HTML Color Shades
Gray colors are displayed using an equal amount of power to all of the light sources.
To make it easy for you to select a gray color we have compiled a table of gray shades for you:
| Gray Shades | HEX | RGB |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Black | #000000 | rgb(0,0,0) |
| #080808 | rgb(8,8,8) | |
| #101010 | rgb(16,16,16) | |
| #181818 | rgb(24,24,24) | |
| #202020 | rgb(32,32,32) | |
| #282828 | rgb(40,40,40) | |
| #303030 | rgb(48,48,48) | |
| #383838 | rgb(56,56,56) | |
| #404040 | rgb(64,64,64) | |
| #484848 | rgb(72,72,72) | |
| #505050 | rgb(80,80,80) | |
| #585858 | rgb(88,88,88) | |
| #606060 | rgb(96,96,96) | |
| #686868 | rgb(104,104,104) | |
| HTML DimGray | #696969 | rgb(105,105,105) |
| #707070 | rgb(112,112,112) | |
| #787878 | rgb(120,120,120) | |
| HTML Gray | #808080 | rgb(128,128,128) |
| #888888 | rgb(136,136,136) | |
| #909090 | rgb(144,144,144) | |
| #989898 | rgb(152,152,152) | |
| #A0A0A0 | rgb(160,160,160) | |
| #A8A8A8 | rgb(168,168,168) | |
| HTML DarkGray . | #A9A9A9 | rgb(169,169,169) |
| #B0B0B0 | rgb(176,176,176) | |
| #B8B8B8 | rgb(184,184,184) | |
| X11 Gray | #BEBEBE | rgb(190,190,190) |
| HTML Silver | #C0C0C0 | rgb(192,192,192) |
| #C8C8C8 | rgb(200,200,200) | |
| #D0D0D0 | rgb(208,208,208) | |
| HTML LightGray | #D3D3D3 | rgb(211,211,211) |
| #D8D8D8 | rgb(216,216,216) | |
| HTML Gainsboro | #DCDCDC | rgb(220,220,220) |
| #E0E0E0 | rgb(224,224,224) | |
| #E8E8E8 | rgb(232,232,232) | |
| #F0F0F0 | rgb(240,240,240) | |
| HTML WhiteSmoke | #F5F5F5 | rgb(245,245,245) |
| #F8F8F8 | rgb(248,248,248) | |
| HTML White | #FFFFFF | rgb(255,255,255) |
An anomaly in the table above is that HTML Gray is darker than DarkGray.
The color names of HTML / CSS was inherited from the X11 standard.
HTML / CSS defined gray at the midpoint of the 8-bit gray scale (128,128,128).
X11 defined gray to be (190,190,190); which is closer to HTML silver.
Gray / Grey Web Colors
There are several gray color names in HTML / CSS.
All gray colors are spelled as gray (not grey).
This spelling was inherited from the X11 standard.
All modern browsers accept both gray and grey, but early versions of Internet Explorer did not recognize grey
Shades of Red
If you look at the color table below, you will see the result of varying the red light from 0 to 255, while keeping the green and blue light at zero.
Click on the hexadecimal values, if you want to analyze the color in our color picker.
| Red Light | HEX | RGB |
|---|---|---|
| #000000 | rgb(0,0,0) | |
| #080000 | rgb(8,0,0) | |
| #100000 | rgb(16,0,0) | |
| #180000 | rgb(24,0,0) | |
| #200000 | rgb(32,0,0) | |
| #280000 | rgb(40,0,0) | |
| #300000 | rgb(48,0,0) | |
| #380000 | rgb(56,0,0) | |
| #400000 | rgb(64,0,0) | |
| #480000 | rgb(72,0,0) | |
| #500000 | rgb(80,0,0) | |
| #580000 | rgb(88,0,0) | |
| #600000 | rgb(96,0,0) | |
| #680000 | rgb(104,0,0) | |
| #700000 | rgb(112,0,0) | |
| #780000 | rgb(120,0,0) | |
| #800000 | rgb(128,0,0) | |
| #880000 | rgb(136,0,0) | |
| #900000 | rgb(144,0,0) | |
| #980000 | rgb(152,0,0) | |
| #A00000 | rgb(160,0,0) | |
| #A80000 | rgb(168,0,0) | |
| #B00000 | rgb(176,0,0) | |
| #B80000 | rgb(184,0,0) | |
| #C00000 | rgb(192,0,0) | |
| #C80000 | rgb(200,0,0) | |
| #D00000 | rgb(208,0,0) | |
| #D80000 | rgb(216,0,0) | |
| #E00000 | rgb(224,0,0) | |
| #E80000 | rgb(232,0,0) | |
| #F00000 | rgb(240,0,0) | |
| #F80000 | rgb(248,0,0) | |
| #FF0000 | rgb(255,0,0) |
16 Million Different Colors
The combination of Red, Green and Blue values from 0 to 255 gives a total of more than 16 million different colors to play with (256 x 256 x 256).
