Colours Listing

Note: This page was first created using Netscape 3.0bx to define the 256 colours. Microsoft, at that time, supported 16 colours. Microsoft 4.0b1 appears to recognize all 256 colours.

This page is made up from a wide range of information sources. Notice that the colour names and the hex values do not always produce corresponding colours. These values came from Netscape. However, MSIE and W3C have also gotten on the bandwagon and released their own colour endorsements.

The chart below shows the colours in two pairs: in the left column the color is set using the alpha colour name; and the right column uses the hexadecimal value.

Each colour carries the logos of the organization(s) supporting it.

This table does not always display correctly. It is best viewed on an 800x600 screen.

Note: If you need more information about colours, I highly recommend this explanation of colour by: Gernot Metze. He includes six hex colour charts that provide most of the usable WWW colours. Go to the bottom of the page for the colour charts. The top of the page is an excellent background on colour and its use. Denis Wieger's page examines colour as it is used by different types of computers and addresses the Mac/PC colour compatibility question. This question of different platforms and their presentation of colour are addressed by W3C in their document "A Standard Default color Space for the Internet". Detailed explanations and more links are available at that site.

Netscape in its 3.0bx documentation specifies "aliceblue" as "#f0f8ff". WebTV defines the same "aliceblue" as "#a0ce00". Take your pick.

The WebTV 1.2 specification is used in this chart. WebTV in its "HTML Color Names" document gives two spellings for colours containing the word "grey". For example, "darkgray" and "darkgrey". Both are presented here. Please note not all browsers support "grey", only "gray".

