Text and background colors
We suggest using a text color that is the same as the one shown here to work with specific background colors. The colors shown for text are either black (#000000), white(#FFFFFF), or a light gray(#CFCFCF). You can see from these examples that these three color choices for text work with just about anything. There certainly is not a problem with using an alternate color as long as it works well with the background. For example, substituting dark blue for black would work well in most cases
Webpage backgrounds can be a background image or a color. The image can be a repeating pattern or a graphic for the entire page. The background as a solid color can be almost any color. The text used can have the same range of colors. Here is a list of background colors and the hexadecimal code that can be used to specify the color. Not all colors are shown. There is a very good reason for this. The total number of colors is in excess of 16 million. You wouldn't expect us to display every color would you?
There are 128 colors that can be specified by using the name of the color instead of a hexadecimal code. This can help you from having to remember the hexadecimal code. Both backgrounds and text can use this naming scheme to specify the colors.
Named Colors (and their hexadecimal codes)
Snow FFFAFA |
GhostWhite F8F8FF |
WhiteSmoke F5F5F5 |
Gainsboro DCDCDC |
FloralWhite FFFAF0 |
OldLace FDF5E6 |
Linen FAF0E6 |
AntiqueWhite FAEBD7 |
PapayaWhip FFEFD5 |
BlanchedAlmond FFEBCD |
Bisque FFFAF0 |
PeachPuff FFDAB9 |
NavajoWhite FFDEAD |
Moccasin FFE4B5 |
Cornsilk FFF8DC |
Ivory FFFFF0 |
LemonChiffon FFFACD |
Seashell FFF5EE |
Honeydew F0FFF0 |
MintCream F5FFFA |
Azure F0FFFF |
AliceBlue F0F8FF |
lavender E6E6FA |
LavenderBlush FFF0F5 |
MistyRose FFE4E1 |
White FFFFFF |
Black 000000 |
DarkSlateGray 2F4F4F |
LightSlateGray 778899 |
Grey BEBEBE |
LightGray D3D3D3 |
MidnightBlue 191970 |
CornflowerBlue 6495ED |
DarkSlateBlue 483D8B |
SlateBlue 6A5ACD |
MediumSlateBlue 7B68EE |
LightSlateBlue 8470FF |
NavyBlue 000080 |
DimGrey 696969 |
SlateGrey 708090 |
MediumBlue 0000CD |
RoyalBlue 4169E1 |
Blue 0000FF |
DodgerBlue 1E90FF |
DeepSkyBlue 00BFFF |
SkyBlue 87CEEB |
LightSkyBlue 87CEFA |
SteelBlue 4682B4 |
LightSteelBlue B0C4DE |
LightBlue ADD8E6 |
PowderBlue B0E0E6 |
PaleTurquoise AFEEEE |
DarkTurquoise 00CED1 |
MediumTurquoise 48D1CC |
Turquoise 40E0D0 |
Cyan 00FFFF |
LightCyan E0FFFF |
CadetBlue 5F9EA0 |
MediumAquamarine 66CDAA |
Aquamarine 7FFFD4 |
DarkGreen 006400 |
DarkOliveGreen 556B2F |
DarkSeaGreen 8FBC8F |
SeaGreen 2E8B57 |
MediumSeaGreen 3CB371 |
LightSeaGreen 20B2AA |
PaleGreen 98FB98 |
SpringGreen 00FF7F |
LawnGreen 7CFC00 |
Green 00FF00 |
Chartreuse 7FFF00 |
MedSpringGreen 00FA9A |
GreenYellow ADFF2F |
LimeGreen 32CD32 |
YellowGreen 9ACD32 |
ForestGreen 228B22 |
OliveDrab 6B8E23 |
DarkKhaki BDB76B |
PaleGoldenrod EEE8AA |
LtGoldenrodYello FAFAD2 |
