HTML Color Names
The HTML 4.01 specification defines sixteen named colors, as follows (names are defined in this context to be case-insensitive):
| Color | Name | Hex triplet | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Satur | Light | Satur | Value | CGA number (name); alias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | #FFFFFF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 50000000000000000000° | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 15 (white) | |
| Silver | #C0C0C0 | 75% | 75% | 75% | 50000000000000000000° | 0% | 75% | 0% | 75% | 07 (light gray) | |
| Gray | #808080 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50000000000000000000° | 0% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 08 (dark gray) | |
| Black | #000000 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50000000000000000000° | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 00 (black) | |
| Red | #FF0000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 50000000000000000000° | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 12 (high red) | |
| Maroon | #800000 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50000000000000000000° | 100% | 25% | 100% | 50% | 04 (low red) | |
| Yellow | #FFFF00 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 700160000000000000060° | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 14 (yellow) | |
| Olive | #808000 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 700160000000000000060° | 100% | 25% | 100% | 50% | 06 (brown) | |
| Lime | #00FF00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 7002120000000000000120° | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 10 (high green); green | |
| Green | #008000 | 0% | 50% | 0% | 7002120000000000000120° | 100% | 25% | 100% | 50% | 02 (low green) | |
| Aqua | #00FFFF | 0% | 100% | 100% | 7002180000000000000180° | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 11 (high cyan); cyan | |
| Teal | #008080 | 0% | 50% | 50% | 7002180000000000000180° | 100% | 25% | 100% | 50% | 03 (low cyan) | |
| Blue | #0000FF | 0% | 0% | 100% | 7002240000000000000240° | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 09 (high blue) | |
| Navy | #000080 | 0% | 0% | 50% | 7002240000000000000240° | 100% | 25% | 100% | 50% | 01 (low blue) | |
| Fuchsia | #FF00FF | 100% | 0% | 100% | 7002300000000000000300° | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 13 (high magenta); magenta | |
| Purple | #800080 | 50% | 0% | 50% | 7002300000000000000300° | 100% | 25% | 100% | 50% | 05 (low magenta) |
These 16 were labelled as sRGB and included in the HTML 3.0 specification, which noted they were "the standard 16 colors supported with the Windows VGA palette."
Read more about this topic: Web Colors
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