- Фон в HTML
- Меняем цвет фона с помощью HTML
- Меняем цвет фона страницы с помощью CSS
- HTML — Colors
- HTML Color Coding Methods
- HTML Colors — Color Names
- W3C Standard 16 Colors
- Example
- HTML Colors — Hex Codes
- Example
- HTML Colors — RGB Values
- Example
- Browser Safe Colors
- HTML Background Color – Change BG Color Tutorial
- How We Used to Change Background Color
- How to Change Background Color in HTML
- How to Change Background Color in HTML With Inline CSS
- How to Change Background Color in HTML With Internal/External CSS
- Welcome to freeCodeCamp!
- Welcome to freeCodeCamp!
- Welcome to freeCodeCamp!
- Wrapping Up
Фон в HTML
Фон для сайта HTML можно изменить как с помощью атрибутов тега body, так и с помощью CSS-стилей, примененных также к тегу body. Рассмотрим оба варианта как сделать фон для сайта.
Меняем цвет фона с помощью HTML
Тег body, как и практически любой HTML-тег имеет свои атрибуты. К атрибутам тега body относятся:
- bgcolor — определяет цвет фона для страницы;
- background — позволяет задать картинку в качестве фона веб-страницы (подробно этот вопрос рассмотрен в статье: Как сделать фон сайта картинкой HTML);
- scroll — управляет отображением полосы прокрутки на странице;
- text — задает базовый цвет текста, который будет выводиться на веб-странице;
- bgproperties — указывает, будет ли прокручиваться фон вместе со страницей;
- link — управляет цветом ссылок по умолчанию на странице;
- alink — устанавливает цвет для активной ссылки;
- vlink — определяет цвет для посещенной ссылки на странице;
- leftmargin/rightmargin — задает отступ контента от левого или правого края окна браузера;
- topmargin/bottommargin — задает отступ контента от верхнего или нижнего края окна браузера;
Чтобы изменить цвет фона с помощью HTML, воспользуемся атрибутом bgcolor:
Это пример текста белого цвета, заданного с помощью атрибута text тега body.
Примечание: Рекомендуется определять цвет фона страницы, даже если фон белый. Это связано с тем, что некоторые пользователи могут использовать в браузере нестандартный цвет фона, и из-за этого текст на вашем сайте может быть нечитабельным.
Меняем цвет фона страницы с помощью CSS
Во избежании избыточности кода, рекомендуется всё, что связано с оформлением страницы, переносить на плечи CSS. К этому числу относится и задание цвета фона. CSS фон задается следующим образом:
body Это пример текста белого цвета, заданного с помощью background CSS. Фон страницы также задан с помощью CSS.
В конструкторе сайтов «Нубекс» для любого сайта можно выбрать уже готовый фон из большой билиотеки изображений, или добавить свой.
HTML — Colors
Colors are very important to give a good look and feel to your website. You can specify colors on page level using tag or you can set colors for individual tags using bgcolor attribute.
The tag has following attributes which can be used to set different colors −
- bgcolor − sets a color for the background of the page.
- text − sets a color for the body text.
- alink − sets a color for active links or selected links.
- link − sets a color for linked text.
- vlink − sets a color for visited links − that is, for linked text that you have already clicked on.
HTML Color Coding Methods
There are following three different methods to set colors in your web page −
- Color names − You can specify color names directly like green, blue or red.
- Hex codes − A six-digit code representing the amount of red, green, and blue that makes up the color.
- Color decimal or percentage values − This value is specified using the rgb( ) property.
Now we will see these coloring schemes one by one.
HTML Colors — Color Names
You can specify direct a color name to set text or background color. W3C has listed 16 basic color names that will validate with an HTML validator but there are over 200 different color names supported by major browsers.
Note − Check a complete list of HTML Color Name.
W3C Standard 16 Colors
Here is the list of W3C Standard 16 Colors names and it is recommended to use them.
Black | Gray | Silver | White |
Yellow | Lime | Aqua | Fuchsia |
Red | Green | Blue | Purple |
Maroon | Olive | Navy | Teal |
Example
Here are the examples to set background of an HTML tag by color name −
Use different color names for for body and table and see the result.
This text will appear white on black background. |
HTML Colors — Hex Codes
A hexadecimal is a 6 digit representation of a color. The first two digits(RR) represent a red value, the next two are a green value(GG), and the last are the blue value(BB).
A hexadecimal value can be taken from any graphics software like Adobe Photoshop, Paintshop Pro or MS Paint.
Each hexadecimal code will be preceded by a pound or hash sign #. Following is a list of few colors using hexadecimal notation.
Color | Color HEX |
---|---|
#000000 | |
#FF0000 | |
#00FF00 | |
#0000FF | |
#FFFF00 | |
#00FFFF | |
#FF00FF | |
#C0C0C0 | |
#FFFFFF |
Example
Here are the examples to set background of an HTML tag by color code in hexadecimal −
Use different color hexa for for body and table and see the result.
This text will appear white on black background. |
HTML Colors — RGB Values
This color value is specified using the rgb( ) property. This property takes three values, one each for red, green, and blue. The value can be an integer between 0 and 255 or a percentage.
Note − All the browsers does not support rgb() property of color so it is recommended not to use it.
Following is a list to show few colors using RGB values.
Color | Color RGB |
---|---|
rgb(0,0,0) | |
rgb(255,0,0) | |
rgb(0,255,0) | |
rgb(0,0,255) | |
rgb(255,255,0) | |
rgb(0,255,255) | |
rgb(255,0,255) | |
rgb(192,192,192) | |
rgb(255,255,255) |
Example
Here are the examples to set background of an HTML tag by color code using rgb() values −
Use different color code for for body and table and see the result.
This text will appear white on black background. |
Browser Safe Colors
Here is the list of 216 colors which are supposed to be safest and computer independent colors. These colors very from hexa code 000000 to FFFFFF and they will be supported by all the computers having 256 color palette.
000000 | 000033 | 000066 | 000099 | 0000CC | 0000FF |
003300 | 003333 | 003366 | 003399 | 0033CC | 0033FF |
006600 | 006633 | 006666 | 006699 | 0066CC | 0066FF |
009900 | 009933 | 009966 | 009999 | 0099CC | 0099FF |
00CC00 | 00CC33 | 00CC66 | 00CC99 | 00CCCC | 00CCFF |
00FF00 | 00FF33 | 00FF66 | 00FF99 | 00FFCC | 00FFFF |
330000 | 330033 | 330066 | 330099 | 3300CC | 3300FF |
333300 | 333333 | 333366 | 333399 | 3333CC | 3333FF |
336600 | 336633 | 336666 | 336699 | 3366CC | 3366FF |
339900 | 339933 | 339966 | 339999 | 3399CC | 3399FF |
33CC00 | 33CC33 | 33CC66 | 33CC99 | 33CCCC | 33CCFF |
33FF00 | 33FF33 | 33FF66 | 33FF99 | 33FFCC | 33FFFF |
660000 | 660033 | 660066 | 660099 | 6600CC | 6600FF |
663300 | 663333 | 663366 | 663399 | 6633CC | 6633FF |
666600 | 666633 | 666666 | 666699 | 6666CC | 6666FF |
669900 | 669933 | 669966 | 669999 | 6699CC | 6699FF |
66CC00 | 66CC33 | 66CC66 | 66CC99 | 66CCCC | 66CCFF |
66FF00 | 66FF33 | 66FF66 | 66FF99 | 66FFCC | 66FFFF |
990000 | 990033 | 990066 | 990099 | 9900CC | 9900FF |
993300 | 993333 | 993366 | 993399 | 9933CC | 9933FF |
996600 | 996633 | 996666 | 996699 | 9966CC | 9966FF |
999900 | 999933 | 999966 | 999999 | 9999CC | 9999FF |
99CC00 | 99CC33 | 99CC66 | 99CC99 | 99CCCC | 99CCFF |
99FF00 | 99FF33 | 99FF66 | 99FF99 | 99FFCC | 99FFFF |
CC0000 | CC0033 | CC0066 | CC0099 | CC00CC | CC00FF |
CC3300 | CC3333 | CC3366 | CC3399 | CC33CC | CC33FF |
CC6600 | CC6633 | CC6666 | CC6699 | CC66CC | CC66FF |
CC9900 | CC9933 | CC9966 | CC9999 | CC99CC | CC99FF |
CCCC00 | CCCC33 | CCCC66 | CCCC99 | CCCCCC | CCCCFF |
CCFF00 | CCFF33 | CCFF66 | CCFF99 | CCFFCC | CCFFFF |
FF0000 | FF0033 | FF0066 | FF0099 | FF00CC | FF00FF |
FF3300 | FF3333 | FF3366 | FF3399 | FF33CC | FF33FF |
FF6600 | FF6633 | FF6666 | FF6699 | FF66CC | FF66FF |
FF9900 | FF9933 | FF9966 | FF9999 | FF99CC | FF99FF |
FFCC00 | FFCC33 | FFCC66 | FFCC99 | FFCCCC | FFCCFF |
FFFF00 | FFFF33 | FFFF66 | FFFF99 | FFFFCC | FFFFFF |
HTML Background Color – Change BG Color Tutorial
Joel Olawanle
When you’re building web pages, you always want to create unique layouts. You want your web page to be appealing to your users and not jarring to the eye.
And to help do that, you can choose background and text colors that blend well and complement each other.
By default, you will notice that your web page has a transparent background color, which you can change to any color you want.
For example, you might want to create a dark mode feature on your web page so that the background has a dark color while the text has a light color. This help readers avoid harsh colors that can affect their eyes.
In this article, you will learn how to change the background color of your web pages with HTML and CSS.
How We Used to Change Background Color
In the past, before the introduction of HTML5, some basic styling was handled by HTML.
For example, when you wanted to change the background color of your page, you could’ve easily added the bgcolor attribute in the opening body tag and set it to the value of your preferred color. This could be its hex code or the name.
However, this attribute was depreciated when HTML5 was introduced. It’s now replaced by a better alternative, the CSS background-color property. This makes sense because HTML is a markup language, not a styling language. When dealing with styling, it is best to use CSS.
In case you are in a rush to see how you can change the background color of your web page, divs, and other elements, then here it is:
// Using inline CSS // . // Using internal/external CSS selector
Let’s say you have time to spare. Let’s quickly get started.
How to Change Background Color in HTML
You can use the CSS background-color property to change the color of your web pages. This property works like every other CSS property, meaning you can make use of it to style your page in three ways:
- within your HTML tags (inline styling),
- within a style tag in the head tag (internal styling),
- or in a dedicated CSS file (external styling).
Depending on your preference, you will set the background-color property to a color name, a hex code, an RGB value, or even an HSL value. You can use this property to style not only the body of your web page but also divs, headings, tables and lots more.
Check out the following example in CodePen:
How to Change Background Color in HTML With Inline CSS
Inline CSS allows you to apply styles directly to your HTML elements. This means you are putting CSS into an HTML tag directly. You do this with the style attribute, which holds all the styles you wish to apply to your HTML tag.
You will use the CSS background-color property alongside your preferred color value:
// Color Name Value // Hex Value // RGB Value // . // HSL Value // .
How to Change Background Color in HTML With Internal/External CSS
The best way to style web pages is external styling, but you can always use internal styling when you only have a few lines of styles.
Both internal and external make use of the same approach: they both use selectors to add styling to HTML elements.
For internal styling, all styles are added to your HTML file within the tag. This style tag is placed within the tag as seen below:
For external styling, all you have to do is add the CSS styling to your CSS file using the general syntax:
The selector can either be your HTML tag or maybe a class or an ID . For example:
// HTML// CSS divWelcome to freeCodeCamp!
// HTML// CSS .containerWelcome to freeCodeCamp!
// HTML// CSS #containerWelcome to freeCodeCamp!
Note: As you have seen earlier, with inline CSS, you can use the color name, Hex code, RGB value, and HSL value with both internal or external styling.
Wrapping Up
In this article, you have learned how to change the background color of HTML element’s using the CSS background-color property. You also learned how developers did it before the introduction of HTML5 with the bgcolor attribute.
It is essential to remember that styling your HTML elements with internal or external is always preferable to inline styling because it provides more flexibility. For example, instead of adding similar inline styles to all your tag elements, you can use a single CSS class for them.
Inline styles are not considered best practices because they result in a lot of repetition — you cannot reuse the styles elsewhere. To learn more, you can read my article on Inline Style in HTML. You can also learn how to change text size in this article, and how to change text color in this article.
I hope this tutorial gives you the knowledge to change the color of your HTML text to make it look better.