HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
STYLE SHEETS AND COLOR
Every style rule needs to be enclosed in curly braces,
with the style property values separated by semicolons.
The
selector
defi
n
es what element or elements are
affected by a rule.
The background-color style property sets the
background color.
The color style property sets the text color.
CSS supports
color names
for a select
group of
commonly used colors.
The
HSL model
selects color from a color wheel at
varying levels of saturation and ligh
t
ness.
CSS Color
Models
rgb(
red
,
green
,
blue
)
hsl(
hue
,
saturation
,
lightness
)
red
,
green
, and
blue
range
from 0 (no intensity) up to
255 (highest intensity)
hue
ranges from 0 to
360 degrees,
saturation
and
lightness
vary from 0% to 100%
The
RGB model
combines red, blue, and green color of
varying intensities.
