The names of the (16 + 1) basic colours for HTML and CSS 2.1 as specified by W3C
| HTML name of the colour (translation) |
Hexadecimal code |
Viewing |
| black (black) |
#000000 |
black |
| gray (gray) |
#808080 |
gray |
| silver (silver) |
#C0C0C0 |
silver |
| white (white) |
#FFFFFF |
white |
| red (red) |
#FF0000 |
red |
| maroon (maroon) |
#800000 |
maroon |
| orange (orange) |
#FFA500 |
orange |
| yellow (yellow) |
#FFFF00 |
yellow |
| lime (lime) |
#00FF00 |
lime |
| green (green) |
#008000 |
green |
| olive (olive) |
#808000 |
olive |
| aqua (aqua) |
#00FFFF |
aqua |
| blue (blue) |
#0000FF |
blue |
| teal (teal) |
#008080 |
teal |
| navy (navy) |
#000080 |
navy |
| fuchsia (fuchsia) |
#FF00FF |
fuchsia |
| purple (purple) |
#800080 |
purple |
Names of the 140 "unofficial" web colours
Be careful : these colour names are supported by the browsers : Netscape 2.0+, Internet Explorer 3.0+ as well as by most modern browsers(Firefox, Safari, and so on...) but their support is not garanteed for every standard respecting browser, for these colour names are not included in the W3C official recommendations.
gray
| HTML name of the colour |
Hexadecimal code |
Viewing |
| black |
#000000 |
black |
| slategray |
#708090 |
slategray |
| lightslategray |
#778899 |
lightslategray |
| dimgray |
#696969 |
dimgray |
| gray |
#808080 |
gray |
| darkgray |
#A9A9A9 |
darkgray |
| silver |
#C0C0C0 |
silver |
| lightgrey |
#D3D3D3 |
lightgrey |
| gainsboro |
#DCDCDC |
gainsboro |
| whitesmoke |
#F5F5F5 |
whitesmoke |
| white |
#FFFFFF |
white |
maroon
| HTML name of the colour |
Hexadecimal code |
Viewing |
| brown |
#A52A2A |
brown |
| maroon |
#800000 |
maroon |
| darkred |
#8B0000 |
darkred |
| sienna |
#A0522D |
sienna |
| chocolate |
#D2691E |
chocolate |
| saddlebrown |
#8B4513 |
saddlebrown |
| peru |
#CD853F |
peru |
| tan |
#D2B48C |
tan |
| burlywood |
#DEB887 |
burlywood |
| goldenrod |
#DAA520 |
goldenrod |
| darkgoldenrod |
#B8860B |
darkgoldenrod |
red
| HTML name of the colour |
Hexadecimal code |
Viewing |
| snow |
#FFFAFA |
snow |
| rosybrown |
#BC8F8F |
rosybrown |
| lightcoral |
#F08080 |
lightcoral |
| indianred |
#CD5C5C |
indianred |
| red |
#FF0000 |
red |
| mistyrose |
#FFE4E1 |
mistyrose |
| salmon |
#FA8072 |
salmon |
| darksalmon |
#E9967A |
darksalmon |
| firebrick |
#B22222 |
firebrick |
| lightsalmon |
#FFA07A |
lightsalmon |
| tomato |
#FF6347 |
tomato |
| crimson |
#DC143C |
crimson |
orange
| HTML name of the colour |
Hexadecimal code |
Viewing |
| orangered |
#FF4500 |
orangered |
| coral |
#FF7F50 |
coral |
| seashell |
#FFF5EE |
seashell |
| peachpuff |
#FFDAB9 |
peachpuff |
| linen |
#FAF0E6 |
linen |
| bisque |
#FFE4C4 |
bisque |
| darkorange |
#FF8C00 |
darkorange |
| antiquewhite |
#FAEBD7 |
antiquewhite |
| navajowhite |
#FFDEAD |
navajowhite |
| papayawhip |
#FFEFD5 |
papayawhip |
| sandybrown |
#F4A460 |
sandybrown |
| blanchedalmond |
#FFEBCD |
blanchedalmond |
| moccasin |
#FFE4B5 |
moccasin |
| floralwhite |
#FFFAF0 |
floralwhite |
| oldlace |
#FDF5E6 |
oldlace |
| wheat |
#F5DEB3 |
wheat |
| orange |
#FFA500 |
orange |
yellow
| HTML name of the colour |
Hexadecimal code |
Viewing |
| cornsilk |
#FFF8DC |
cornsilk |
| gold |
#FFD700 |
gold |
| lemonchiffon |
#FFFACD |
lemonchiffon |
| khaki |
#F0E68C |
