#RRGGBB
where the first two digits control red, the next two digits control
green, and the last two digits control blue. Hexadecimal digits run
from 0 to F (which is 16 in decimal). The following sixteen standard
colours also may be referred to by name:
| BLACK | 000000 | LIME | 00FF00 | GREY | 808080 |
| NAVY | 000080 | AQUA | 00FFFF | SILVER | C0C0C0 |
| BLUE | 0000FF | MAROON | 800000 | RED | FF0000 |
| GREEN | 008000 | PURPLE | 800080 | FUCHSIA | FF00FF |
| TEAL | 008080 | OLIVE | 008000 | YELLOW | FFFF00 |
with the final colour being WHITE (FFFFFF), the background colour on this page.
Here is a selection of "browser-safe" colours which should be rendered correctly across different platforms and not be dithered:
| Red is set to 00 | ||||||||
| Green | FF | 00FF00 | 00FF33 | 00FF66 | 00FF99 | 00FFCC | 00FFFF | |
| CC | 00CC00 | 00CC33 | 00CC66 | 00CC99 | 00CCCC | 00CCFF | ||
| 99 | 009900 | 009933 | 009966 | 009999 | 0099CC | 0099FF | ||
| 66 | 006600 | 006633 | 006666 | 006699 | 0066CC | 0066FF | ||
| 33 | 003300 | 003333 | 003366 | 003399 | 0033CC | 0033FF | ||
| 00 | 000000 | 000033 | 000066 | 000099 | 0000CC | 0000FF | ||
| 00 | 33 | 66 | 99 | CC | FF | |||
| Blue | ||||||||
| Red is set to 33 | ||||||||
| Green | FF | 33FF00 | 33FF33 | 33FF66 | 33FF99 | 33FFCC | 33FFFF | |
| CC | 33CC00 | 33CC33 | 33CC66 | 33CC99 | 33CCCC | 33CCFF | ||
| 99 | 339900 | 339933 | 339966 | 339999 | 3399CC | 3399FF | ||
| 66 | 336600 | 336633 | 336666 | 336699 | 3366CC | 3366FF | ||
| 33 | 333300 | 333333 | 333366 | 333399 | 3333CC | 3333FF | ||
| 00 | 330000 | 330033 | 330066 | 330099 | 3300CC | 3300FF | ||
| 00 | 33 | 66 | 99 | CC | FF | |||
| Blue | ||||||||
| Red is set to 66 | ||||||||
| Green | FF | 66FF00 | 66FF33 | 66FF66 | 66FF99 | 66FFCC | 66FFFF | |
| CC | 66CC00 | 66CC33 | 66CC66 | 66CC99 | 66CCCC | 66CCFF | ||
| 99 | 669900 | 669933 | 669966 | 669999 | 6699CC | 6699FF | ||
| 66 | 666600 | 666633 | 666666 | 666699 | 6666CC | 6666FF | ||
| 33 | 663300 | 663333 | 663366 | 663399 | 6633CC | 6633FF | ||
| 00 | 660000 | 660033 | 660066 | 660099 | 6600CC | 6600FF | ||
| 00 | 33 | 66 | 99 | CC | FF | |||
| Blue | ||||||||
| Red is set to 99 | ||||||||
| Green | FF | 99FF00 | 99FF33 | 99FF66 | 99FF99 | 99FFCC | 99FFFF | |
| CC | 99CC00 | 99CC33 | 99CC66 | 99CC99 | 99CCCC | 99CCFF | ||
| 99 | 999900 | 999933 | 999966 | 999999 | 9999CC | 9999FF | ||
| 66 | 996600 | 996633 | 996666 | 996699 | 9966CC | 9966FF | ||
| 33 | 993300 | 993333 | 993366 | 993399 | 9933CC | 9933FF | ||
| 00 | 990000 | 990033 | 990066 | 990099 | 9900CC | 9900FF | ||
| 00 | 33 | 66 | 99 | CC | FF | |||
| Blue | ||||||||
| Red is set to CC | ||||||||
| Green | FF | CCFF00 | CCFF33 | CCFF66 | CCFF99 | CCFFCC | CCFFFF | |
| CC | CCCC00 | CCCC33 | CCCC66 | CCCC99 | CCCCCC | CCCCFF | ||
| 99 | CC9900 | CC9933 | CC9966 | CC9999 | CC99CC | CC99FF | ||
| 66 | CC6600 | CC6633 | CC6666 | CC6699 | CC66CC | CC66FF | ||
| 33 | CC3300 | CC3333 | CC3366 | CC3399 | CC33CC | CC33FF | ||
| 00 | CC0000 | CC0033 | CC0066 | CC0099 | CC00CC | CC00FF | ||
| 00 | 33 | 66 | 99 | CC | FF | |||
| Blue | ||||||||
| Red is set to FF | ||||||||
| Green | FF | FFFF00 | FFFF33 | FFFF66 | FFFF99 | FFFFCC | FFFFFF | |
| CC | FFCC00 | FFCC33 | FFCC66 | FFCC99 | FFCCCC | FFCCFF | ||
| 99 | FF9900 | FF9933 | FF9966 | FF9999 | FF99CC | FF99FF | ||
| 66 | FF6600 | FF6633 | FF6666 | FF6699 | FF66CC | FF66FF | ||
| 33 | FF3300 | FF3333 | FF3366 | FF3399 | FF33CC | FF33FF | ||
| 00 | FF0000 | FF0033 | FF0066 | FF0099 | FF00CC | FF00FF | ||
| 00 | 33 | 66 | 99 | CC | FF | |||
| Blue | ||||||||
It is worth noting that many printers cannot print light-coloured text on a dark background.
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