Quick Reference
There are 140 color names predefined in HTML/CSS. This list shows the 16 most common (and their HEX code and RGB value), followed by the full list of 140.
16 Most Common Color Names
| Color | Color Name | Hex Value | RGB Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| aqua | #00FFFF | rgb(0, 255, 255) | |
| black | #000000 | rgb(0, 0, 0) | |
| blue | #0000FF | rgb(0, 0, 255) | |
| fuchsia | #FF00FF | rgb(255, 0, 255) | |
| gray | #808080 | rgb(128, 128, 128) | |
| green | #008000 | rgb(0, 128, 0) | |
| lime | #00FF00 | rgb(0, 255, 0) | |
| maroon | #800000 | rgb(128, 0, 0) | |
| navy | #000080 | rgb(0, 0, 128) | |
| olive | #808000 | rgb(128, 128, 0) | |
| purple | #800080 | rgb(128, 0, 128) | |
| red | #FF0000 | rgb(255, 0, 0) | |
| silver | #C0C0C0 | rgb(192, 192, 192) | |
| teal | #008080 | rgb(0, 128, 128) | |
| white | #FFFFFF | rgb(255, 255, 255) | |
| yellow | #FFFF00 | rgb(255, 255, 0) |
Full List of 140 Predefined Color Names
| Color | Color Name | Hex Value | RGB Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| aliceblue | #F0F8FF | rgb(240, 248, 255) | |
| antiquewhite | #FAEBD7 | rgb(250, 235, 215) | |
| aqua | #00FFFF | rgb(0, 255, 255) | |
| aquamarine | #7FFFD4 | rgb(127, 255, 212) | |
| azure | #F0FFFF | rgb(1240, 255, 255) | |
| beige | #F5F5DC | rgb(245, 245, 220) | |
| bisque | #FFE4C4 | rgb(255, 228, 196) | |
| black | #000000 | rgb(0, 0, 0) | |
| blanchedalmond | #FFEBCD | rgb(255, 235, 205) | |
| blue | #0000FF | rgb(0, 0, 255) | |
| blueviolet | #8A2BE2 | rgb(138, 43, 226) | |
| brown | #A52A2A | rgb(165, 42, 42) | |
| burlywood | #DEB887 | rgb(222, 184, 135) | |
| cadetblue | #5F9EA0 | rgb(95, 158, 160) | |
| chartreuse | #7FFF00 | rgb(95, 158, 160) | |
| chocolate | #D2691E | rgb(210, 105, 30) | |
| coral | #FF7F50 | rgb(255, 127, 80) | |
| cornflowerblue | #6495ED | rgb(100, 149, 237) | |
| cornsilk | #FFF8DC | rgb(255, 248, 220) | |
| crimson | #DC143C | rgb(220, 20, 60) | |
| cyan | #00FFFF | rgb(0, 255, 255) | |
| darkblue | #00008B | rgb(0, 0, 139) | |
| darkcyan | #008B8B | rgb(0, 139, 139) | |
| darkgoldenrod | #B8860B | rgb(184, 134, 11) | |
| darkgray | #A9A9A9 | rgb(169, 169, 169) | |
| darkgreen | #006400 | rgb(0, 100, 0) | |
| darkkhaki | #BDB76B | rgb(189, 183, 107) | |
| darkmagenta | #8B008B | rgb(139, 0, 139) | |
| darkolivegreen | #556B2F | rgb(85, 107, 47) | |
| darkorange | #FF8C00 | rgb(255, 140, 0) | |
| darkorchid | #9932CC | rgb(153, 50, 204) | |
| darkred | #8B0000 | rgb(139, 0, 0) | |
| darksalmon | #E9967A | rgb(233, 150, 122) | |
| darkseagreen | #8FBC8F | rgb(143, 188, 143) | |
| darkslateblue | #483D8B | rgb(72, 61, 139) | |
| darkslategray | #2F4F4F | rgb(47, 79, 79) | |
| darkturquoise | #00CED1 | rgb(0, 206, 209) | |
| darkviolet | #9400D3 | rgb(148, 0, 211) | |
| deeppink | #FF1493 | rgb(255, 20, 147) | |
| deepskyblue | #00BFFF | rgb(0, 191, 255) | |
| dimgray | #696969 | rgb(0, 191, 255) | |
| dodgerblue | #1E90FF | rgb(30, 144, 255) | |
| firebrick | #B22222 | rgb(178, 34, 34) | |
| floralwhite | #FFFAF0 | rgb(255, 250, 240) | |
| forestgreen | #228B22 | rgb(34, 139, 34) | |
| fuchsia | #FF00FF | rgb(255, 0, 255) | |
| gainsboro | #DCDCDC | rgb(220, 220, 220) | |
| ghostwhite | #F8F8FF | rgb(248, 248, 255) | |
| gold | #FFD700 | rgb(255, 215, 0) | |
| goldenrod | #DAA520 | rgb(218, 165, 32) | |
| gray | #7F7F7F | rgb(127, 127, 127) | |
| green | #008000 | rgb(0, 128, 0) | |
| greenyellow | #ADFF2F | rgb(173, 255, 47) | |
| honeydew | #F0FFF0 | rgb(240, 255, 240) | |
| hotpink | #FF69B4 | rgb(255, 105, 180) | |
| indianred | #CD5C5C | rgb(205, 92, 92) | |
| indigo | #4B0082 | rgb(75, 0, 130) | |
| ivory | #FFFFF0 | rgb(255, 255, 240) | |
| khaki | #F0E68C | rgb(240, 230, 140) | |
| lavender | #E6E6FA | rgb(230, 230, 250) | |
| lavenderblush | #FFF0F5 | rgb(255, 240, 245) | |
