Specify a background color for an HTML document:
The bgcolor attribute specifies the background color of a document.
Attribute | |||||
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bgcolor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The <body> bgcolor attribute is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
CSS syntax: <body style="background-color:#E6E6FA">
CSS Example: Set the background color of a document
In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the background-color property.
Value | Description |
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color_name | Specifies the background color with a color name (like "red") |
hex_number | Specifies the background color with a hex code (like "#ff0000") |
rgb_number | Specifies the background color with an rgb code (like "rgb(255,0,0)") |