CSS color Property

Example

Set the text-color for different elements:

body
{
color:red;
}
h1
{
color:#00ff00;
}
p
{
color:rgb(0,0,255);
}

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The color property specifies the color of text.

The color property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".

Tip: Use a background color and a text color that makes the text easy to read.

Value	Description
color_name	Specifies the color with a color name, like red
hex_number	Specifies the color with a hex code, like #ff0000
rgb_number	Specifies the color with an RGB code, like rgb(255,0,0)
inherit	Specifies that the color should be inherited from the parent element

CSS tutorial: CSS Text

HTML DOM reference: color property