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Colors & Appearance

Colors

Color formats

  color: white;
  color: #fff;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  color: #FFFFFFFF;
  color: rgb(255,255,255);
  color: rgb(100%,100%,100%);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,1);
  color: rgba(100%,100%,100%, 1);
  color: hsl(0, 100%, 100%);
  color: hsla(0, 100%, 100%, 1);
  color: transparent;
  color: currentColor;

Color Keywords

  • aliceblue #F0F8FF
  • antiquewhite #FAEBD7
  • aqua/cyan#00FFFF
  • aquamarine #7FFFD4
  • azure #F0FFFF
  • beige #F5F5DC
  • bisque #FFE4C4
  • black #000000
  • blanchedalmond #FFEBCD
  • blue #0000FF
  • blueviolet #8A2BE2
  • brown #A52A2A
  • burlywood #DEB887
  • cadetblue #5F9EA0
  • chartreuse #7FFF00
  • chocolate #D2691E
  • coral #FF7F50
  • cornflowerblue #6495ED
  • cornsilk #FFF8DC
  • crimson #DC143C
  • cyan/aqua#00FFFF
  • darkblue #00008B
  • darkcyan #008B8B
  • darkgoldenrod #B8860B
  • darkgray/darkgrey#A9A9A9
  • darkgreen #006400
  • darkkhaki #BDB76B
  • darkmagenta #8B008B
  • darkolivegreen #556B2F
  • darkorange #FF8C00
  • darkorchid #9932CC
  • darkred #8B0000
  • darksalmon #E9967A
  • darkseagreen #8FBC8F
  • darkslateblue #483D8B
  • darkslategray/darkslategrey #2F4F4F
  • darkturquoise #00CED1
  • darkviolet #9400D3
  • deeppink #FF1493
  • deepskyblue #00BFFF
  • dimgray/dimgrey #696969
  • dodgerblue #1E90FF
  • firebrick #B22222
  • floralwhite #FFFAF0
  • forestgreen #228B22
  • fuchsia/magenta#FF00FF
  • gainsboro #DCDCDC
  • ghostwhite #F8F8FF
  • gold #FFD700
  • goldenrod #DAA520
  • gray/grey #808080
  • green #008000
  • greenyellow #ADFF2F
  • honeydew #F0FFF0
  • hotpink #FF69B4
  • indianred #CD5C5C
  • indigo #4B0082
  • ivory #FFFFF0
  • khaki #F0E68C
  • lavender #E6E6FA
  • lavenderblush #FFF0F5
  • lawngreen #7CFC00
  • lemonchiffon #FFFACD
  • lightblue #ADD8E6
  • lightcoral #F08080
  • lightcyan #E0FFFF
  • lightgoldenrodyellow #FAFAD2
  • lightgray/lightgrey#D3D3D3
  • lightgreen #90EE90
  • lightpink #FFB6C1
  • lightsalmon #FFA07A
  • lightseagreen #20B2AA
  • lightskyblue #87CEFA
  • lightslategray/lightslategrey #778899
  • lightsteelblue #B0C4DE
  • lightyellow #FFFFE0
  • lime #00FF00
  • limegreen #32CD32
  • linen #FAF0E6
  • maroon #800000
  • mediumaquamarine #66CDAA
  • mediumblue #0000CD
  • mediumorchid #BA55D3
  • mediumpurple #9370DB
  • mediumseagreen #3CB371
  • mediumslateblue #7B68EE
  • mediumspringgreen #00FA9A
  • mediumturquoise #48D1CC
  • mediumvioletred #C71585
  • midnightblue #191970
  • mintcream #F5FFFA
  • mistyrose #FFE4E1
  • moccasin #FFE4B5
  • navajowhite #FFDEAD
  • navy #000080
  • oldlace #FDF5E6
  • olive #808000
  • olivedrab #6B8E23
  • orange #FFA500
  • orangered #FF4500
  • orchid #DA70D6
  • palegoldenrod #EEE8AA
  • palegreen #98FB98
  • paleturquoise #AFEEEE
  • palevioletred #DB7093
  • papayawhip #FFEFD5
  • peachpuff #FFDAB9
  • peru #CD853F
  • pink #FFC0CB
  • plum #DDA0DD
  • powderblue #B0E0E6
  • purple #800080
  • rebeccapurple #663399
  • red #FF0000
  • rosybrown #BC8F8F
  • royalblue #4169E1
  • saddlebrown #8B4513
  • salmon #FA8072
  • sandybrown #F4A460
  • seagreen #2E8B57
  • seashell #FFF5EE
  • sienna #A0522D
  • silver #C0C0C0
  • skyblue #87CEEB
  • slateblue #6A5ACD
  • slategray/slategrey #708090
  • snow #FFFAFA
  • springgreen #00FF7F
  • steelblue #4682B4
  • tan #D2B48C
  • teal #008080
  • thistle #D8BFD8
  • tomato #FF6347
  • turquoise #40E0D0
  • violet #EE82EE
  • wheat #F5DEB3
  • white #FFFFFF
  • whitesmoke #F5F5F5
  • yellow #FFFF00
  • yellowgreen #9ACD32

