Standard Color Names

In HTML 4.01, XHTML, CSS 1, and CSS 2, there are only 16 valid color names. They are listed in Table D-3 with their equivalent RGB values.

Table D-3. Valid color names and equivalent RGB values

Color name

RGB value

Color name

RGB value

black

#000000

green

#008000

silver

#C0C0C0

lime

#00FF00

gray

#808080

olive

#808000

white

#FFFFFF

yellow

#FFFF00

maroon

#800000

navy

#000080

red

#FF0000

blue

#0000FF

purple

#800080

teal

#008080

fuchsia

#FF00FF

aqua

#00FFFF

CSS 2.1 adds orange (#FFA500) for a total of 17 supported colors.

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