Choosing CSS background color
The CSS background-color
property lets you change the background color for the selected element:
CSS background color is applied to the padding, but not the margin of the element. It is an animatable property, introduced in CSS1:
.example {
max-width: 100px;
height: 100px;
margin: 10px;
padding: 10px;
background-color: #333;
}
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CSS background-color property syntax
To apply a CSS background color, you need to follow the syntax example below:
background-color: value;
The default value for this property is transparent
. You can change it using the name, RGB or HEX value of the color you choose:
body {
background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);
}
p {
background-color: red;
}
Tip: to get the value for the exact color tone you need, use the Pickeristic color picker.
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