khaki |
| palegoldenrod |
#EEE8AA |
palegoldenrod |
| darkkhaki |
#BDB76B |
darkkhaki |
| ivory |
#FFFFF0 |
ivory |
| beige |
#F5F5DC |
beige |
| lightyellow |
#FFFFE0 |
lightyellow |
| lightgoldenrodyellow |
#FAFAD2 |
lightgoldenrodyellow |
| yellow |
#FFFF00 |
yellow |
green
| HTML name of the colour |
Hexadecimal code |
Viewing |
| olive |
#808000 |
olive |
| olivedrab |
#6B8E23 |
olivedrab |
| yellowgreen |
#9ACD32 |
yellowgreen |
| darkolivegreen |
#556B2F |
darkolivegreen |
| greenyellow |
#ADFF2F |
greenyellow |
| lawngreen |
#7CFC00 |
lawngreen |
| chartreuse |
#7FFF00 |
chartreuse |
| honeydew |
#F0FFF0 |
honeydew |
| darkseagreen |
#8FBC8F |
darkseagreen |
| lightgreen |
#90EE90 |
lightgreen |
| palegreen |
#98FB98 |
palegreen |
| forestgreen |
#228B22 |
forestgreen |
| limegreen |
#32CD32 |
limegreen |
| darkgreen |
#006400 |
darkgreen |
| green |
#008000 |
green |
| lime |
#00FF00 |
lime |
| mediumseagreen |
#3CB371 |
mediumseagreen |
| seagreen |
#2E8B57 |
seagreen |
| mintcream |
#F5FFFA |
mintcream |
| springgreen |
#00FF7F |
springgreen |
| mediumspringgreen |
#00FA9A |
mediumspringgreen |
blue
| HTML name of the colour |
Hexadecimal code |
Viewing |
| mediumaquamarine |
#66CDAA |
mediumaquamarine |
| aquamarine |
#7FFFD4 |
aquamarine |
| turquoise |
#40E0D0 |
turquoise |
| lightseagreen |
#20B2AA |
lightseagreen |
| mediumturquoise |
#48D1CC |
mediumturquoise |
| azure |
#F0FFFF |
azure |
| lightcyan |
#E0FFFF |
lightcyan |
| paleturquoise |
#AFEEEE |
paleturquoise |
| teal |
#008080 |
teal |
| darkcyan |
#008B8B |
darkcyan |
| darkturquoise |
#00CED1 |
darkturquoise |
| aqua |
#00FFFF |
aqua |
| darkslategray |
#2F4F4F |
darkslategray |
| cadetblue |
#5F9EA0 |
cadetblue |
| powderblue |
#B0E0E6 |
powderblue |
| lightblue |
#ADD8E6 |
lightblue |
| deepskyblue |
#00BFFF |
deepskyblue |
| skyblue |
#87CEEB |
skyblue |
| lightskyblue |
#87CEFA |
lightskyblue |
| aliceblue |
#F0F8FF |
aliceblue |
| steelblue |
#4682B4 |
steelblue |
| dodgerblue |
#1E90FF |
dodgerblue |
| lightsteelblue |
#B0C4DE |
lightsteelblue |
| cornflowerblue |
#6495ED |
cornflowerblue |
| royalblue |
#4169E1 |
royalblue |
| ghostwhite |
#F8F8FF |
ghostwhite |
| lavender |
#E6E6FA |
lavender |
| midnightblue |
#191970 |
midnightblue |
| navy |
#000080 |
navy |
| darkblue |
#00008B |
darkblue |
| mediumblue |
#0000CD |
mediumblue |
| blue |
#0000FF |
blue |
| darkslateblue |
#483D8B |
darkslateblue |
| slateblue |
#6A5ACD |
slateblue |
| mediumslateblue |
#7B68EE |
mediumslateblue |
purple
| HTML name of the colour |
Hexadecimal code |
Viewing |
| mediumpurple |
#9370DB |
mediumpurple |
| blueviolet |
#8A2BE2 |
blueviolet |
| indigo |
#4B0082 |
indigo |
| darkorchid |
#9932CC |
darkorchid |
| darkviolet |
#9400D3 |
darkviolet |
| mediumorchid |
#BA55D3 |
mediumorchid |
| thistle |
#D8BFD8 |
thistle |
| plum |
#DDA0DD |
plum |
| violet |
#EE82EE |
violet |
| purple |
#800080 |
purple |
| darkmagenta |
#8B008B |
darkmagenta |
| fuchsia |
#FF00FF |
fuchsia |
| orchid |
#DA70D6 |
orchid |
| mediumvioletred |
#C71585 |
mediumvioletred |
| deeppink |
#FF1493 |
deeppink |
| hotpink |
#FF69B4 |
hotpink |
| lavenderblush |
#FFF0F5 |
lavenderblush |
| palevioletred |
#DB7093 |
palevioletred |
| pink |
#FFC0CB |
pink |
| lightpink |
#FFB6C1 |
lightpink |