Using colors that are consistent between different browsers and operating systems can be quite a challenge. We’re working on a new north Georgia web design this week and really struggling to find the right shade of green. What looks good on one monitor is just a little off on another one.
A good idea when discussing colors is to work off the same sheet of music…or color in this case. A great place to start is Wikipedia’s web color page – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors.
Here’s the list of “X11 colors” from the CSS3 specification. While you may notice a slight difference in color between some systems, these work great for most designs.
HTML name |
Hex code
R G B |
Decimal code
R G B |
Red colors |
IndianRed |
CD 5C 5C |
205 92 92 |
LightCoral |
F0 80 80 |
240 128 128 |
Salmon |
FA 80 72 |
250 128 114 |
DarkSalmon |
E9 96 7A |
233 150 122 |
LightSalmon |
FF A0 7A |
255 160 122 |
Crimson |
DC 14 3C |
220 20 60 |
Red |
FF 00 00 |
255 0 0 |
FireBrick |
B2 22 22 |
178 34 34 |
DarkRed |
8B 00 00 |
139 0 0 |
Pink colors |
Pink |
FF C0 CB |
255 192 203 |
LightPink |
FF B6 C1 |
255 182 193 |
HotPink |
FF 69 B4 |
255 105 180 |
DeepPink |
FF 14 93 |
255 20 147 |
MediumVioletRed |
C7 15 85 |
199 21 133 |
PaleVioletRed |
DB 70 93 |
219 112 147 |
Orange colors |
LightSalmon |
FF A0 7A |
255 160 122 |
Coral |
FF 7F 50 |
255 127 80 |
Tomato |
FF 63 47 |
255 99 71 |
OrangeRed |
FF 45 00 |
255 69 0 |
DarkOrange |
FF 8C 00 |
255 140 0 |
Orange |
FF A5 00 |
255 165 0 |
Yellow colors |
Gold |
FF D7 00 |
255 215 0 |
Yellow |
FF FF 00 |
255 255 0 |
LightYellow |
FF FF E0 |
255 255 224 |
LemonChiffon |
FF FA CD |
255 250 205 |
LightGoldenrodYellow |
FA FA D2 |
250 250 210 |
PapayaWhip |
FF EF D5 |
255 239 213 |
Moccasin |
FF E4 B5 |
255 228 181 |
PeachPuff |
FF DA B9 |
255 218 185 |
PaleGoldenrod |
EE E8 AA |
238 232 170 |
Khaki |
F0 E6 8C |
240 230 140 |
DarkKhaki |
BD B7 6B |
189 183 107 |
Purple colors |
Lavender |
E6 E6 FA |
230 230 250 |
Thistle |
D8 BF D8 |
216 191 216 |
Plum |
DD A0 DD |
221 160 221 |
Violet |
EE 82 EE |
238 130 238 |
Orchid |
DA 70 D6 |
218 112 214 |
Fuchsia |
FF 00 FF |
255 0 255 |
Magenta |
FF 00 FF |
255 0 255 |
MediumOrchid |
BA 55 D3 |
186 85 211 |
MediumPurple |
93 70 DB |
147 112 219 |
BlueViolet |
8A 2B E2 |
138 43 226 |
DarkViolet |
94 00 D3 |
148 0 211 |
DarkOrchid |
99 32 CC |
153 50 204 |
DarkMagenta |
8B 00 8B |
139 0 139 |
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