Set the Background Color
By Stephen Bucaro
Use the background-color property to set the background color for an element. You can define
the color by using the color name, hexadecimal notation, or the rgb tripplet method.
Background color set to #00ff00 - hexadecimal notation for "green"
Color defined by hexadecimal notation:
<p style="background-color:#00ff00">Background color set to #00ff00 - hexadecimal notation for "green"</p>
Color defined by color name:
<p style="background-color:green;">Background color set using color name</p>
Color defined by using rgb tripplet:
<p style="background-color:rgb(0,255,0)">Background color set using rgb tripplet</p>
To Set the Background Color of a Webpage:
<body style="background-color:#00ff00">
To Set the Background Color of a Form:
<form style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; padding: 4px; background-color:#00ff00">
Password: <input type="text">
<input type="button" value="Submit">
</form>
More CSS Quick Reference: • Set the Background Properties • Set the Border Properties • Set the Font Slant • Set the Text Decoration • Set the Background Color • Set an Element's Clipping • Descendant Selector • Use word-wrap Property to allow Line Breaks in the Middle of Words • CSS background-clip Property • Class Selector
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