Example
Most browsers support using color keywords to specify a color. For example, to set the color of an element to blue, use the blue keyword:
.some-class {
color: blue;
}
CSS keywords are not case sensitive—blue, Blue and BLUE will all result in #0000FF.
Color Keywords
| Color name | Hex value | RGB values | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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(240,255,255) |  |
| 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(127,255,0) |  |
| 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) |  |
| DarkGrey | #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) |  |
| DarkSlateGrey | #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(105,105,105) |  |
| DimGrey | #696969 | rgb(105,105,105) |  |
| 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 | #808080 | rgb(128,128,128) |  |
| Grey | #808080 | rgb(128,128,128) |  |
| 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) |  |
| LightGray | #D3D3D3 | rgb(211,211,211) |  |
| LightGrey | #D3D3D3 | rgb(211,211,211) |  |
| LightGreen | #90EE90 | rgb(144,238,144) |  |
| 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) |  |
| LightSlateGrey | #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) |  |
| 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) |  |
| RebeccaPurple | #663399 | rgb(102,51,153) |  |
| 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 | #F4A460 | 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) |  |
| SlateGrey | #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(154,205,50) |  |
In addition to the named colors, there is also the keyword transparent, which represents a fully-transparent black: rgba(0,0,0,0)
