<head>
<style type="text/css">
body{
margin:0px;
height:100%;
}
.aa {
height:500px;
background-color:#006699;
}
#left {
background-color:#CCC;
width:300px;
height:100%;
float:left;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="aa">
<div id="left">
left
</div>
</div>
</body>