HTML Color Coding System - Color Names

•Here are 3 different methods to set color. The simplest being the Generic terms of colors. Examples: black, white, red, green, and blue. Generic colors are preset HTML coded colors where the value is simply the name of each color.

HTML Coloring System - RGB Values

•We do not recommend that you use RGB for safe web design because non-IE browsers do not support HTML RGB.

•RGB stands for Red, Green, Blue. Each can have a value from 0 (none of that color) to 255 (fully that color). The format for RGB is - rgb(RED, GREEN, BLUE), just like the name implies

•Red, Green, and Blue Values:

•bgcolor="rgb(255,255,255)"White

•bgcolor="rgb(255,0,0)"Red

•bgcolor="rgb(0,255,0)"Green

•bgcolor="rgb(0,0,255)"Blue