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Named Colors
What are the 16 named colors that work in all browsers?
The HTML 4 keyword color names are black, green, silver, lime, gray, olive, white, yellow, maroon, navy, aqua, red, blue, purple, teal, fuchsia, and aqua. The color names are not case sensitive.
| Black | 000000 | Green | 008000 | |||
| Silver | C0C0C0 | Lime | 00FF00 | |||
| Gray | 808080 | Olive | 808000 | |||
| White | FFFFFF | Yellow | FFFF00 | |||
| Maroon | 800000 | Navy | 000080 | |||
| Red | FF0000 | Blue | 0000FF | |||
| Purple | 800080 | Teal | 008080 | |||
| Fuchsia | FF00FF | Aqua | 00FFFF |
The Color Chart has a list of all named colors.