Colour Names

hex value

Colour Names

hex value

Colour Names

hex value

#f0f8ff aliceblue

#f0f8ff aliceblue

#a0ce00 aliceblue

#a0ce00 aliceblue

#faebd7 antiquewhite

#faebd7 antiquewhite

aqua

aquamarine

azure

aqua

#00ffff

aquamarine

#7fffd4

azure

#f0ffff

#f5f5dc beige

#f5f5dc beige

#ffe4c4 bisque

#ffe4c4 bisque

#000000 black

#000000 black

#ffebcd blanchedalmond

#ffebcd blanchedalmond

#0000ff blue

#0000ff blue

#8a2be2 blueviolet

#8a2be2 blueviolet

#a52a2a brown

#a52a2a brown

#deb887 burlywood

#deb887 burlywood

#5f9ea0 cadetblue

#5f9ea0 cadetblue

#7fff00 chartreuse

#7fff00 chartreuse

#d2691e chocolate

#d2691e chocolate

#ff7f50 coral

#ff7f50 coral

#6495ed cornflowerblue

#6495ed cornflowerblue

#fff8dc cornsilk

#fff8dc cornsilk

#dc143c crimson

#dc143c crimson

#00ffff cyan

#00ffff cyan

#00008b darkblue

#00008b darkblue

#008b8b darkcyan

#008b8b darkcyan

#b8860b darkgoldenrod

#b8860b darkgoldenrod

#a9a9a9 darkgray

#a9a9a9 darkgray

#a9a9a9 darkgrey

#a9a9a9 darkgrey

#006400 darkgreen

#006400 darkgreen

#bdb76b darkkhaki

#bdb76b darkkhaki

#8b008b darkmagenta

#8b008b darkmagenta

#556b2f darkolivegreen

#556b2f darkolivegreen

#ff8c00 darkorange

#ff8c00 darkorange

#9932cc darkorchid

#9932cc darkorchid

#8b0000 darkred

#8b0000 darkred

#e9967a darksalmon

#e9967a darksalmon

#8fbc8f darkseagreen

#8fbc8f darkseagreen

#483d8b darkslateblue

#483d8b darkslateblue

#2f4f4f darkslategray

#2f4f4f darkslategray

#2f4f4f darkslategrey

#2f4f4f darkslategrey

#00ced1 darkturquoise

#00ced1 darkturquoise

#9400d3 darkviolet

#9400d3 darkviolet

#ff1493 deeppink

#ff1493 deeppink

#00bfbf deepskyblue

#00bfBf deepskyblue

#00bfff deepskyblue

#00bfFf deepskyblue

#696969 dimgray

#696969 dimgray

#696969 dimgrey

#696969 dimgrey

#1e90ff dodgerblue

#1e90ff dodgerblue

#b22222 firebrick

#b22222 firebrick

#fffaf0 floralwhite

#fffaf0 floralwhite

#228b22 forestgreen

#228b22 forestgreen

#ff00ff fuchsia

#ff00ff fuchsia

#dcdcdc gainsboro

#dcdcdc gainsboro

#f8f8ff ghostwhite

#f8f8ff ghostwhite

#ffd700 gold

#ffd700 gold

#daa520 goldenrod

#daa520 goldenrod

#808080 gray

#808080 gray

#808080 grey

#808080 grey

#008000 green

#008000 green

#adff2f greenyellow

#adff2f greenyellow

#f0fff0 honeydew

#f0fff0 honeydew

#ff69b4 hotpink

#ff69b4 hotpink

#cd5c5c indianred

#cd5c5c indianred

#4b0082 indigo

#4b0082 indigo

#fffff0 ivory

#fffff0 ivory

#f0e68c khaki

#f0e68c khaki

#e6e6fa lavender

#e6e6fa lavender

#fff0f5 lavenderblush

#fff0f5 lavenderblush

#7cfc00 lawngreen

#7cfc00 lawngreen

#fffacd lemonchiffon

#fffacd lemonchiffon

#add8e6 lightblue

#add8e6 lightblue

#f08080 lightcoral

#f08080 lightcoral

#e0ffff lightcyan

#e0ffff lightcyan

#fafad2 lightgoldenrodyellow

#fafad2 lightgoldenrodyellow

#90ee90 lightgreen

#90ee90 lightgreen

#d3d3d3 lightgray

#d3d3d3 lightgray

#d3d3d3 lightgrey

#d3d3d3 lightgrey

#ffb6c1 lightpink

#ffb6c1 lightpink

#ffa07a lightsalmon

#ffa07a lightsalmon

#20b2aa lightseagreen

#20b2aa lightseagreen

#87cefa lightskyblue

#87cefa lightskyblue

#778899 lightslategray

#778899 lightslategray

#778899 lightslategrey

#778899 lightslategrey

#b0c4de lightsteelblue

#b0c4de lightsteelblue

#ffffe0 lightyellow

#ffffe0 lightyellow

#00ff00 lime

#00ff00 lime

#32cd32 limegreen

#32cd32 limegreen

#faf0e6 linen

#faf0e6 linen

#ff00ff magenta

#ff00ff magenta

#800000 maroon

#800000 maroon

#66cdaa mediumaquamarine

#66cdaa mediumaquamarine

#0000cd mediumblue

#0000cd mediumblue

#00fa9a mediumgreen

#00fa9a mediumgreen

#ba55d3 mediumorchid

#ba55d3 mediumorchid

#9370db mediumpurple

#9370db mediumpurple

#3cb371 mediumseagreen

#3cb371 mediumseagreen

#7b68ee mediumslateblue

#7b68ee mediumslateblue

#00fa9a mediumspringgreen

#00fa9a mediumspringgreen

#48d1cc mediumturquoise

#48d1cc mediumturquoise

#c71585 mediumvioletred

#c71585 mediumvioletred

#191970 midnightblue

#191970 midnightblue

#f5fffa mintcream

#f5fffa mintcream

#ffe4e1 mistyrose

#ffe4e1 mistyrose

#ffe4b5 moccasin

#ffe4b5 moccasin

#ffdead navajowhite

#ffdead navajowhite

#000080 navy

#000080 navy

#000080 navyblue

#000080 navyblue

#fdf5e6 oldlace

#fdf5e6 oldlace

#808000 olive

#808000 olive

#6b8e23 olivedrab

#6b8e23 olivedrab

#ffa500 orange

#ffa500 orange

#ff4500 orangered

#ff4500 orangered

#da70d6 orchid

#da70d6 orchid

#eee8aa palegoldenrod

#eee8aa palegoldenrod

#98fb98 palegreen

#98fb98 palegreen

#afeeee paleturquoise

#afeeee paleturquoise

#db7093 palevioletred

#db7093 palevioletred

#ffefd5 papayawhip

#ffefd5 papayawhip

#ffdab9 peachpuff

#ffdab9 peachpuff

#cd853f peru

#cd853f peru

#ffc0cb pink

#ffc0cb pink

#dda0dd plum

#dda0dd plum

#b0e0e6 powderblue

#b0e0e6 powderblue

#800080 purple

#800080 purple

#ff0000 red

#ff0000 red

#bc8f8f rosybrown

#bc8f8f rosybrown

#4169e1 royalblue

#4169e1 royalblue

#8b4513 saddlebrown

#8b4513 saddlebrown

#fa8072 salmon

#fa8072 salmon

#f4a460 sandybrown

#f4a460 sandybrown

#2e8b57 seagreen

#2e8b57 seagreen

#fff5ee seashell

#fff5ee seashell

#a0522d sienna

#a0522d sienna

#c0c0c0 silver

#c0c0c0 silver

#87ceeb skyblue

#87ceeb skyblue

#6a5acd slateblue

#6a5acd slateblue

#708090 slategray

#708090 slategray

#708090 slategrey

#708090 slategrey

#fffafa snow

#fffafa snow

#00ff7f springgreen

#00ff7f springgreen

#4682b4 steelblue

#4682b4 steelblue

#d2b48c tan

#d2b48c tan

#008080 teal

#008080 teal

#d8bfd8 thistle

#d8bfd8 thistle

#ff6347 tomato

#ff6347 tomato

#40e0d0 turquoise

#40e0d0 turquoise

#ee82ee violet

#ee82ee violet

#f5deb3 wheat

#f5deb3 wheat

#ffffff white

#ffffff white

#f5f5f5 whitesmoke

#f5f5f5 whitesmoke

#ffff00 yellow

#ffff00 yellow

#9acd32 yellowgreen

#9acd32 yellowgreen