Color Table

Colors can be specified in HTML pages in two ways—by using a color name, or by using numbers to denote an RGB color value. An RGB color value consists of three, two-digit hexadecimal numbers specifying the intensity of the corresponding color.

For example, the color value #FF0000 (this can also be represented as #F00) is rendered red because the red number is set to its highest value, FF (or 255 in decimal form).

Note While these color names might not be recognized by other browsers, the RGB color values should display accurately across browsers. When specifying color values for Web pages targeted to work across different browsers, use the RGB color values.

The following table lists the colors supported as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0. and over

aliceblue [ #F0F8FF ]	antiquewhite [ #FAEBD7 ]	aqua [ #00FFFF ]	aquamarine [ #7FFFD4 ]
azure [ #F0FFFF ]	beige [ #F5F5DC ]	bisque [ #FFE4C4 ]	black [ #000000 ]
blanchedalmond [ #FFEBCD ]	blue [ #0000FF ]	blueviolet [ #8A2BE2 ]	brown [ #A52A2A ]
burlywood [ #DEB887 ]	cadetblue [ #5F9EA0 ]	chartreuse [ #7FFF00 ]	chocolate [ #D2691E ]
coral [ #FF7F50 ]	cornflowerblue [ #6495ED ]	cornsilk [ #FFF8DC ]	crimson [ #DC143C ]
cyan [ #00FFFF ]	darkblue [ #00008B ]	darkcyan [ #008B8B ]	darkgoldenrod [ #B8860B ]
darkgray [ #A9A9A9 ]	darkgreen [ #006400 ]	darkkhaki [ #BDB76B ]	darkmagenta [ #8B008B ]
darkolivegreen [ #556B2F ]	darkorange [ #FF8C00 ]	darkorchid [ #9932CC ]	darkred [ #8B0000 ]
darksalmon [ #E9967A ]	darkseagreen [ #8FBC8B ]	darkslateblue [ #483D8B ]	darkslategray [ #2F4F4F ]
darkturquoise [ #00CED1 ]	darkviolet [ #9400D3 ]	deeppink [ #FF1493 ]	deepskyblue [ #00BFFF ]
dimgray [ #696969 ]	dodgerblue [ #1E90FF ]	firebrick [ #B22222 ]	floralwhite [ #FFFAF0 ]
forestgreen [ #228B22 ]	fuchsia [ #FF00FF ]	gainsboro [ #DCDCDC ]	ghostwhite [ #F8F8FF ]
gold [ #FFD700 ]	goldenrod [ #DAA520 ]	gray [ #808080 ]	green [ #008000 ]
greenyellow [ #ADFF2F ]	honeydew [ #F0FFF0 ]	hotpink [ #FF69B4 ]	indianred [ #CD5C5C ]
indigo [ #4B0082 ]	ivory [ #FFFFF0 ]	khaki [ #F0E68C ]	lavender [ #E6E6FA ]
lavenderblush [ #FFF0F5 ]	lawngreen [ #7CFC00 ]	lemonchiffon [ #FFFACD ]	lightblue [ #ADD8E6 ]
lightcoral [ #F08080 ]	lightcyan [ #E0FFFF ]	lightgoldenrodyellow [ #FAFAD2 ]	lightgreen [ #90EE90 ]
lightgrey [ #D3D3D3 ]	lightpink [ #FFB6C1 ]	lightsalmon [ #FFA07A ]	lightseagreen [ #20B2AA ]
lightskyblue [ #87CEFA ]	lightslategray [ #778899 ]	lightsteelblue [ #B0C4DE ]	lightyellow [ #FFFFE0 ]
lime [ #00FF00 ]	limegreen [ #32CD32 ]	linen [ #FAF0E6 ]	magenta [ #FF00FF ]
maroon [ #800000 ]	mediumaquamarine [ #66CDAA ]	mediumblue [ #0000CD ]	mediumorchid [ #BA55D3 ]
mediumpurple [ #9370DB ]	mediumseagreen [ #3CB371 ]	mediumslateblue [ #7B68EE ]	mediumspringgreen [ #00FA9A ]
mediumturquoise [ #48D1CC ]	mediumvioletred [ #C71585 ]	midnightblue [ #191970 ]	mintcream [ #F5FFFA ]
mistyrose [ #FFE4E1 ]	moccasin [ #FFE4B5 ]	navajowhite [ #FFDEAD ]	navy [ #000080 ]
oldlace [ #FDF5E6 ]	olive [ #808000 ]	olivedrab [ #6B8E23 ]	orange [ #FFA500 ]
orangered [ #FF4500 ]	orchid [ #DA70D6 ]	palegoldenrod [ #EEE8AA ]	palegreen [ #98FB98 ]
paleturquoise [ #AFEEEE ]	palevioletred [ #DB7093 ]	papayawhip [ #FFEFD5 ]	peachpuff [ #FFDAB9 ]
peru [ #CD853F ]	pink [ #FFC0CB ]	plum [ #DDA0DD ]	powderblue [ #B0E0E6 ]
purple [ #800080 ]	red [ #FF0000 ]	rosybrown [ #BC8F8F ]	royalblue [ #4169E1 ]
saddlebrown [ #8B4513 ]	salmon [ #FA8072 ]	sandybrown [ #F4A460 ]	seagreen [ #2E8B57 ]
seashell [ #FFF5EE ]	sienna [ #A0522D ]	silver [ #C0C0C0 ]	skyblue [ #87CEEB ]
slateblue [ #6A5ACD ]	slategray [ #708090 ]	snow [ #FFFAFA ]	springgreen [ #00FF7F ]
steelblue [ #4682B4 ]	tan [ #D2B48C ]	teal [ #008080 ]	thistle [ #D8BFD8 ]
tomato [ #FF6347 ]	turquoise [ #40E0D0 ]	violet [ #EE82EE ]	wheat [ #F5DEB3 ]
white [ #FFFFFF ]	whitesmoke [ #F5F5F5 ]	yellow [ #FFFF00 ]	yellowgreen [ #9ACD32 ]

User-Defined System Colors

Microsoft® Windows® maintains a set of system colors for painting various parts of the display. In addition to the colors defined in the color table, as of Internet Explorer 4.0 these system colors may also be specified as color values in Web pages.

Users can set system colors for future Windows sessions using the Windows Control Panel. The following table illustrates the correspondence of these color names with the colors defined in the Control Panel.

Note The colors that do not correspond to any Control Panel colors can only be set programmatically using Windows APIs and cannot be defined by the user.

activeborder	activecaption	appworkspace	background
buttonface	buttonhighlight	buttonshadow	buttontext
captiontext	graytext	highlight	highlighttext
inactiveborder	inactivecaption	inactivecaptiontext	infobackground
infotext	menu	menutext	scrollbar
threeddarkshadow	threedface	threedhighlight	threedlightshadow
threedshadow	window	windowframe	windowtext