191970`	Mintcream `#F5FFFA`	Mistyrose `#FFE4E1`
Moccasin `#FFE4B5`	Navajowhite `#FFDEAD`	Navy `#000080`
Oldlace `#FDF5E6`	Olive `#808000`	Olivedrab `#688E23`
Orange `#FFA500`	Orangered `#FF4500`	Orchid `#DA70D6`
Palegoldenrod `#EEE8AA`	Palegreen `#98FB98`	Paleturquoise `#AFEEEE`
Palevioletred `#D87093`	Papayawhip `#FFEFD5`	Peachpuff `#FFDAB9`
Peru `#CD853F`	Pink `#FFC0CB`	Plum `#DDA0DD`
Powderblue `#B0E0E6`	Purple `#800080`	Red `#FF0000`
Rosybrown `#BC8F8F`	Royalblue `#4169E1`	Saddlebrown `#8B4513`
Salmon `#FA8072`	Sandybrown `#F4A460`	Seagreen `#2E8B57`
Seashell `#FFF5EE`	Sienna `#A0522D`	Silver `#C0C0C0`
Skyblue `#87CEEB`	Slateblue `#6A5ACD`	Slategray `#708090`
Snow `#FFFAFA`	Springgreen `#00FF7F`	Steelblue `#4682B4`
Tan `#D2B48C`	Teal `#008080`	Thistle `#D8BFD8`
Tomato `#FF6347`	Turquoise `#40E0D0`	Violet `#EE82EE`
Wheat `#F5DEB3`	White `#FFFFFF`	Whitesmoke `#F5F5F5`
Yellow `#FFFF00`	YellowGreen `#9ACD32`