Listed below is a quick reference guide of a few color codes you can use when defining the background, text and link colors in HTML 3.0 documents.

Color Names and Codes

Color Name Code Color Name Code Color Name Code
AliceBlue eff7ff Gray52 7a7777 MistyRose fde1dd
AntiqueWhite f9e8d2 Gray53 7c7979 MistyRose2 ead0cc
AntiqueWhite1 feedd6 Gray54 807d7c MistyRose3 c6afac
AntiqueWhite2 ebdbc5 Gray55 82807e MistyRose4 806f6c
AntiqueWhite3 c8b9a6 Gray56 858381 moccasin fde0ac
AntiqueWhite4 817468 Gray57 878583 NavajoWhite fddaa3
Aquamarine 43b7ba Gray58 8b8987 NavajoWhite2 eac995
aquamarine1 87fdce Gray59 8d8b89 NavajoWhite3 c7aa7d
aquamarine2 7deabe Gray60 8f8e8d NavajoWhite4 806a4b
aquamarine3 69c69f Gray61 939190 Navy 150567
aquamarine4 417c64 Gray62 959492 OldLace fcf3e2
azure efffff Gray63 999795 OliveDrab 658017
azure2 deecec Gray64 9a9998 OliveDrab1 c3fb17
azure3 bcc7c7 Gray65 9e9c9b OliveDrab2 b5e917
azure4 7a7d7d Gray66 a09f9d OliveDrab3 99c517
beige f5f3d7 Gray67 a3a2a0 OliveDrab4 617c17
bisque fde0bc Gray68 a5a4a3 Orange f87a17
bisque2 ead0ae Gray69 a9a8a6 orange1 fa9b17
bisque3 c7af92 Gray70 acaba9 orange2 e78e17
bisque4 816e59 Gray71 aeadac orange3 c57717
Black 000000 Gray72 b1b1af orange4 7f4817
BlanchedAlmond fee8c6 Gray73 b3b3b1 OrangeRed f63817
Blue 0000ff Gray74 b7b6b4 OrangeRed2 e43117
blue1 1535ff Gray75 b9b8b6 OrangeRed3 c22817
blue2 1531ec Gray76 bcbbba OrangeRed4 7e0517
blue3 1528c7 Gray77 bebebc Orchid e57ded
blue4 151b7e Gray78 c1c1bf orchid1 f67dfa
BlueViolet 7931df Gray79 c3c4c2 orchid2 e473e7
Brown 980517 Gray80 c7c7c5 orchid3 c160c3
brown1 f63526 Gray81 cacac9 orchid4 7d387c
brown2 e42d17 Gray82 cccccb PaleGoldenrod ede49e
brown3 c22217 Gray83 d0cfcf PaleGreen 79d867
burlywood1 fcce8e Gray84 d2d2d1 PaleGreen1 a0fc8d
burlywood2 eabe83 Gray85 d5d5d4 PaleGreen2 94e981
burlywood3 c6a06d Gray86 d7d7d7 PaleGreen3 7dc56c
burlywood4 806341 Gray87 dbdbd9 PaleGreen4 4e7c41
CadetBlue 578693 Gray88 dddddc PaleTurquoise aeebec
CadetBlue1 99f3ff Gray89 e0e0e0 PaleTurquoise1 bcfeff
CadetBlue2 8ee2ec Gray90 e2e3e1 PaleTurquoise2 adebec
CadetBlue3 77bfc7 Gray91 e5e6e4 PaleTurquoise3 92c7c7
CadetBlue4 4c787e Gray92 e8e9e8 PaleTurquoise4 5e7d7e
charTReuse 8afb17 Gray93 ebebea PaleVioleTRed d16587
charTReuse2 7fe817 Gray94 eeeeee PaleVioleTRed1 f778a1
charTReuse3 6cc417 Gray95 f0f1f0 PaleVioleTRed2 e56e94
charTReuse4 437c17 Gray96 f4f4f3 PaleVioleTRed3 c25a7c
chocolate c85a17 Gray97 f6f6f5 PaleVioleTRed4 7e354d
Coral f76541 Gray98 f9f9fa PapayaWhip feeccf
coral2 e55b3c Gray99 fbfbfb PeachPuff fcd5b0
coral3 c34a2c Green 00ff00 PeachPuff2 eac5a3
coral4 7e2817 green1 5ffb17 PeachPuff3 c6a688
CornflowerBlue 151b8d green2 59e817 PeachPuff4 806752
cornsilk fff7d7 green3 4cc417 peru c57726
cornsilk2 ece5c6 green4 347c17 Pink faafbe
