HTML Color Names

There are 147 named colors in HTML 4.01 and CSS 2.1 color specification. Sixteen of the colors derived from VGA specfifikationen and the rest from the X11 color name scheme.
You can find all these color names listed below along with its hex and decimal value. Hexdecimal codes can be used in CSS and most graphics tools.

Basic Color Names

The HTML 4.01 specification defines sixteen basic named colors. These colors are originally used as the standard EGA color palette. The CSS 2.1 specification defines the
same number of named colors but adds the 'orange' color name to the list.

Color Preview Color Name Hex Code Decimal Code

white #FFFFFF 255,255,255
gray #808080 128,128,128
silver #C0C0C0 192,192,192
black #000000 0,0,0
maroon #800000 128,0,0
red #FF0000 255,0,0
purple #800080 128,0,128
fuchsia #FF00FF 255,0,255
green #008000 0,128,0
lime #00FF00 0,255,0
olive #808000 128,128,0
yellow #FFFF00 255,255,0
navy #000080 0,0,128
blue #0000FF 0,0,255
teal #008080 0,128,128
aqua #00FFFF 0,255,255
orange #FFA500 255,165,0

X11 Color Names (W3C color names)

The following table display all the colors in the X11 color set that are accepted by browsers following W3C standards.

Color Preview Color Name Hex Code Decimal Code

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

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