Standard Colors

This page lists color keywords permitted in various types of online documents and their corresponding numeric values.

Base Colors

HTML 4.01, CSS 2.1, and SVG Tiny 1.2 use the sixteen base colors:

Color Sample	Name	Decimal Value	Hexadecimal Value
	black	rgb(0,0,0)	#000000
	silver	rgb(192,192,192)	#C0C0C0
	gray	rgb(128,128,128)	#808080
	white	rgb(255,255,255)	#FFFFFF
	maroon	rgb(128,0,0)	#800000
	red	rgb(255,0,0)	#FF0000
	purple	rgb(128,0,128)	#800080
	fuchsia	rgb(255,0,255)	#FF00FF
	green	rgb(0,128,0)	#008000
	lime	rgb(0,255,0)	#00FF00
	olive	rgb(128,128,0)	#808000
	yellow	rgb(255,255,0)	#FFFF00
	navy	rgb(0,0,128)	#000080
	blue	rgb(0,0,255)	#0000FF
	teal	rgb(0,128,128)	#008080
	aqua	rgb(0,255,255)	#00FFFF

Full Set of Colors

X Window System, CSS 3, SVG 1.1, and Synoptic use the full set of 147 colors (including several synonyms). See also a sortable table.

Color Sample	Name	Decimal Value	Hexadecimal Value	Synonym
	aliceblue	rgb(240,248,255)	#F0F8FF
	antiquewhite	rgb(250,235,215)	#FAEBD7
	aqua	rgb(0,255,255)	#00FFFF	cyan
	aquamarine	rgb(127,255,212)	#7FFFD4
	azure	rgb(240,255,255)	#F0FFFF
	beige	rgb(245,245,220)	#F5F5DC
	bisque	rgb(255,228,196)	#FFE4C4
	black	rgb(0,0,0)	#000000
	blanchedalmond	rgb(255,235,205)	#FFEBCD
	blue	rgb(0,0,255)	#0000FF
	blueviolet	rgb(138,43,226)	#8A2BE2
	brown	rgb(165,42,42)	#A52A2A
	burlywood	rgb(222,184,135)	#DEB887
	cadetblue	rgb(95,158,160)	#5F9EA0
	chartreuse	rgb(127,255,0)	#7FFF00
	chocolate	rgb(210,105,30)	#D2691E
	coral	rgb(255,127,80)	#FF7F50
	cornflowerblue	rgb(100,149,237)	#6495ED
	cornsilk	rgb(255,248,220)	#FFF8DC
	crimson	rgb(220,20,60)	#DC143C
	cyan	rgb(0,255,255)	#00FFFF	aqua
	darkblue	rgb(0,0,139)	#00008B
	darkcyan	rgb(0,139,139)	#008B8B
	darkgoldenrod	rgb(184,134,11)	#B8860B
	darkgray	rgb(169,169,169)	#A9A9A9	darkgrey
	darkgreen	rgb(0,100,0)	#006400
	darkgrey	rgb(169,169,169)	#A9A9A9	darkgray
	darkkhaki	rgb(189,183,107)	#BDB76B
	darkmagenta	rgb(139,0,139)	#8B008B
	darkolivegreen	rgb(85,107,47)	#556B2F
	darkorange	rgb(255,140,0)	#FF8C00
	darkorchid	rgb(153,50,204)	#9932CC
	darkred	rgb(139,0,0)	#8B0000
	darksalmon	rgb(233,150,122)	#E9967A
	darkseagreen	rgb(143,188,143)	#8FBC8F
	darkslateblue	rgb(72,61,139)	#483D8B
	darkslategray	rgb(47,79,79)	#2F4F4F	darkslategray
	darkslategrey	rgb(47,79,79)	#2F4F4F	darkslategray
	darkturquoise	rgb(0,206,209)	#00CED1
	darkviolet	rgb(148,0,211)	#9400D3
	deeppink	rgb(255,20,147)	#FF1493
	deepskyblue	rgb(0,191,255)	#00BFFF
	dimgray	rgb(105,105,105)	#696969	dimgrey
	dimgrey	rgb(105,105,105)	#696969	dimgray
	dodgerblue	rgb(30,144,255)	#1E90FF
	firebrick	rgb(178,34,34)	#B22222
	floralwhite	rgb(255,250,240)	#FFFAF0
	forestgreen	rgb(34,139,34)	#228B22
	fuchsia	rgb(255,0,255)	#FF00FF	magenta
	gainsboro	rgb(220,220,220)	#DCDCDC
	ghostwhite	rgb(248,248,255)	#F8F8FF
	gold	rgb(255,215,0)	#FFD700
	goldenrod	rgb(218,165,32)	#DAA520
	gray	rgb(128,128,128)	#808080	grey
	green	rgb(0,128,0)	#008000
	greenyellow	rgb(173,255,47)	#ADFF2F
	grey	rgb(128,128,128)	#808080	gray
	honeydew	rgb(240,255,240)	#F0FFF0
	hotpink	rgb(255,105,180)	#FF69B4
	indianred	rgb(205,92,92)	#CD5C5C
	indigo	rgb(75,0,130)	#4B0082
	ivory	rgb(255,255,240)	#FFFFF0
