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Web colors are the special colors used when you design webpages. They are also the ways we describe and list those colors.

You can choose colors for your webpages in a few ways. One common way is using an RGB triplet. This is a set of three numbers. These numbers are often written in a special code called hexadecimal format, which is known as a hex triplet. With an RGB triplet, you can create over 16 million different colors!

Many popular colors also have simple English names, like "red" or "blue." You might also use a color tool or other graphics software to pick your colors.

Early internet browsers like Mosaic and Netscape Navigator used a list of colors called X11 color names. This was because these browsers were first made for a computer system called X Window System.

Every web color has a special definition called sRGB. This helps make sure that the colors you see on one computer screen look similar on other screens. Even without special color settings, web colors usually look pretty close to what they should.

What is a Hex Triplet?

A hex triplet is a special six-digit code. It uses three parts (called bytes) to show a color. You'll see hex triplets used in HTML, CSS, and other computer programs.

Each of the three bytes in a hex triplet stands for one of the main colors:

  • The first byte is for the amount of red.
  • The second byte is for the amount of green.
  • The third byte is for the amount of blue.

Each byte can be a number from 00 to FF in hexadecimal. In regular numbers, this is from 0 to 255. A value of 0 means no color at all, and 255 means the most of that color.

To make a hex triplet, you combine these three hexadecimal numbers. For example, if you have:

  • Red = 36 (which is 24 in hex)
  • Green = 104 (which is 68 in hex)
  • Blue = 160 (which is A0 in hex)

You put them together to get the hex triplet: 2468A0. This code makes a greyish-blue color.

Common HTML Web Colors

In 1997, a list of 16 official HTML colors was created. Later, orange was added, making it 17 colors. These colors were part of a standard called "Windows VGA template." This meant they were the basic colors you could use for things like highlighting text on a webpage.

Color Hexadecimal Color Hexadecimal Color Hexadecimal Color Hexadecimal
aqua #00FFFF grey #808080 navy #000080 silver #C0C0C0
black #000000 green #008000 olive #808000 teal #008080
blue #0000FF lime #00FF00 purple #800080 white #FFFFFF
fuchsia #FF00FF maroon #800000 red #FF0000 yellow #FFFF00

HTML Color Added Later

Color Hexadecimal
orange #FFA500

X11 Colors (Older List)

These colors were first made in 1987 for the X Window System. They became known as "X11 web colors" after the internet started in 1991. This list is much longer and includes many more shades of colors.