cornsilk3 c8c2a7 GreenYellow b1fb17 pink2 e7a1b0
cornsilk4 817a68 honeydew f0feee pink3 c48793
Cyan 00ffff honeydew2 deebdc pink4 7f525d
cyan1 57feff honeydew3 bcc7b9 Plum b93b8f
cyan2 50ebec honeydew4 7a7d74 plum1 f9b7ff
cyan3 46c7c7 HotPink f660ab plum2 e6a9ec
cyan4 307d7e HotPink1 f665ab plum3 c38ec7
DarkGoldenrod af7817 HotPink2 e45e9d plum4 7e587e
DarkGoldenrod1 fbb117 HotPink3 c25283 PowderBlue addce3
DarkGoldenrod2 e8a317 HotPink4 7d2252 purple 8e35ef
DarkGoldenrod3 c58917 IndianRed 5e2217 purple1 893bff
DarkGoldenrod4 7f5217 IndianRed1 f75d59 purple2 7f38ec
DarkGreen 254117 IndianRed2 e55451 purple3 6c2dc7
DarkKhaki b7ad59 IndianRed3 c24641 purple4 461b7e
DarkOliveGreen 4a4117 IndianRed4 7e2217 Red ff0000
DarkOliveGreen1 ccfb5d ivory ffffee red1 f62217
DarkOliveGreen2 bce954 ivory2 ececdc red2 e41b17
DarkOliveGreen3 a0c544 ivory3 c9c7b9 RosyBrown b38481
DarkOliveGreen4 667c26 ivory4 817d74 RosyBrown1 fbbbb9
DarkOrange f88017 Khaki ada96e RosyBrown2 e8adaa
DarkOrange1 f87217 khaki1 fff380 RosyBrown3 c5908e
DarkOrange2 e56717 khaki2 ede275 RosyBrown4 7f5a58
DarkOrange3 c35617 khaki3 c9be62 RoyalBlue 2b60de
DarkOrange4 7e3117 khaki4 827839 RoyalBlue1 306eff
DarkOrchid 7d1b7e lavender e3e4fa RoyalBlue2 2b65ec
DarkOrchid1 b041ff LavenderBlush fdeef4 RoyalBlue3 2554c7
DarkOrchid2 a23bec LavenderBlush2 ebdde2 RoyalBlue4 15317e
DarkOrchid3 8b31c7 LavenderBlush3 c8bbbe salmon1 f88158
DarkOrchid4 571b7e LavenderBlush4 817679 salmon2 e67451
DarkSalmon e18b6b LawnGreen 87f717 salmon3 c36241
DarkSeaGreen 8bb381 LemonChiffon fff8c6 salmon4 7e3817
DarkSeaGreen1 c3fdb8 LemonChiffon2 ece5b6 SandyBrown ee9a4d
DarkSeaGreen2 b5eaaa LemonChiffon3 c9c299 SeaGreen 4e8975
DarkSeaGreen3 99c68e LemonChiffon4 827b60 SeaGreen1 6afb92
DarkSeaGreen4 617c58 LightBlue addfff SeaGreen2 64e986
DarkSlateBlue 2b3856 LightBlue1 bdedff SeaGreen3 54c571
DarkSlateGray 25383c LightBlue2 afdcec SeaGreen4 387c44
DarkSlateGray1 9afeff LightBlue3 95b9c7 seashell fef3eb
DarkSlateGray2 8eebec LightBlue4 5e767e seashell2 ebe2d9
DarkSlateGray3 78c7c7 LightCoral e77471 seashell3 c8bfb6
DarkSlateGray4 4c7d7e LightCyan e0ffff seashell4 817873
DarkTurquoise 3b9c9c LightCyan2 cfecec Sienna 8a4117
DarkViolet 842dce LightCyan3 afc7c7 sienna1 f87431
DeepPink f52887 LightCyan4 717d7d sienna2 e66c2c
DeepPink2 e4287c LightGoldenrod ecd872 sienna3 c35817
DeepPink3 c12267 LightGoldenrod1 ffe87c sienna4 7e3517
DeepPink4 7d053f LightGoldenrod2 ecd672 SkyBlue 6698ff
DeepSkyBlue 3bb9ff LightGoldenrod3 c8b560 SkyBlue1 82caff
DeepSkyBlue2 38acec LightGoldenrod4 817339 SkyBlue2 79baec
DeepSkyBlue3 3090c7 LightGoldenrodYellow faf8cc SkyBlue3 659ec7
DeepSkyBlue4 25587e LightPink faafba SkyBlue4 41627e
DimGray 463e41 LightPink1 f9a7b0 SlateBlue 737ca1
DodgerBlue 1589ff LightPink2 e799a3 SlateBlue1 7369ff
DodgerBlue2 157dec LightPink3 c48189 SlateBlue2 6960ec
DodgerBlue3 1569c7 LightPink4 7f4e52 SlateBlue3 574ec7
DodgerBlue4 153e7e LightSalmon f9966b SlateBlue4 342d7e
Firebrick 800517 LightSalmon2 e78a61 SlateGray 657383
firebrick1 f62817 LightSalmon3 c47451 SlateGray1 c2dfff
firebrick2 e42217 LightSalmon4 7f462c SlateGray2 b4cfec
firebrick3 c11b17 LightSeaGreen 3ea99f SlateGray3 98afc7
FloralWhite fff9ee LightSkyBlue 82cafa SlateGray4 616d7e
ForestGreen 4e9258 LightSkyBlue2 a0cfec snow fff9fa
gainsboro d8d9d7 LightSkyBlue3 87afc7 snow2 ece7e6
GhostWhite f7f7ff LightSkyBlue4 566d7e snow3 c8c4c2
Gold d4a017 LightSlateBlue 736aff snow4 817c7b
gold1 fdd017 LightSlateGray 6d7b8d SpringGreen 4aa02c
gold2 eac117 LightSteelBlue 728fce SpringGreen1 5efb6e
gold3 c7a317 LightSteelBlue1 c6deff SpringGreen2 57e964
gold4 806517 LightSteelBlue2 b7ceec SpringGreen3 4cc552
Goldenrod edda74 LightSteelBlue3 9aadc7 SpringGreen4 347c2c
goldenrod1 fbb917 LightSteelBlue4 646d7e SteelBlue 4863a0
goldenrod2 e9ab17 LightYellow fffedc SteelBlue1 5cb3ff
goldenrod3 c68e17 LightYellow2 edebcb SteelBlue2 56a5ec
goldenrod4 805817 LightYellow3 c9c7aa SteelBlue3 488ac7
Gray 736f6e LightYellow4 827d6b SteelBlue4 2b547e
Gray0 150517 LimeGreen 41a317 Tan d8af79
Gray100 ffffff linen f9eee2 tan1 fa9b3c
Gray18 250517 Magenta ff00ff tan2 e78e35
Gray21 2b1b17 magenta1 f43eff Thistle d2b9d3
Gray23 302217 magenta2 e238ec thistle1 fcdfff
Gray24 302226 magenta3 c031c7 thistle2 e9cfec
Gray25 342826 Maroon 810541 thistle3 c6aec7
Gray26 34282c maroon1 f535aa thistle4 806d7e
Gray27 382d2c maroon2 e3319d tomato f75431
Gray28 3b3131 maroon3 c12283 tomato2 e54c2c
Gray29 3e3535 maroon4 7d0552 tomato3 c23e17
Gray30 413839 MediumAquamarine 348781 Turquoise 43c6db
Gray31 41383c MediumBlue 152dc6 turquoise1 52f3ff
Gray32 463e3f MediumForestGreen 347235 turquoise2 4ee2ec
Gray34 4a4344 MediumGoldenrod ccb954 turquoise3 43bfc7
Gray35 4c4646 MediumOrchid b048b5 turquoise4 30787e
Gray36 4e4848 MediumOrchid1 d462ff Violet 8d38c9
Gray37 504a4b MediumOrchid2 c45aec VioleTRed e9358a
Gray38 544e4f MediumOrchid3 a74ac7 VioleTRed1 f6358a
Gray39 565051 MediumOrchid4 6a287e VioleTRed2 e4317f
Gray40 595454 MediumPurple 8467d7 VioleTRed3 c12869
Gray41 5c5858 MediumPurple1 9e7bff VioleTRed4 7d0541
Gray42 5f5a59 MediumPurple2 9172ec Wheat f3daa9
Gray43 625d5d MediumPurple3 7a5dc7 wheat1 fee4b1
Gray44 646060 MediumPurple4 4e387e wheat2 ebd3a3
Gray45 666362 MediumSeaGreen 306754 wheat3 c8b189
Gray46 696565 MediumSlateBlue 5e5a80 wheat4 816f54
Gray47 6d6968 MediumSpringGreen 348017 Yellow ffff00
Gray48 6e6a6b MediumTurquoise 48cccd yellow1 fffc17
Gray49 726e6d MediumVioleTRed ca226b YellowGreen 52d017
Gray50 747170 MidnightBlue 151b54    
Gray51 787473 MintCream f5fff9