LightYellow FFFFE0 |
Yellow FFFF00 |
Gold FFD700 |
LightGoldenrod EEDD82 |
Goldenrod DAA520 |
DarkGoldenrod B8860B |
RosyBrown BC8F8F |
IndianRed CD5C5C |
SaddleBrown 8B4513 |
Sienna A0522D |
Peru CD853F |
Burlywood DEB887 |
Beige F5F5DC |
Wheat F5DEB3 |
SandyBrown F4A460 |
Tan D2B48C |
Chocolate D2691E |
Firebrick B22222 |
Brown A52A2A |
DarkSalmon E9967A |
Salmon FA8072 |
LightSalmon FFA07A |
Orange FFA500 |
DarkOrange FF8C00 |
Coral FF7F50 |
LightCoral F08080 |
Tomato FF6347 |
OrangeRed FF4500 |
Red FF0000 |
HotPink FF69B4 |
DeepPink FF1493 |
Pink FFC0CB |
MediumVioletRed C71585 |
VioletRed D02090 |
Magenta FF00FF |
Violet EE82EE |
Plum DDA0DD |
LightPink FFB6C1 |
PaleVioletRed DB7093 |
Maroon B03060 |
Orchid DA70D6 |
MediumOrchid BA55D3 |
DarkOrchid 9932CC |
DarkViolet 9400D3 |
BlueViolet 8A2BE2 |
Purple A020F0 |
MediumPurple 9370DB |
Thistle D8BFD8 |
Hexadecimal Color Codes
FF0000 | FF0033 | FF0066 | FF0099 | FF00CC | FF00FF |
FF3300 | FF3333 | FF3366 | FF3399 | FF33CC | FF33FF |
FF6500 | FF6633 | FF6666 | FF6699 | FF66CC | FF66FF |
FF9900 | FF9933 | FF9966 | FF9999 | FF99CC | FF99FF |
FFCC00 | FFCC33 | FFCC66 | FFCC99 | FFCCCC | FFCCFF |
FFFF00 | FFFF33 | FFFF66 | FFFF99 | FFFFCC | FFFFFF |
CC0000 | CC0033 | CC0066 | CC0099 | CC00CC | CC00FF |
CC3300 | CC3333 | CC3366 | CC3399 | CC33CC | CC33FF |
CC6500 | CC6633 | CC6666 | CC6699 | CC66CC | CC66FF |
CC9900 | CC9933 | CC9966 | CC9999 | CC99CC | CC99FF |
CCCC00 | CCCC33 | CCCC66 | CCCC99 | CCCCCC | CCCCFF |
CCFF00 | CCFF33 | CCFF66 | CCFF99 | CCFFCC | CCFFFF |
990000 | 990033 | 990066 | 990099 | 9900CC | 9900FF |
993300 | 993333 | 993366 | 993399 | 9933CC | 9933FF |
996500 | 996633 | 996666 | 996699 | 9966CC | 9966FF |
999900 | 999933 | 999966 | 999999 | 9999CC | 9999FF |
99CC00 | 99CC33 | 99CC66 | 99CC99 | 99CCCC | 99CCFF |
99FF00 | 99FF33 | 99FF66 | 99FF99 | 99FFCC | 99FFFF |
650000 | 650033 | 650066 | 650099 | 6500CC | 6500FF |
663300 | 663333 | 663366 | 663399 | 6633CC | 6633FF |
666500 | 666633 | 666666 | 666699 | 6666CC | 6666FF |
669900 | 669933 | 669966 | 669999 | 6699CC | 6699FF |
66CC00 | 66CC33 | 66CC66 | 66CC99 | 66CCCC | 66CCFF |
66FF00 | 66FF33 | 66FF66 | 66FF99 | 66FFCC | 66FFFF |
330000 | 330033 | 330066 | 330099 | 3300CC | 3300FF |
333300 | 333333 | 333366 | 333399 | 3333CC | 3333FF |
336500 | 336633 | 336666 | 336699 | 3366CC | 3366FF |
339900 | 339933 | 339966 | 339999 | 3399CC | 3399FF |
33CC00 | 33CC33 | 33CC66 | 33CC99 | 33CCCC | 33CCFF |
33FF00 | 33FF33 | 33FF66 | 33FF99 | 33FFCC | 33FFFF |
000000 | 000033 | 000066 | 000099 | 0000CC | 0000FF |
003300 | 003333 | 003366 | 003399 | 0033CC | 0033FF |
006500 | 006633 | 006666 | 006699 | 0066CC | 0066FF |
009900 | 009933 | 009966 | 009999 | 0099CC | 0099FF |
00CC00 | 00CC33 | 00CC66 | 00CC99 | 00CCCC | 00CCFF |
00FF00 | 00FF33 | 00FF66 | 00FF99 | 00FFCC | 00FFFF |
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