CSS Color Reference

A quick reference for standard CSS color names and values.

Standard Color Names (140 names)

Modern browsers support 140 standard color names.

• Red Colors: DarkRed, Red, Crimson, Tomato, Coral.
• Pink Colors: MediumVioletRed, DeepPink, HotPink, Pink.
• Orange Colors: OrangeRed, DarkOrange, Orange, Gold.
• Yellow Colors: Yellow, LightYellow, LemonChiffon.
• Green Colors: DarkGreen, Green, Lime, Chartreuse.
• Blue Colors: MidnightBlue, Navy, Blue, RoyalBlue, SkyBlue.
• Purple Colors: Indigo, Purple, DarkMagenta, Violet.
• Brown Colors: Maroon, Brown, Sienna, Chocolate.
• Gray Colors: Black, DimGray, Gray, Silver, White.

"Transparent" Keyword

The transparent keyword can be used as a color value. It is equivalent to rgba(0,0,0,0).

"CurrentColor" Keyword

The currentColor keyword refers to the value of the color property of the element.

div {
  color: blue;
  border: 2px solid currentColor; /* Border will be blue */
}