HTML name Hex code
R   G   B		 Decimal code
R   G   B
Red colors
Indian Red CD 5C 5C 205  92  92
Light Coral F0 80 80 240 128 128
Salmon FA 80 72 250 128 114
Dark Salmon E9 96 7A 233 150 122
Light Salmon FF A0 7A 255 160 122
Crimson DC 14 3C 220  20  60
Red FF 00 00 255   0   0
Fire Brick B2 22 22 178  34  34
Dark Red 8B 00 00 139   0   0
Pink colors
Pink FF C0 CB 255 192 203
Light Pink FF B6 C1 255 182 193
Hot Pink FF 69 B4 255 105 180
Deep Pink FF 14 93 255  20 147
Medium Violet Red C7 15 85 199  21 133
Pale Violet Red DB 70 93 219 112 147
Orange colors
Light Salmon FF A0 7A 255 160 122
Coral FF 7F 50 255 127  80
Tomato FF 63 47 255  99  71
OrangeRed FF 45 00 255  69   0
Dark Orange FF 8C 00 255 140   0
Orange FF A5 00 255 165   0
Yellow colors
Gold FF D7 00 255 215   0
Yellow FF FF 00 255 255   0
Light Yellow FF FF E0 255 255 224
Lemon Chiffon FF FA CD 255 250 205
Light Goldenrod Yellow FA FA D2 250 250 210
Papaya Whip FF EF D5 255 239 213
Moccasin FF E4 B5 255 228 181
Peach Puff FF DA B9 255 218 185
Pale Goldenrod EE E8 AA 238 232 170
Khaki F0 E6 8C 240 230 140
Dark Khaki BD B7 6B 189 183 107
Purple colors
Lavender E6 E6 FA 230 230 250
Thistle D8 BF D8 216 191 216
Plum DD A0 DD 221 160 221
Violet EE 82 EE 238 130 238
Orchid DA 70 D6 218 112 214
Fuchsia FF 00 FF 255   0 255
Magenta FF 00 FF 255   0 255
Medium Orchid BA 55 D3 186  85 211
Medium Purple 93 70 DB 147 112 219
Amethyst 99 66 CC 153 102 204
Blue Violet 8A 2B E2 138  43 226
Dark Violet 94 00 D3 148   0 211
Dark Orchid 99 32 CC 153  50 204
Dark Magenta 8B 00 8B 139   0 139
Purple 80 00 80 128   0 128
Indigo 4B 00 82  75   0 130
Slate Blue 6A 5A CD 106  90 205
Dark Slate Blue 48 3D 8B  72  61 139
Medium Slate Blue 7B 68 EE 123 104 238
HTML name Hex code
R   G   B		 Decimal code
R   G   B
Green colors
Green Yellow AD FF 2F 173 255  47
Chartreuse 7F FF 00 127 255   0
Lawn Green 7C FC 00 124 252   0
Lime 00 FF 00   0 255   0
Lime Green 32 CD 32  50 205  50
Pale Green 98 FB 98 152 251 152
Light Green 90 EE 90 144 238 144
Medium Spring Green 00 FA 9A   0 250 154
Spring Green 00 FF 7F   0 255 127
Medium Sea Green 3C B3 71  60 179 113
Sea Green 2E 8B 57  46 139  87
Forest Green 22 8B 22  34 139  34
Green 00 80 00   0 128   0
Dark Green 00 64 00   0 100   0
Yellow Green 9A CD 32 154 205  50
Olive Drab 6B 8E 23 107 142  35
Olive 80 80 00 128 128   0
Dark Olive Green 55 6B 2F  85 107  47
Medium Aquamarine 66 CD AA 102 205 170
Dark Sea Green 8F BC 8F 143 188 143
Light Sea Green 20 B2 AA  32 178 170
Dark Cyan 00 8B 8B   0 139 139
Teal 00 80 80   0 128 128
Blue colors
Aqua 00 FF FF   0 255 255
Cyan 00 FF FF   0 255 255
Light Cyan E0 FF FF 224 255 255
Pale Turquoise AF EE EE 175 238 238
Aquamarine 7F FF D4 127 255 212
Turquoise 40 E0 D0  64 224 208
Medium Turquoise 48 D1 CC  72 209 204
Dark Turquoise 00 CE D1   0 206 209
Cadet Blue 5F 9E A0  95 158 160
Steel Blue 46 82 B4  70 130 180
Light Steel Blue B0 C4 DE 176 196 222
Powder Blue B0 E0 E6 176 224 230
Light Blue AD D8 E6 173 216 230
Sky Blue 87 CE EB 135 206 235
Light Sky Blue 87 CE FA 135 206 250
Deep Sky Blue 00 BF FF   0 191 255
Dodger Blue 1E 90 FF  30 144 255
Cornflower Blue 64 95 ED 100 149 237
Medium Slate Blue 7B 68 EE 123 104 238
Royal Blue 41 69 E1  65 105 225
Blue 00 00 FF   0   0 255
Medium Blue 00 00 CD   0   0 205
Dark Blue 00 00 8B   0   0 139
Navy 00 00 80   0   0 128
Midnight Blue 19 19 70  25  25 112
HTML name Hex code
R   G   B		 Decimal code
R   G   B
Brown colors
Cornsilk FF F8 DC 255 248 220
Blanched Almond FF EB CD 255 235 205
Bisque FF E4 C4 255 228 196
Navajo White FF DE AD 255 222 173
Wheat F5 DE B3 245 222 179
Burly Wood DE B8 87 222 184 135
Tan D2 B4 8C 210 180 140
Rosy Brown BC 8F 8F 188 143 143
Sandy Brown F4 A4 60 244 164  96
Goldenrod DA A5 20 218 165  32
Dark Goldenrod B8 86 0B 184 134  11
Peru CD 85 3F 205 133  63
Chocolate D2 69 1E 210 105  30
Saddle Brown 8B 45 13 139  69  19
Sienna A0 52 2D 160  82  45
Brown A5 2A 2A 165  42  42
Maroon 80 00 00 128   0   0
White colors
White FF FF FF 255 255 255
Snow FF FA FA 255 250 250
Honeydew F0 FF F0 240 255 240
Mint Cream F5 FF FA 245 255 250
Azure F0 FF FF 240 255 255
Alice Blue F0 F8 FF 240 248 255
Ghost White F8 F8 FF 248 248 255
White Smoke F5 F5 F5 245 245 245
Seashell FF F5 EE 255 245 238
Beige F5 F5 DC 245 245 220
Old Lace FD F5 E6 253 245 230
Floral White FF FA F0 255 250 240
Ivory FF FF F0 255 255 240
Antique White FA EB D7 250 235 215
Linen FA F0 E6 250 240 230
Lavender Blush FF F0 F5 255 240 245
Misty Rose FF E4 E1 255 228 225
Grey colors
Gainsboro DC DC DC 220 220 220
Light Grey D3 D3 D3 211 211 211
Silver C0 C0 C0 192 192 192
Dark Gray A9 A9 A9 169 169 169
Gray 80 80 80 128 128 128
Dim Gray 69 69 69 105 105 105
Light Slate Gray 77 88 99 119 136 153
Slate Gray 70 80 90 112 128 144
Dark Slate Gray 2F 4F 4F  47  79  79
Black 00 00 00   0   0   0

More Web Colors

This chart shows some of the official HTML and X11 colors. It also includes some other popular web colors that web designers have used since 2002. For these unofficial colors, you must use their hex code instead of their name when writing code.


See also

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