| lawngreen | #7CFC00 | rgb(124, 252, 0) | |
| lemonchiffon | #FFFACD | rgb(255, 250, 205) | |
| lightblue | #ADD8E6 | rgb(173, 216, 230) | |
| lightcoral | #F08080 | rgb(240, 128, 128) | |
| lightcyan | #E0FFFF | rgb(224, 255, 255) | |
| lightgoldenrodyellow | #FAFAD2 | rgb(250, 250, 210) | |
| lightgreen | #90EE90 | rgb(144, 238, 144) | |
| lightgrey | #D3D3D3 | rgb(211, 211, 211) | |
| lightpink | #FFB6C1 | rgb(255, 182, 193) | |
| lightsalmon | #FFA07A | rgb(255, 160, 122) | |
| lightseagreen | #20B2AA | rgb(32, 178, 170) | |
| lightskyblue | #87CEFA | rgb(135, 206, 250) | |
| lightslategray | #778899 | rgb(119, 136, 153) | |
| lightsteelblue | #B0C4DE | rgb(176, 196, 222) | |
| lightyellow | #FFFFE0 | rgb(255, 255, 224) | |
| lime | #00FF00 | rgb(0, 255, 0) | |
| limegreen | #32CD32 | rgb(50, 205, 50) | |
| linen | #FAF0E6 | rgb(250, 240, 230) | |
| magenta | #FF00FF | rgb(255, 0, 255) | |
| maroon | #800000 | rgb(128, 0, 0) | |
| mediumaquamarine | #66CDAA | rgb(102, 205, 170) | |
| mediumblue | #0000CD | rgb(0, 0, 205) | |
| mediumorchid | #BA55D3 | rgb(186, 85, 211) | |
| mediumpurple | #9370DB | rgb(147, 112, 219) | |
| mediumseagreen | #3CB371 | rgb(60, 179, 113) | |
| mediumslateblue | #7B68EE | rgb(123, 104, 238) | |
| mediumspringgreen | #00FA9A | rgb(0, 250, 154) | |
| mediumturquoise | #48D1CC | rgb(72, 209, 204) | |
| mediumvioletred | #C71585 | rgb(199, 21, 133) | |
| midnightblue | #191970 | rgb(25, 25, 112) | |
| mintcream | #F5FFFA | rgb(245, 255, 250) | |
| mistyrose | #FFE4E1 | rgb(255, 228, 225) | |
| moccasin | #FFE4B5 | rgb(255, 228, 181) | |
| navajowhite | #FFDEAD | rgb(255, 222, 173) | |
| navy | #000080 | rgb(0, 0, 128) | |
| navyblue | #9FAFDF | rgb(159, 175, 223) | |
| oldlace | #FDF5E6 | rgb(253, 245, 230) | |
| olive | #808000 | rgb(128, 128, 0) | |
| olivedrab | #6B8E23 | rgb(107, 142, 35) | |
| orange | #FFA500 | rgb(255, 165, 0) | |
| orangered | #FF4500 | rgb(255, 69, 0) | |
| orchid | #DA70D6 | rgb(218, 112, 214) | |
| palegoldenrod | #EEE8AA | rgb(238, 232, 170) | |
| palegreen | #98FB98 | rgb(152, 251, 152) | |
| paleturquoise | #AFEEEE | rgb(175, 238, 238) | |
| palevioletred | #DB7093 | rgb(219, 112, 147) | |
| papayawhip | #FFEFD5 | rgb(255, 239, 213) | |
| peachpuff | #FFDAB9 | rgb(255, 218, 185) | |
| peru | #CD853F | rgb(205, 133, 63) | |
| pink | #FFC0CB | rgb(255, 192, 203) | |
| plum | #DDA0DD | rgb(221, 160, 221) | |
| powderblue | #B0E0E6 | rgb(176, 224, 230) | |
| purple | #800080 | rgb(128, 0, 128) | |
| red | #FF0000 | rgb(255, 0, 0) | |
| rosybrown | #BC8F8F | rgb(188, 143, 143) | |
| royalblue | #4169E1 | rgb(65, 105, 225) | |
| saddlebrown | #8B4513 | rgb(139, 69, 19) | |
| salmon | #FA8072 | rgb(250, 128, 114) | |
| sandybrown | #FA8072 | rgb(244, 164, 96) | |
| seagreen | #2E8B57 | rgb(46, 139, 87) | |
| seashell | #FFF5EE | rgb(255, 245, 238) | |
| sienna | #A0522D | rgb(160, 82, 45) | |
| silver | #C0C0C0 | rgb(192, 192, 192) | |
| skyblue | #87CEEB | rgb(135, 206, 235) | |
| slateblue | #6A5ACD | rgb(106, 90, 205) | |
| slategray | #708090 | rgb(112, 128, 144) | |
| snow | #FFFAFA | rgb(255, 250, 250) | |
| springgreen | #00FF7F | rgb(0, 255, 127) | |
| steelblue | #4682B4 | rgb(70, 130, 180) | |
| tan | #D2B48C | rgb(210, 180, 140) | |
| teal | #008080 | rgb(0, 128, 128) | |
| thistle | #D8BFD8 | rgb(216, 191, 216) | |
| tomato | #FF6347 | rgb(255, 99, 71) | |
| turquoise | #40E0D0 | rgb(64, 224, 208) | |
| violet | #EE82EE | rgb(238, 130, 238) | |
| wheat | #F5DEB3 | rgb(245, 222, 179) | |
| white | #FFFFFF | rgb(255, 255, 255) | |
| whitesmoke | #F5F5F5 | rgb(245, 245, 245) | |
| yellow | #FFFF00 | rgb(255, 255, 0) | |
| yellowgreen | #9ACD32 | rgb(139, 205, 50) |
CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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