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by Ian Lloyd

color (HTML attribute)

Browser support full matrix
IE5.5+ FF1+ Saf1.3+ Op9.2+
Full Full Full Full
Spec
Depr. Version
Yes HTML 2
color="colorname/#hexvalue"

Example

<p>This is not the way to emphasise text on a page - <font 
color="#003399">remember this!</font></p>

Description

The color attribute changes the color of the text inside the font element.

Value

A recognised color name (e.g. "blue" or "red" - see color names reference) or a value specified in hexadecimal (e.g. "#003366").

Compatibility

IE5.5Full
6.0Full
7.0Full
Firefox1.0Full
1.5Full
2.0Full
Safari1.3Full
2.0Full
3.0Full
Opera9.2Full

It causes no compatibility issues, and has excellent support across all tested browsers.

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