PROPERTY: color
color : color
 
Compatibility:  IE4+  N4+
Version: Level 1
Inherited: Yes
 
The color property allows you to select the color of the text. The default is black.
 
The color value can be the keyword color name, the hex six-digit number (#FFFFFF), or the RGB three-digit value (255,255,255). There are sixteen standard colors in HTML:
 
aqua
#00FFFF
rgb(0,255,255)		 gray
#808080
rgb(128,128,128)		 silver
#C0C0C0
rgb(192,192,192)		 navy
#000080
rgb(0,0,128)
black
#000000
rgb(0,0,0)		 green
#800000
rgb(128,0,0)		 teal
#008080
rgb(0,128,128)		 olive
#808000
rgb(128,128,0)
blue
#0000FF
rgb(0,0,255)		 lime
#00FF00
rgb(0,255,0)		 white
#FFFFFF
rgb(255,255,255)		 purple
#800080
rgb(128,0,128)
fuchsia
#FF00FF
rgb(255,0,255)		 maroon
#800000
rgb(128,0,0)		 yellow
#FFFF00
rgb(255,255,0)		 red
#FF0000
rgb(255,0,0)

 
The Guru has also created a Color Chart that displays all of the named HTML colors. In addition the hexidecimal code is provided for 256 colors.
 
Code:
p { color:  RGB(100, 14, 107); }
p { color:  #E9ACB2; }
p { color:  teal; }
 
or
 
<b>
<span style="color: fuchia;">DevGuru</span>
<span style="color: #00FF00;"> is</span>
<span style="color: RGB(256, 11, 17);"> great!</span>
</b>
 
Output:
DevGuru is great!

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