CSS Color Names

The table below provides a list of the color names that are supported by all major browsers.

When trying to color things, like a background color of a table or web page, it is best to use the color’s hex color code to ensure you get displayed the correct color instead of the color’s name.

Note: If you want your pages to validate with an HTML or a CSS validator, The W3C has listed 16 color names that you can use: aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow. If you want to use other colors, you must specify their RGB or HEX value.

Below are several (not all) names of colors and their hex color code value:

(Note: You can see another example of these colors on a colored background at the TIERRA Community forum at http://www.tierrahosting.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1161)

AliceBlue #F0F8FF AliceBlue

AntiqueWhite #FAEBD7 AntiqueWhite

Aqua #00FFFF Aqua

Aquamarine #7FFFD4 Aquamarine

Azure #F0FFFF Azure

Beige #F5F5DC Beige

Bisque #FFE4C4 Bisque

Black #000000 Black

BlanchedAlmond #FFEBCD BlanchedAlmond

Blue #0000FF Blue

BlueViolet #8A2BE2 BlueViolet

Brown #A52A2A Brown

BurlyWood #DEB887 Burlywood

CadetBlue #5F9EA0 CadetBlue

Chartreuse #7FFF00 Chartreuse

Chocolate #D2691E Chocolate

Coral #FF7F50 Coral

CornflowerBlue #6495ED CornflowerBlue

Cornsilk #FFF8DC Cornsilk

Crimson #DC143C Crimson

Cyan #00FFFF Cyan

DarkBlue #00008B DarkBlue

DarkCyan #008B8B DarkCyan

DarkGoldenRod #B8860B DarkGoldenRod

DarkGray #A9A9A9 DarkGray

DarkGrey #A9A9A9 DarkGrey

DarkGreen #006400 DarkGreen

DarkKhaki #BDB76B DarkKhaki

DarkMagenta #8B008B DarkMagenta

DarkOliveGreen #556B2F DarkOliveGreen

DarkOrange #FF8C00 DarkOrange

DarkOrchid #9932CC DarkOrchid

DarkRed #8B0000 DarkRed

DarkSalmon #E9967A DarkSalmon

DarkSeaGreen #8FBC8F DarkSeaGreen

DarkSlateBlue #483D8B DarkSlateBlue

DarkSlateGray #2F4F4F DarkSlateGray

DarkSlateGrey #2F4F4F DarkSlateGrey

DarkTurquoise #00CED1 DarkTurquoise

DarkViolet #9400D3 DarkViolet

DeepPink #FF1493 DeepPink

DeepSkyBlue #00BFFF DeepSkyBlue

DimGray #696969 DimGray

DimGrey #696969 DimGrey

DodgerBlue #1E90FF DodgerBlue

FireBrick #B22222 FireBrick

FloralWhite #FFFAF0 FloralWhite

ForestGreen #228B22 ForestGreen

Fuchsia #FF00FF Fuchsia

Gainsboro #DCDCDC Gainsboro

GhostWhite #F8F8FF GhostWhite

Gold #FFD700 Gold

GoldenRod #DAA520 GoldenRod

Gray #808080 Gray

Grey #808080 Grey

Green #008000 Green

GreenYellow #ADFF2F GreenYellow

HoneyDew #F0FFF0 HoneyDew

HotPink #FF69B4 HotPink

IndianRed #CD5C5C IndianRed

Indigo #4B0082 Indigo

Ivory #FFFFF0 Ivory

Khaki #F0E68C Khaki

Lavender #E6E6FA Lavender

LavenderBlush #FFF0F5 LavenderBlush

LawnGreen #7CFC00 LawnGreen

LemonChiffon #FFFACD LemonChiffon

LightBlue #ADD8E6 LightBlue

LightCoral #F08080 LightCoral

LightCyan #E0FFFF LightCyan

LightGoldenRodYellow #FAFAD2 LightGoldenRodYellow

LightGray #D3D3D3 LightGray

LightGrey #D3D3D3 LightGrey

LightGreen #90EE90 LightGreen

LightPink #FFB6C1 LightPink

LightSalmon #FFA07A LightSalmon

LightSeaGreen #20B2AA LightSeaGreen

LightSkyBlue #87CEFA LightSkyBlue

LightSlateGray #778899 LightSlateGray

LightSlateGrey #778899 LightSlateGrey

LightSteelBlue #B0C4DE LightSteelBlue

LightYellow #FFFFE0 LightYellow

Lime #00FF00 Lime

LimeGreen #32CD32 LimeGreen

Linen #FAF0E6 Linen

Magenta #FF00FF Magenta

Maroon #800000 Maroon

MediumAquaMarine #66CDAA MediumAquaMarine

MediumBlue #0000CD MediumBlue

MediumOrchid #BA55D3 MediumOrchid

MediumPurple #9370D8 MediumPurple

MediumSeaGreen #3CB371 MediumSeaGreen

MediumSlateBlue #7B68EE MediumSlateBlue

MediumSpringGreen #00FA9A MediumSpringGreen

MediumTurquoise #48D1CC MediumTurquoise

MediumVioletRed #C71585 MediumVioletRed

MidnightBlue #191970 MidnightBlue

MintCream #F5FFFA MintCream

MistyRose #FFE4E1 MistyRose

Moccasin #FFE4B5 Moccasin

NavajoWhite #FFDEAD NavajoWhite

Navy #000080 Navy

OldLace #FDF5E6 OldLace

Olive #808000 Olive

OliveDrab #6B8E23 OliveDrab

Orange #FFA500 Orange

OrangeRed #FF4500 OrangeRed

Orchid #DA70D6 Orchid

PaleGoldenRod #EEE8AA PaleGoldenRod

PaleGreen #98FB98 PaleGreen

PaleTurquoise #AFEEEE PaleTurquoise

PaleVioletRed #D87093 PaleVioletRed

PapayaWhip #FFEFD5 PapayaWhip

PeachPuff #FFDAB9 PeachPuff

Peru #CD853F Peru

Pink #FFC0CB Pink

Plum #DDA0DD Plum

PowderBlue #B0E0E6 PowderBlue

Purple #800080 Purple

Red #FF0000 Red

RosyBrown #BC8F8F RosyBrown

RoyalBlue #4169E1 RoyalBlue

SaddleBrown #8B4513 SaddleBrown

Salmon #FA8072 Salmon

SandyBrown #F4A460 SandyBrown

SeaGreen #2E8B57 SeaGreen

SeaShell #FFF5EE SeaShell

Sienna #A0522D Sienna

Silver #C0C0C0 Silver

SkyBlue #87CEEB SkyBlue

SlateBlue #6A5ACD SlateBlue

SlateGray #708090 SlateGray

SlateGrey #708090 SlateGrey

Snow #FFFAFA Snow

SpringGreen #00FF7F SpringGreen

SteelBlue #4682B4 SteelBlue

Tan #D2B48C Tan

Teal #008080 Teal

Thistle #D8BFD8 Thistle

Tomato #FF6347 Tomato

Turquoise #40E0D0 Turquoise

Violet #EE82EE Violet

Wheat #F5DEB3 Wheat

White #FFFFFF White

WhiteSmoke #F5F5F5 WhiteSmoke

Yellow #FFFF00 Yellow

YellowGreen #9ACD32 YellowGreen

Tags: colors, CSS, hex

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