HTML color names
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The HTML 4.01 specification[1] defines sixteen named colors, as follows (names are defined in this context to be case independent; the table is alphabetically ordered):
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| aqua | #00FFFF | Sample text on black | black | #000000 | Sample text | blue | #0000FF | Sample text | fuchsia | #FF00FF | Sample text |
| gray | #808080 | Sample text | green | #008000 | Sample text | lime | #00FF00 | Sample text on black | maroon | #800000 | Sample text |
| navy | #000080 | Sample text | olive | #808000 | Sample text | purple | #800080 | Sample text | red | #FF0000 | Sample text |
| silver | #C0C0C0 | Sample text on black | teal | #008080 | Sample text | white | #FFFFFF | Sample text on black | yellow | #FFFF00 | Sample text on black |
These 16 were also specified as sRGB and included in the HTML 3.0 specification which noted "These colors were originally picked as being the standard 16 colors supported with the Windows VGA palette." It should be noted that fuchsia is exactly the same as magenta (in the list below) and similarly aqua is exactly the same as cyan. [2]
It should be mentioned that all color values from #000000 - #FFFFFF (16,777,216 colors) are valid.
Nonstandard HTML recognizes other X11 color names, including "orange," "darkgray" (which, ironically, is lighter than gray), "darkorange," "lightgray," "darkgreen," "beige," "tan," "brown" and others.
[edit] Combinations
Combination of HTML background and text colors.
aqua background
| aqua+aqua | aqua+black | aqua+blue | aqua+fuchsia |
| aqua+gray | aqua+green | aqua+lime | aqua+maroon |
| aqua+navy | aqua+olive | aqua+purple | aqua+red |
| aqua+silver | aqua+teal | aqua+white | aqua+yellow |
black background
| black+aqua | black+black | black+blue | black+fuchsia |
| black+gray | black+green | black+lime | black+maroon |
| black+navy | black+olive | black+purple | black+red |
| black+silver | black+teal | black+white | black+yellow |
blue background
| blue+aqua | blue+black | blue+blue | blue+fuchsia |
| blue+gray | blue+green | blue+lime | blue+maroon |
| blue+navy | blue+olive | blue+purple | blue+red |
| blue+silver | blue+teal | blue+white | blue+yellow |
fuchsia background
| fuchsia+aqua | fuchsia+black | fuchsia+blue | fuchsia+fuchsia |
| fuchsia+gray | fuchsia+green | fuchsia+lime | fuchsia+maroon |
| fuchsia+navy | fuchsia+olive | fuchsia+purple | fuchsia+red |
| fuchsia+silver | fuchsia+teal | fuchsia+white | fuchsia+yellow |
gray background
| gray+aqua | gray+black | gray+blue | gray+fuchsia |
| gray+gray | gray+green | gray+lime | gray+maroon |
| gray+navy | gray+olive | gray+purple | gray+red |
| gray+silver | gray+teal | gray+white | gray+yellow |
green background
| green+aqua | green+black | green+blue | green+fuchsia |
| green+gray | green+green | green+lime | green+maroon |
| green+navy | green+olive | green+purple | green+red |
| green+silver | green+teal | green+white | green+yellow |
lime background
| lime+aqua | lime+black | lime+blue | lime+fuchsia |
| lime+gray | lime+green | lime+lime | lime+maroon |
| lime+navy | lime+olive | lime+purple | lime+red |
| lime+silver | lime+teal | lime+white | lime+yellow |
maroon background
| maroon+aqua | maroon+black | maroon+blue | maroon+fuchsia |
| maroon+gray | maroon+green | maroon+lime | maroon+maroon |
| maroon+navy | maroon+olive | maroon+purple | maroon+red |
| maroon+silver | maroon+teal | maroon+white | maroon+yellow |
navy background
| navy+aqua | navy+black | navy+blue | navy+fuchsia |
| navy+gray | navy+green | navy+lime | navy+maroon |
| navy+navy | navy+olive | navy+purple | navy+red |
| navy+silver | navy+teal | navy+white | navy+yellow |
olive background
| olive+aqua | olive+black | olive+blue | olive+fuchsia |
| olive+gray | olive+green | olive+lime | olive+maroon |
| olive+navy | olive+olive | olive+purple | olive+red |
| olive+silver | olive+teal | olive+white | olive+yellow |
purple background
| purple+aqua | purple+black | purple+blue | purple+fuchsia |
| purple+gray | purple+green | purple+lime | purple+maroon |
| purple+navy | purple+olive | purple+purple | purple+red |
| purple+silver | purple+teal | purple+white | purple+yellow |
red background
| red+aqua | red+black | red+blue | red+fuchsia |
| red+gray | red+green | red+lime | red+maroon |
| red+navy | red+olive | red+purple | red+red |
| red+silver | red+teal | red+white | red+yellow |
silver background
| silver+aqua | silver+black | silver+blue | silver+fuchsia |
| silver+gray | silver+green | silver+lime | silver+maroon |
| silver+navy | silver+olive | silver+purple | silver+red |
| silver+silver | silver+teal | silver+white | silver+yellow |
teal background
| teal+aqua | teal+black | teal+blue | teal+fuchsia |
| teal+gray | teal+green | teal+lime | teal+maroon |
| teal+navy | teal+olive | teal+purple | teal+red |
| teal+silver | teal+teal | teal+white | teal+yellow |
white background
| white+aqua | white+black | white+blue | white+fuchsia |
| white+gray | white+green | white+lime | white+maroon |
| white+navy | white+olive | white+purple | white+red |
| white+silver | white+teal | white+white | white+yellow |
yellow background
| yellow+aqua | yellow+black | yellow+blue | yellow+fuchsia |
| yellow+gray | yellow+green | yellow+lime | yellow+maroon |
| yellow+navy | yellow+olive | yellow+purple | yellow+red |
| yellow+silver | yellow+teal | yellow+white | yellow+yellow |