	khaki	rgb(240,230,140)	#F0E68C
	lavender	rgb(230,230,250)	#E6E6FA
	lavenderblush	rgb(255,240,245)	#FFF0F5
	lawngreen	rgb(124,252,0)	#7CFC00
	lemonchiffon	rgb(255,250,205)	#FFFACD
	lightblue	rgb(173,216,230)	#ADD8E6
	lightcoral	rgb(240,128,128)	#F08080
	lightcyan	rgb(224,255,255)	#E0FFFF
	lightgoldenrodyellow	rgb(250,250,210)	#FAFAD2
	lightgray	rgb(211,211,211)	#D3D3D3	lightgrey
	lightgreen	rgb(144,238,144)	#90EE90
	lightgrey	rgb(211,211,211)	#D3D3D3	lightgray
	lightpink	rgb(255,182,193)	#FFB6C1
	lightsalmon	rgb(255,160,122)	#FFA07A
	lightseagreen	rgb(32,178,170)	#20B2AA
	lightskyblue	rgb(135,206,250)	#87CEFA
	lightslategray	rgb(119,136,153)	#778899	lightslategrey
	lightslategrey	rgb(119,136,153)	#778899	lightslategray
	lightsteelblue	rgb(176,196,222)	#B0C4DE
	lightyellow	rgb(255,255,224)	#FFFFE0
	lime	rgb(0,255,0)	#00FF00
	limegreen	rgb(50,205,50)	#32CD32
	linen	rgb(250,240,230)	#FAF0E6
	magenta	rgb(255,0,255)	#FF00FF	fuchsia
	maroon	rgb(128,0,0)	#800000
	mediumaquamarine	rgb(102,205,170)	#66CDAA
	mediumblue	rgb(0,0,205)	#0000CD
	mediumorchid	rgb(186,85,211)	#BA55D3
	mediumpurple	rgb(147,112,219)	#9370DB
	mediumseagreen	rgb(60,179,113)	#3CB371
	mediumslateblue	rgb(123,104,238)	#7B68EE
	mediumspringgreen	rgb(0,250,154)	#00FA9A
	mediumturquoise	rgb(72,209,204)	#48D1CC
	mediumvioletred	rgb(199,21,133)	#C71585
	midnightblue	rgb(25,25,112)	#191970
	mintcream	rgb(245,255,250)	#F5FFFA
	mistyrose	rgb(255,228,225)	#FFE4E1
	moccasin	rgb(255,228,181)	#FFE4B5
	navajowhite	rgb(255,222,173)	#FFDEAD
	navy	rgb(0,0,128)	#000080
	oldlace	rgb(253,245,230)	#FDF5E6
	olive	rgb(128,128,0)	#808000
	olivedrab	rgb(107,142,35)	#6B8E23
	orange	rgb(255,165,0)	#FFA500
	orangered	rgb(255,69,0)	#FF4500
	orchid	rgb(218,112,214)	#DA70D6
	palegoldenrod	rgb(238,232,170)	#EEE8AA
	palegreen	rgb(152,251,152)	#98FB98
	paleturquoise	rgb(175,238,238)	#AFEEEE
	palevioletred	rgb(219,112,147)	#DB7093
	papayawhip	rgb(255,239,213)	#FFEFD5
	peachpuff	rgb(255,218,185)	#FFDAB9
	peru	rgb(205,133,63)	#CD853F
	pink	rgb(255,192,203)	#FFC0CB
	plum	rgb(221,160,221)	#DDA0DD
	powderblue	rgb(176,224,230)	#B0E0E6
	purple	rgb(128,0,128)	#800080
	red	rgb(255,0,0)	#FF0000
	rosybrown	rgb(188,143,143)	#BC8F8F
	royalblue	rgb(65,105,225)	#4169E1
	saddlebrown	rgb(139,69,19)	#8B4513
	salmon	rgb(250,128,114)	#FA8072
	sandybrown	rgb(244,164,96)	#F4A460
	seagreen	rgb(46,139,87)	#2E8B57
	seashell	rgb(255,245,238)	#FFF5EE
	sienna	rgb(160,82,45)	#A0522D
	silver	rgb(192,192,192)	#C0C0C0
	skyblue	rgb(135,206,235)	#87CEEB
	slateblue	rgb(106,90,205)	#6A5ACD
	slategray	rgb(112,128,144)	#708090	slategrey
	slategrey	rgb(112,128,144)	#708090	slategray
	snow	rgb(255,250,250)	#FFFAFA
	springgreen	rgb(0,255,127)	#00FF7F
	steelblue	rgb(70,130,180)	#4682B4
	tan	rgb(210,180,140)	#D2B48C
	teal	rgb(0,128,128)	#008080
	thistle	rgb(216,191,216)	#D8BFD8
	tomato	rgb(255,99,71)	#FF6347
	turquoise	rgb(64,224,208)	#40E0D0
	violet	rgb(238,130,238)	#EE82EE
	wheat	rgb(245,222,179)	#F5DEB3
	white	rgb(255,255,255)	#FFFFFF
	whitesmoke	rgb(245,245,245)	#F5F5F5
	yellow	rgb(255,255,0)	#FFFF00
	yellowgreen	rgb(154,205,50)	#9ACD32

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