Most modern monitors are capable of displaying at least 16384 different colors.
Web Safe Colors?
Many years ago, when computers supported maximum 256 different colors, a list of 216 «Web Safe Colors» was suggested as a Web standard (reserving 40 fixed system colors).
This is not important now, since most computers can display millions of different colors.
This 216 hex values cross-browser color palette was created to ensure that all computers would display the colors correctly when running a 256 color palette:
| 000000 | 000033 | 000066 | 000099 | 0000CC | 0000FF |
| 003300 | 003333 | 003366 | 003399 | 0033CC | 0033FF |
| 006600 | 006633 | 006666 | 006699 | 0066CC | 0066FF |
| 009900 | 009933 | 009966 | 009999 | 0099CC | 0099FF |
| 00CC00 | 00CC33 | 00CC66 | 00CC99 | 00CCCC | 00CCFF |
| 00FF00 | 00FF33 | 00FF66 | 00FF99 | 00FFCC | 00FFFF |
| 330000 | 330033 | 330066 | 330099 | 3300CC | 3300FF |
| 333300 | 333333 | 333366 | 333399 | 3333CC | 3333FF |
| 336600 | 336633 | 336666 | 336699 | 3366CC | 3366FF |
| 339900 | 339933 | 339966 | 339999 | 3399CC | 3399FF |
| 33CC00 | 33CC33 | 33CC66 | 33CC99 | 33CCCC | 33CCFF |
| 33FF00 | 33FF33 | 33FF66 | 33FF99 | 33FFCC | 33FFFF |
| 660000 | 660033 | 660066 | 660099 | 6600CC | 6600FF |
| 663300 | 663333 | 663366 | 663399 | 6633CC | 6633FF |
| 666600 | 666633 | 666666 | 666699 | 6666CC | 6666FF |
| 669900 | 669933 | 669966 | 669999 | 6699CC | 6699FF |
| 66CC00 | 66CC33 | 66CC66 | 66CC99 | 66CCCC | 66CCFF |
| 66FF00 | 66FF33 | 66FF66 | 66FF99 | 66FFCC | 66FFFF |
| 990000 | 990033 | 990066 | 990099 | 9900CC | 9900FF |
| 993300 | 993333 | 993366 | 993399 | 9933CC | 9933FF |
| 996600 | 996633 | 996666 | 996699 | 9966CC | 9966FF |
| 999900 | 999933 | 999966 | 999999 | 9999CC | 9999FF |
| 99CC00 | 99CC33 | 99CC66 | 99CC99 | 99CCCC | 99CCFF |
| 99FF00 | 99FF33 | 99FF66 | 99FF99 | 99FFCC | 99FFFF |
| CC0000 | CC0033 | CC0066 | CC0099 | CC00CC | CC00FF |
| CC3300 | CC3333 | CC3366 | CC3399 | CC33CC | CC33FF |
| CC6600 | CC6633 | CC6666 | CC6699 | CC66CC | CC66FF |
| CC9900 | CC9933 | CC9966 | CC9999 | CC99CC | CC99FF |
| CCCC00 | CCCC33 | CCCC66 | CCCC99 | CCCCCC | CCCCFF |
| CCFF00 | CCFF33 | CCFF66 | CCFF99 | CCFFCC | CCFFFF |
| FF0000 | FF0033 | FF0066 | FF0099 | FF00CC | FF00FF |
| FF3300 | FF3333 | FF3366 | FF3399 | FF33CC | FF33FF |
| FF6600 | FF6633 | FF6666 | FF6699 | FF66CC | FF66FF |
| FF9900 | FF9933 | FF9966 | FF9999 | FF99CC | FF99FF |
| FFCC00 | FFCC33 | FFCC66 | FFCC99 | FFCCCC | FFCCFF |
| FFFF00 | FFFF33 | FFFF66 | FFFF99 | FFFFCC | FFFFFF |
Html color solid gray
The CSS data type is the name of a color, such as red , blue , black , or lightseagreen . Syntactically, a is an .
A value can be used anywhere a can be used.
Syntax
color: red; color: orange; color: tan; color: rebeccapurple; color: transparent;
Value
Named colors consists of standard colors, the transparent and currentcolor keywords.
