HTML Colors
TVs and computer screens display colors by combining Red, Green, and Blue light.
Color Names
With CSS, colors can be set by using color names:
Example
Color
Name
Red
Orange
Yellow
Cyan
Blue
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RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
With HTML, RGB color values can be specified using this formula: rgb(red, green, blue)
Each parameter (red, green, and
blue) defines the intensity of the color between 0 and 255.
For example, rgb(255,0,0) is displayed as red,
because red is set to its highest value (255) and the others are
set to 0. Experiment by mixing the RGB values below:
Red
Green
Blue
255
0
0
Example
Color
RGB
rgb(255,0,0)
rgb(255,255,0)
rgb(0,255,0)
rgb(0,255,255)
rgb(0,0,255)
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Shades of gray are often defined using equal values for all the 3 light sources:
Example
Color
RGB
rgb(0,0,0)
rgb(128,128,128)
rgb(255,255,255)
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Hexadecimal Colors
With HTML, RGB values can also be specified using hexadecimal color values in
the form: #RRGGBB, where RR (red), GG (green) and BB (blue) are hexadecimal
values between 00 and FF (same as decimal 0-255).
For example, #FF0000 is displayed as red, because red is set to its highest value (FF) and the others are set to
the lowest value (00).
Example
Color
HEX
#FF0000
#FFFF00
#00FF00
#00FFFF
#0000FF
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Shades of gray are often defined using equal values for all the 3 light sources:
Example
Color
HEX
#000000
#808080
#FFFFFF
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