Using Hexadecimal Values for Colors

To remain standards-compliant, as well as to retain precise control over the colors in your website, you can reference colors by their hexadecimal value. The hexadecimal value of a color is an indication of how much red, green, and blue light should be mixed into each color. It works a little bit like Play-Doh—just mix in the amounts of red, blue, and green you want to get the appropriate color.

The hexadecimal color format is #rrggbb, in which rr, gg, and bb are two-digit hexadecimal values for the red (rr), green (gg), and blue (bb) components of the color. If you’re not familiar with hexadecimal numbers, don’t sweat it. Just remember that FF is the maximum and 00 is the minimum. Use one of the following codes for each component: