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Colour chart

Colour Chart

Here are some named colours you can use in your web page design. The basic colours are guaranteed to work everywhere. The extended colours are supported by most popular browsers. Notice that the extended colour set includes the basic set. The extended colour set adds gray/grey variants, so some colours seem to be listed twice.

Basic Colours
Sample Name Hex Value R,G,B Value
 black #000000 0,0,0
 silver #C0C0C0 192,192,192
 gray #808080 128,128,128
 white #FFFFFF 255,255,255
 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
Extended Colours
Sample Name Hex Value RGB Value
 aliceblue #F0F8FF 240,248,255
 antiquewhite #FAEBD7 250,235,215
 aquamarine #7FFFD4 127,255,212
 azure #F0FFFF 240,255,255
 beige #F5F5DC 245,245,220
 bisque #FFE4C4 255,228,196
 blanchedalmond #FFEBCD 255,235,205
 blueviolet #8A2BE2 138,43,226
 brown #A52A2A 165,42,42
 burlywood #DEB887 222,184,135
 cadetblue #5F9EA0 95,158,160
 chartreuse #7FFF00 127,255,0
 chocolate #D2691E 210,105,30
 coral #FF7F50 255,127,80
 cornflowerblue #6495ED 100,149,237
 cornsilk #FFF8DC 255,248,220
 crimson #DC143C 220,20,60
 cyan #00FFFF 0,255,255
 darkblue #00008B 0,0,139
 darkcyan #008B8B 0,139,139
 darkgoldenrod #B8860B 184,134,11
 darkgray #A9A9A9 169,169,169
 darkgreen #006400 0,100,0
 darkgrey #A9A9A9 169,169,169
 darkkhaki #BDB76B 189,183,107
 darkmagenta #8B008B 139,0,139
 darkolivegreen #556B2F 85,107,47
 darkorange #FF8C00 255,140,0
 darkorchid #9932CC 153,50,204
 darkred #8B0000 139,0,0
 darksalmon #E9967A 233,150,122
 darkseagreen #8FBC8F 143,188,143
 darkslateblue #483D8B 72,61,139
 darkslategray #2F4F4F 47,79,79
 darkslategrey #2F4F4F 47,79,79
 darkturquoise #00CED1 0,206,209
 darkviolet #9400D3 148,0,211
 deeppink #FF1493 255,20,147
 deepskyblue #00BFFF 0,191,255
 dimgray #696969 105,105,105
 dimgrey #696969 105,105,105
 dodgerblue #1E90FF 30,144,255
 firebrick #B22222 178,34,34
 floralwhite #FFFAF0 255,250,240
 forestgreen #228B22 34,139,34
 gainsboro #DCDCDC 220,220,220
 ghostwhite #F8F8FF 248,248,255
 gold #FFD700 255,215,0
 goldenrod #DAA520 218,165,32
 greenyellow #ADFF2F 173,255,47
 grey #808080 128,128,128
 honeydew #F0FFF0 240,255,240
 hotpink #FF69B4 255,105,180
 indianred #CD5C5C 205,92,92
 indigo #4B0082 75,0,130
 ivory #FFFFF0 255,255,240
 khaki #F0E68C 240,230,140
 lavender #E6E6FA 230,230,250
 lavenderblush #FFF0F5 255,240,245
 lawngreen #7CFC00 124,252,0
 lemonchiffon #FFFACD 255,250,205
 lightblue #ADD8E6 173,216,230
 lightcoral #F08080 240,128,128
 lightcyan #E0FFFF 224,255,255
 lightgoldenrodyellow #FAFAD2 250,250,210
 lightgray #D3D3D3 211,211,211
 lightgreen #90EE90 144,238,144
 lightgrey #D3D3D3 211,211,211
 lightpink #FFB6C1 255,182,193
 lightsalmon #FFA07A 255,160,122
 lightseagreen #20B2AA 32,178,170
 lightskyblue #87CEFA 135,206,250
 lightslategray #778899 119,136,153
 lightslategrey #778899 119,136,153
 lightsteelblue #B0C4DE 176,196,222
 lightyellow #FFFFE0 255,255,224
 limegreen #32CD32 50,205,50
 linen #FAF0E6 250,240,230
 magenta #FF00FF 255,0,255
 mediumaquamarine #66CDAA 102,205,170
 mediumblue #0000CD 0,0,205
 mediumorchid #BA55D3 186,85,211
 mediumpurple #9370DB 147,112,219
 mediumseagreen #3CB371 60,179,113
 mediumslateblue #7B68EE 123,104,238
 mediumspringgreen #00FA9A 0,250,154
 mediumturquoise #48D1CC 72,209,204
 mediumvioletred #C71585 199,21,133
 midnightblue #191970 25,25,112
 mintcream #F5FFFA 245,255,250
 mistyrose #FFE4E1 255,228,225
 moccasin #FFE4B5 255,228,181
 navajowhite #FFDEAD 255,222,173
 oldlace #FDF5E6 253,245,230
 olivedrab #6B8E23 107,142,35
 orange #FFA500 255,165,0
 orangered #FF4500 255,69,0
 orchid #DA70D6 218,112,214
 palegoldenrod #EEE8AA 238,232,170
 palegreen #98FB98 152,251,152
 paleturquoise #AFEEEE 175,238,238
 palevioletred #DB7093 219,112,147
 papayawhip #FFEFD5 255,239,213
 peachpuff #FFDAB9 255,218,185
 peru #CD853F 205,133,63
 pink #FFC0CB 255,192,203
 plum #DDA0DD 221,160,221
 powderblue #B0E0E6 176,224,230
 rosybrown #BC8F8F 188,143,143
 royalblue #4169E1 65,105,225
 saddlebrown #8B4513 139,69,19
 salmon #FA8072 250,128,114
 sandybrown #F4A460 244,164,96
 seagreen #2E8B57 46,139,87
 seashell #FFF5EE 255,245,238
 sienna #A0522D 160,82,45
 skyblue #87CEEB 135,206,235
 slateblue #6A5ACD 106,90,205
 slategray #708090 112,128,144
 slategrey #708090 112,128,144
 snow #FFFAFA 255,250,250
 springgreen #00FF7F 0,255,127
 steelblue #4682B4 70,130,180
 tan #D2B48C 210,180,140
 thistle #D8BFD8 216,191,216
 tomato #FF6347 255,99,71
 turquoise #40E0D0 64,224,208
 violet #EE82EE 238,130,238
 wheat #F5DEB3 245,222,179
 whitesmoke #F5F5F5 245,245,245
 yellowgreen #9ACD32 154,205,50 v
Credited to W3C CSS Colour Module Level 3 Team