currentColor

Deprecated Color Names

ActiveBorder
Active window border.
ActiveCaption
Active window caption.
AppWorkspace
Background color of multiple document interface.
Background
Desktop background.
ButtonFace
The face background color for 3-D elements that appear 3-D due to one layer of surrounding border.
ButtonHighlight
The color of the border facing the light source for 3-D elements that appear 3-D due to one layer of surrounding border.
ButtonShadow
The color of the border away from the light source for 3-D elements that appear 3-D due to one layer of surrounding border.
ButtonText
Text on push buttons.
CaptionText
Text in caption, size box, and scrollbar arrow box.
GrayText
Grayed (disabled) text. This color is set to #000 if the current display driver does not support a solid gray color.
Highlight
Item(s) selected in a control.
HighlightText
Text of item(s) selected in a control.
InactiveBorder
Inactive window border.
InactiveCaption
Inactive window caption.
InactiveCaptionText
Color of text in an inactive caption.
InfoBackground
Background color for tooltip controls.
InfoText
Text color for tooltip controls.
Menu
Menu background.
MenuText
Text in menus.
Scrollbar
Scroll bar gray area.
ThreeDDarkShadow
The color of the darker (generally outer) of the two borders away from the light source for 3-D elements that appear 3-D due to two concentric layers of surrounding border.
ThreeDFace
The face background color for 3-D elements that appear 3-D due to two concentric layers of surrounding border.
ThreeDHighlight
The color of the lighter (generally outer) of the two borders facing the light source for 3-D elements that appear 3-D due to two concentric layers of surrounding border.
ThreeDLightShadow
The color of the darker (generally inner) of the two borders facing the light source for 3-D elements that appear 3-D due to two concentric layers of surrounding border.
ThreeDShadow
The color of the lighter (generally inner) of the two borders away from the light source for 3-D elements that appear 3-D due to two concentric layers of surrounding border.
Window
Window background.
WindowFrame
Window frame.
WindowText
Text in windows.

RGB / RGBA

  •   #
  • Red 40
  • Green BF
  • Blue AC
  •   rgb(
  • Red 64,
  • Green 191,
  • Blue 172
  •   )
  •   rgb(
  • Red 25%,
  • Green 75%,
  • Blue 67%
  •   )
  •   rgba(
  • Red 64,
  • Green 191,
  • Blue 172,
  • alpha 0.2
  •   )
  •   rgba(
  • Red 25%,
  • Green 75%,
  • Blue 67%,
  • alpha 0.2
  •   )

HSL / HSLA

color:hsla(
   328, 	 H 
blah
100%, S
44%, L
1.00 A
);
HSLA Colors

HSLA / RGBA / HEX conversion

Github Repo
Color Picker home page

#rrggbbaa hex color notation

#RRGGBBAA

100% — FF
 95% — F2
 90% — E6
 85% — D9
 80% — CC
 75% — BF
 70% — B3
 65% — A6
 60% — 99
 55% — 8C
50% — 80
45% — 73
40% — 66
35% — 59
30% — 4D
25% — 40
20% — 33
15% — 26
10% — 1A
 5% — 0D
 0% — 00
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Color Tips

  • transparent == rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
  • CurrentColor == current Text color
  • Accessibility: Color is NOT the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element.
  • appearance: Changes the appearance of buttons and other controls to resemble native controls.

