HTML Colors
Let it be any display; computer or TV – All colors appears with the combination of Red, Blue and Green light.
When it comes to HTML and CSS, all colors have different names. Let us have a look over them.
Color Names
| Red |
| Yellow |
| Orange |
| Cyan |
| Blue |
Please Note: CSS Support 140 standard different colors.
What is RGB (Red, Green Blue)?
Using a correct RGB (Red, Green, Blue) formula, HTML code can be executed.
The intensity of each parameter (red, green, blue) can be defined between the range of 0 and 255.
Example rgb (0,255,0)
This formula will execute only green color as green color's intensity has been set to the highest i.e., 255 whereas rest have been set to 0.
Output Green
Example
| RGB COLOR | |
| rgb(255, 0, 0) Red | |
| rgb(0,255,0) Green | |
| rgb(0,0,255) Blue | |
| rgb(255,255,0) Orange | |
| rgb(0,255,255) Cyan |
However, different shades of gray are defined using equal values of rgb.
Example
| RGB COLOR | |
| rgb (0,0,0) WHITE | |
| rgb (128,128,128) GRAY | |
| rgb (255,255,255) BLACK |
Hexadecimal Colors
Using HTML, RGB values can also be defined using hexadecimal form i.e., #RRGGBB. Here, RR is red, GG is green and BB is blue. And, its hexadecimal values ranges between 00 and FF just like decimal range of 0 and 255.
Syntax
#00FF00
Output
Usage of RGB colors with Hexadecimal format:
| HEX COLOR | |
| #FF0000 RED | |
| #00FF00 GREEN | |
| #0000FF BLUE | |
| #FFFF00 ORANGE | |
| #00FFFF CYAN |
However, different shades of gray are defined using equal values of rgb.
Example
| RGB COLOR | |
| #000000 WHITE | |
| #808080 GRAY | |
| #FFFFFF BLACK |
