HTML Named Colors
Alphabetic Order

[You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.]

This is a chart of the 138 colors named in the HTML 4.0 spec, arranged alphabetically by color name.
(Don’t blame me for the weird color names; this is what happens when a committee gets to decide things.)

If you’d prefer to view the colors by families (all the blues, then all the greens, etc.),
click here instead.


If you’d prefer to view the color samples against a gray framework, click here.
White framework? Click here.

Anywhere you can use a hex triplet to specify an RGB color value,
you can instead use one of these color names.

Using a color name is exactly equivalent to using the corresponding hex triplet —
nothing is gained or lost either way, provided the user is looking at your page(s) with an up-to-date browser. Older browsers may not interpret the color names correctly —
if you suspect that this might be a problem, stick with hex triplets.

Do not use a pound sign (#) when specifying one of these color names.

This list is not equivalent to the 216 colors considered “web-safe.”
If you’d like to see these 216 colors, click here.

If you want to chat about something you find in here, drop me a line.


Color Sample Color Name Hex Value Color Sample Color Name Hex Value
  aliceblue #a0ce00   antiquewhite #faebd7
  aqua #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 #00ffff   darkblue #00008b
  darkcyan #008b8b   darkgoldenrod #b8860b
  darkgray #a9a9a9   darkgreen #006400
  darkkhaki #bdb76b   darkmagenta #8b008b
  darkolivegreen #556b2f   darkorange #ff8c00
  darkorchid #9932cc   darkred #8b0000
  darksalmon #e9967a   darkseagreen #8fbc8f
  darkslateblue #483d8b   darkslategray #2f4f4f
  darkturquoise #00ced1   darkviolet #9400d3
  deeppink #ff1493   deepskyblue #00bfff
  dimgray #696969   dodgerblue #1e90ff
  firebrick #b22222   floralwhite #fffaf0
  forestgreen #228b22   fuchsia #ff00ff
  gainsboro #dcdcdc   ghostwhite #f8f8ff
  gold #ffd700   goldenrod #daa520
  gray #808080   green #008000
  greenyellow #adff2f   honeydew #f0fff0
  hotpink #ff69b4   indianred #cd5c5c
  indigo #4b0082   ivory #fffff0
  khaki #f0e68c   lavender #e6e6fa
  lavenderblush #fff0f5   lemonchiffon #fffacd
  lightblue #add8e6   lightcoral #f08080
  lightcyan #e0ffff   lightgoldenrodyellow #fafad2
  lightgreen #90ee90   lightgrey #d3d3d3
  lightpink #ffb6c1   lightsalmon #ffa07a
  lightseagreen #20b2aa   lightskyblue #87cefa
  lightslategray #778899   lightsteelblue #b0c4de
  lightyellow #ffffe0   lime #00ff00
  limegreen #32cd32   linen #faf0e6
  magenta #ff00ff   maroon #800000
  mediumaquamarine #66cdaa   mediumblue #0000cd
  mediumorchid #8a55d3   mediumpurple #9370db
  mediumseagreen #3cb371   mediumslateblue #7b68ee
  mediumspringgreen #00fa9a   mediumturquoise #48d1cc
  mediumvioletred #c71585   midnightblue #191970
  mintcream #f5fffa   mistyrose #ffe4e1
  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   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 #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


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