Opacity v. Alphatransparency

Opacity

opacity: 1;
opacity: 0.75;
opacity: 0.5;
opacity: 0.25;
opacity: 0;

AlphaTransparency

color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
background-color: rgba(58, 103, 171, 1);
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
background-color: rgba(58, 103, 171, 0.75);
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5;
background-color: rgba(58, 103, 171, 0.5);
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
background-color: rgba(58, 103, 171, 0.25);
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)
background-color: rgba(58, 103, 171, 0);

AlphaTransparency Tips

  • Used in RGBA & HSLA colors
    rgba(58, 103, 171, 0.5);
    hsla(216, 49%, 45%, 0.5);
    
  • Transparent Shadows
    .trans { box-shadow: -10px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
             text-shadow: 0 21px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);}
  • Solid Shadows
    .solid { box-shadow: -10px 10px #999;
             text-shadow: 0 21px 1px #999;}

Appearance

-moz-appearance

none
button
button-arrow-down
button-arrow-next
button-arrow-previous
button-arrow-up
button-bevel
button-focus
caret
checkbox
checkbox-container
checkbox-label
checkmenuitem
dualbutton
groupbox
listbox
listitem
menuarrow
menubar
menucheckbox
menuimage
menuitem
menuitemtext
menulist
menulist-button
menulist-text
menulist-textfield
menupopup
menuradio
menuseparator
meterbar
meterchunk
progressbar
progressbar-vertical
progresschunk
progresschunk-vertical
radio
radio-container
radio-label
radiomenuitem
range
range-thumb
resizer
resizerpanel
scale-horizontal
scalethumbend
scalethumb-horizontal
scalethumbstart
scalethumbtick
scalethumb-vertical
scale-vertical
scrollbarbutton-down
scrollbarbutton-left
scrollbarbutton-right
scrollbarbutton-up
scrollbarthumb-horizontal
scrollbarthumb-vertical
scrollbartrack-horizontal
scrollbartrack-vertical
searchfield
separator
sheet
spinner
spinner-downbutton
spinner-textfield
spinner-upbutton
splitter
statusbar
statusbarpanel
tab
tabpanel
tabpanels
tab-scroll-arrow-back
tab-scroll-arrow-forward
textfield
textfield-multiline
toolbar
toolbarbutton
toolbarbutton-dropdown
toolbargripper
toolbox
tooltip
treeheader
treeheadercell
treeheadersortarrow
treeitem
treeline
treetwisty
treetwistyopen
treeview

-moz-appearance:

-moz-mac-unified-toolbar
-moz-win-borderless-glass
-moz-win-browsertabbar-toolbox
-moz-win-communicationstext
-moz-win-communications-toolbox
-moz-win-exclude-glass
-moz-win-glass
-moz-win-mediatext
-moz-win-media-toolbox
-moz-window-button-box
-moz-window-button-box-maximized
-moz-window-button-close
-moz-window-button-maximize
-moz-window-button-minimize
-moz-window-button-restore
-moz-window-frame-bottom
-moz-window-frame-left
-moz-window-frame-right
-moz-window-titlebar
-moz-window-titlebar-maximized

-webkit-appearance:

  • button
  • button-bevel
  • caret
  • checkbox
  • default-button
  • listbox
  • listitem
  • media-fullscreen-button
  • media-mute-button
  • media-play-button
  • media-seek-back-button
  • media-seek-forward-button
  • media-slider
  • media-sliderthumb
  • menulist
  • menulist-button
  • menulist-text
  • menulist-textfield
  • none
  • push-button
  • radio
  • searchfield
  • searchfield-cancel-button
  • searchfield-decoration
  • searchfield-results-button
  • searchfield-results-decoration
  • slider-horizontal
  • slider-vertical
  • sliderthumb-horizontal
  • sliderthumb-vertical
  • square-button
  • textarea
  • textfield
  • scrollbarbutton-down
  • scrollbarbutton-left
  • scrollbarbutton-right
  • scrollbarbutton-up
  • scrollbargripper-horizontal
  • scrollbargripper-vertical
  • scrollbarthumb-horizontal
  • scrollbarthumb-vertical
  • scrollbartrack-horizontal
  • scrollbartrack-vertical

Pseudo Elements

Flexbox

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