Standard colors
Basic colors have standard, easy-to-remember names:
| Keyword | RGB hex value | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| black | #000000 | |
| silver | #c0c0c0 | |
| gray | #808080 | |
| white | #ffffff | |
| maroon | #800000 | |
| red | #ff0000 | |
| purple | #800080 | |
| fuchsia | #ff00ff | |
| green | #008000 | |
| lime | #00ff00 | |
| olive | #808000 | |
| yellow | #ffff00 | |
| navy | #000080 | |
| blue | #0000ff | |
| teal | #008080 | |
| aqua | #00ffff |
In addition to these 16 colors, about 150 other colors have a keyword associated to them:
| Keyword | RGB hex value | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (synonym of aqua ) | |
| darkblue | #00008b | |
| darkcyan | #008b8b | |
| darkgoldenrod | #b8860b | |
| darkgray | #a9a9a9 | |
| darkgreen | #006400 | |
| darkgrey | #a9a9a9 | |
| darkkhaki | #bdb76b | |
| darkmagenta | #8b008b | |
| darkolivegreen | #556b2f | |
| darkorange | #ff8c00 | |
| darkorchid | #9932cc | |
| darkred | #8b0000 | |
| darksalmon | #e9967a | |
| darkseagreen | #8fbc8f | |
| darkslateblue | #483d8b | |
| darkslategray | #2f4f4f | |
| darkslategrey | #2f4f4f | |
| darkturquoise | #00ced1 | |
| darkviolet | #9400d3 | |
| deeppink | #ff1493 | |
| deepskyblue | #00bfff | |
| dimgray | #696969 | |
| dimgrey | #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 | |
| grey | #808080 (synonym of gray ) | |
| 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 | |
| lightgray | #d3d3d3 | |
| lightgreen | #90ee90 | |
| lightgrey | #d3d3d3 | |
| lightpink | #ffb6c1 | |
| lightsalmon | #ffa07a | |
| lightseagreen | #20b2aa | |
| lightskyblue | #87cefa | |
| lightslategray | #778899 | |
| lightslategrey | #778899 | |
| lightsteelblue | #b0c4de | |
| lightyellow | #ffffe0 | |
| lime | #00ff00 | |
| limegreen | #32cd32 | |
| linen | #faf0e6 | |
| magenta | #ff00ff (synonym of fuchsia ) | |
| 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 | |
| rebeccapurple | #663399 | |
| 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 | |
| slategrey | #708090 | |
| snow | #fffafa | |
| springgreen | #00ff7f | |
| steelblue | #4682b4 | |
| tan | #d2b48c | |
| teal | #008080 | |
| thistle | #d8bfd8 | |
| tomato | #ff6347 | |
| transparent | See transparent. | |
| turquoise | #40e0d0 | |
| violet | #ee82ee | |
| wheat | #f5deb3 | |
| white | #ffffff | |
| whitesmoke | #f5f5f5 | |
| yellow | #ffff00 | |
| yellowgreen | #9acd32 |
Initially, in CSS Level 1, only 16 basic colors were defined, with orange added in CSS Level 2. Web designers found this list too short, and browser vendors added numerous names for colors based on the X11 color names. In SVG 1.0, then in CSS Colors Level 3, these names got standardized, formally defined, and made uniform (some had different spellings that are now aliases). They are called extended color keywords, X11 colors, or SVG colors.
In CSS Colors Level 4, an additional color, rebeccapurple was added to honor web pioneer Eric Meyer.
transparent
The transparent keyword represents a fully transparent color. This makes the background behind the colored item completely visible. Technically, transparent is a shortcut for rgba(0,0,0,0) .
To prevent unexpected behavior, such as in a , the current CSS spec states that transparent should be calculated in the alpha-premultiplied color space. However, be aware that older browsers may treat it as black with an alpha value of 0 .
The transparent keyword wasn’t a true color in CSS Level 2 (Revision 1). It was a special keyword that could be used instead of a regular value on two CSS properties: background and border . It was essentially added to allow developers to override an inherited solid color. With the advent of alpha channels in CSS Colors Level 3, transparent was redefined as a true color. It can now be used wherever a value can be used.
Description
All names specify a color in the sRGB color space. Although the names more or less describe their respective colors, they are essentially artificial, without a strict rationale behind the terms used.
The color keywords all represent plain, solid colors without transparency.
Several keywords are aliases for each other:
- aqua / cyan
- fuchsia / magenta
- darkgray / darkgrey
- darkslategray / darkslategrey
- dimgray / dimgrey
- lightgray / lightgrey
- lightslategray / lightslategrey
- gray / grey
- slategray / slategrey
Though many keywords have been adapted from X11, their RGB values may differ from the corresponding color on X11 systems since manufacturers sometimes tailor X11 colors to their specific hardware.