Colour names

The color names recognized by common browsers, with dark colours towards the left and top, and light colours towards the right and foot. The xxxs show the readability of monochrome letters against each colour.

Hex	Name	Colour	Hex	Name	Colour
Blacks and greys
000000	black	xxx	778899	lightslategray	xxx
2F4F4F	darkslategray	xxx	A9A9A9	darkgray	xxx
696969	dimgray	xxx	C0C0C0	silver	xxx
808080	gray	xxx	D3D3D3	lightgray	xxx
708090	slategray	xxx	DCDCDC	gainsboro	xxx
Blues
191970	midnightblue	xxx	00BFFF	deepskyblue	xxx
000080	navy	xxx	87CEEB	skyblue	xxx
00008B	darkblue	xxx	87CEFA	lightskyblue	xxx
0000CD	mediumblue	xxx	00FFFF	aqua = cyan	xxx
0000FF	blue	xxx	B0E0E6	powderblue	xxx
4682B4	steelblue	xxx	ADD8E6	lightblue	xxx
4169E1	royalblue	xxx	AFEEEE	paleturquoise	xxx
6495ED	cornflowerblue	xxx	F0FFFF	azure	xxx
1E90FF	dodgerblue	xxx	F0F8FF	aliceblue	xxx
Blue-purples
4B0082	indigo	xxx	7B68EE	mediumslateblue	xxx
483D8B	darkslateblue	xxx	8470FF	lightslateblue *	xxx
6A5ACD	slateblue	xxx	B0C4DE	lightsteelblue	xxx
Blue-greens
008080	teal	xxx	66CDAA	mediumaquamarine	xxx
008B8B	darkcyan	xxx	48D1CC	mediumturquoise	xxx
5F9EA0	cadetblue	xxx	40E0D0	turquoise	xxx
20B2AA	lightseagreen	xxx	7FFFD4	aquamarine	xxx
00CED1	darkturquoise	xxx	E0FFFF	lightcyan	xxx
Greens
006400	darkgreen	xxx	9ACD32	yellowgreen	xxx
008000	green	xxx	00FF00	lime	xxx
228B22	forestgreen	xxx	00FF7F	springgreen	xxx
2E8B57	seagreen	xxx	00FA9A	mediumspringgreen	xxx
556B2F	darkolivegreen	xxx	7CFC00	lawngreen	xxx
808000	olive	xxx	7FFF00	chartreuse	xxx
6B8E23	olivedrab	xxx	ADFF2F	greenyellow	xxx
3CB371	mediumseagreen	xxx	90EE90	lightgreen	xxx
32CD32	limegreen	xxx	98FB98	palegreen	xxx
8FBC8F	darkseagreen	xxx	F0FFF0	honeydew	xxx
Purples
800000	maroon	xxx	9370D8	mediumpurple	xxx
800080	purple	xxx	DA70D6	orchid	xxx
8B008B	darkmagenta	xxx	EE82EE	violet	xxx
9400D3	darkviolet	xxx	DDA0DD	plum	xxx
9932CC	darkorchid	xxx	D8BFD8	thistle	xxx
8A2BE2	blueviolet	xxx	E6E6FA	lavender	xxx
BA55D3	mediumorchid	xxx	F8F8FF	ghostwhite	xxx
Browns
8B4513	saddlebrown	xxx	F4A460	sandybrown	xxx
A52A2A	brown	xxx	BDB76B	darkkhaki	xxx
B22222	firebrick	xxx	D2B48C	tan	xxx
A0522D	sienna	xxx	DEB887	burlywood	xxx
D2691E	chocolate	xxx	F0E68C	khaki	xxx
B8860B	darkgoldenrod	xxx	FFDEAD	navajowhite	xxx
CD853F	peru	xxx	FFEBCD	blanchedalmond	xxx
BC8F8F	rosybrown	xxx	FFEFD5	papayawhip	xxx
Reds
8B0000	darkred	xxx	FF1493	deeppink	xxx
DC143C	crimson	xxx	FF00FF	fuchsia = magenta	xxx
FF0000	red	xxx	CD5C5C	indianred	xxx
C71585	mediumvioletred	xxx	D87093	palevioletred	xxx
D02090	violetred	xxx	F08080	lightcoral	xxx
Oranges
FF4500	orangered	xxx	FFA500	orange	xxx
FF6347	tomato	xxx	FF7F50	coral	xxx
FF8C00	darkorange	xxx	FFDAB9	peachpuff	xxx
DAA520	goldenrod	xxx	FFE4C4	bisque	xxx
Pinks
FF69B4	hotpink	xxx	FFB6C1	lightpink	xxx
FF7F50	coral	xxx	FFC0CB	pink	xxx
F08080	lightcoral	xxx	FFE4E1	mistyrose	xxx
FA8072	salmon	xxx	FFF0F5	lavenderblush	xxx
E9967A	darksalmon	xxx	FFF5EE	seashell	xxx
FFA07A	lightsalmon	xxx	FFFAFA	snow	xxx
Yellows and creams
FFD700	gold	xxx	FFF8DC	cornsilk	xxx
FFFF00	yellow	xxx	FDF5E6	oldlace	xxx
F5DEB3	wheat	xxx	FAF0E6	linen	xxx
EEE8AA	palegoldenrod	xxx	F5F5DC	beige	xxx
FFE4B5	moccasin	xxx	FAFAD2	lightgoldenrodyellow	xxx
FAEBD7	antiquewhite	xxx	FFFFE0	lightyellow	xxx
FFFACD	lemonchiffon	xxx	FFFFF0	ivory	xxx
Whites
FFFFFF	white	xxx	F0FFF0	honeydew	xxx
FFFAF0	floralwhite	xxx	F5F5F5	whitesmoke	xxx
F8F8FF	ghostwhite	xxx	FFFAFA	snow	xxx
F5FFFA	mintcream	xxx	FFFFF0	ivory	xxx

* Some colour names don't work - e.g. lightslateblue looks blue in Netscape, black in Internet Explorer for PC. The same with paleviolet.

See also the charts of background colours and websafe colours.

Web colour names