Hexidecimal Color Codes

Though you can create color on a website using simple color names like red, blue, yellow and green, you can create thousands of colors if you learn to use hexidecimal code.

You should know that most colors will display differently on visiting browsers.

It's best to use standard web palette colors in website design. It is also a good idea to use colors that are related in some way.

Please try our HTML Color Tool to learn about color relationships before you make the decision on your website colors.

Standard Web Palette colors are in bold.

Color Name Hex Code Sample
violet ff00ff
pink/violet ff00cc
deeppink ff1493
hotpink ff0066
candyapplered ff0055
red ff3333
brightred ff3300
truered ff0000
firebrick b22222
darkred cc3333
crimson dc143c
orangered ff4500
orange ff6600
coral ff6666
darkorange ff8c00
pumpkin ff9900
peach ff9966
oldgold ffcc00
darkgold ffcc33
mediumgold ffcc66
gold ffd700
brightyellow ffff00
yellow ffff66
greenyellow adff2f
chartreuse 7fff00
lawngreen 7cfc00
brightgreen 00ff00
lime 00ff00
grassgreen 00cc00
limegreen 32cd32
mediumseagreen 3cb371
forestgreen 228b22
green 009900
mediumgreen 006600
darkgreen 003300
darkteal 006666
darkcyan 008b8b
mediumteal 009999
lightseagreen 20b2aa
honeydew f0fff0
Color Name Hex Code Sample
purple cc00ff
hotpink ff69b4
pink ff9999
pink ffcccc
palevioletred d87093
mediumvioletred c71585
darkmagneta 8b008b
purple 663399
lightsteelblue b0c4de
darkorchid 9932cc
purple/blue 9900ff
violet 990099
bloodred 990000
darkviolet 660066
purple 660099
indigo 4b0082
darkslateblue 483d8b
slateblue 6a5acd
mediumslateblue 7b68ee
darkblue 330099
midnightblue 191970
navy 003366
deepblue 003399
blue 0033cc
brightblue 0000ff
royalblue 4169e1
dodgerblue 1e90ff
lightblue 99ccff
gunmetalblue 336699
mediumblue 3399cc
mediumblue 0099cc
mediumblue 6699cc
deepskyblue 00bfff
babyblue 00ccff
lightskyblue 87cefa
darkturquoise 00ced1
turquoise 66cccc
powderblue 00e0e6
cyan or aqua 00ffff

 

Earth Tones
Color Name Hex Code Sample
maroon 800000
brown a52a2a
sienna a0522d
sandy brown f4a460
chocolate d2691e
indianred cd5c5c
peru cd853f
lightbrown cc9966
burleywood deb887
lightcoral f08080
salmon fa8072
darksalmon e9967a
lightsalmon ffa07a
flesh ffcc99
peachpuff ffdab9
navajowhite ffdead
mocassin ffe4b5
papayawhip ffefd5
goldenrod daa520
darkgoldbrown cc9900
darkgoldenrod b8860b
darkkhaki bdb76b
putty cccc99
khaki f0e68c
beige f5f5dc
cornsilk fff8dc
antiquewhite faebd7
floralwhite fffaf0
ivory fffff0
Black & White
Color Name Hex Code Sample
black 000000
lightslategray 778899
dimgray 696969
gray 808080
darkgrey a9a9a9
silver c0c0c0
mediumgray cccccc
lightgrey d3d3d3
lightgray dddddd
gainsboro dcdcdc
white ffffff
Olives
darkolive 666633
darkolivegreen 556b2f
mediumolive 999966
olive 808000
olivedrab 688e23

 

Tints, Shades & Tones
Color Name Hex Code Sample
cadetblue 5f9ea0
mediumturquoise 48d1cc
aquamarine 7fffd4
lightcyan e0ffff
azure f0ffff
aliceblue f0f8ff
mintcream f5fffa
darkseagreen 8fbc8f
palegreen 98fb98
lightgreen ccffcc
mediumpurple 9370d8
cornflowerblue 9999cc
lavender e6e6fa
ghostwhite f8f8ff
palegoldenrod eee8aa
lightgoldenrodyellow fafad2
lemonchiffon fffacd
lightyellow ffffe0
orchid da70d6
plum dda0dd
lightpink ffb6c1
pink ffc0cb
lavenderblush fff0f5
linen faf0e6
paleturquoise faeeee
oldlace fdf5e6