hen a browser reads a style sheet, it will format the HTML document according to the information in the style sheet.
Three Ways to Insert CSS There are three ways of inserting a style sheet:
With an external style sheet, you can change the look of an entire website by changing just one file!
Each HTML page must include a reference to the external style sheet file inside the element, inside the head section.
Example External styles are defined within the element, inside the section of an HTML page:
This is a paragraph.
An external style sheet can be written in any text editor, and must be saved with a .css extension.The external .css file should not contain any HTML tags.
Here is how the "mystyle.css" file looks:
"mystyle.css" body { background-color: lightblue; }
h1 { color: navy; margin-left: 20px; }
CSS color Property
Example Set the text-color for different elements:
body { color: red; }
h1 { color: #00ff00; }
p.ex { color: rgb(0,0,255); } More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage The color property specifies the color of text.
Tip: Use a background color combined with a text color that makes the text easy to read.
Default value: not specified Inherited: yes Animatable: yes. Read about animatable Version: CSS1 JavaScript syntax: object.style.color="#0000FF" Browser Support The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Property color 1.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.5 CSS Syntax color: color|initial|inherit; Property Values Value Description Play it color Specifies the text color. Look at CSS Color Values for a complete list of possible color values. initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit More Examples Example Set the text color with a HEX value:
body {color: #92a8d1;} Example Set the text color with an RGB value:
body {color: rgb(201, 76, 76);} Example Set the text color with an RGBA value:
body {color: rgba(201, 76, 76, 0.6);} Example Set the text color with a HSL value:
body {color: hsl(89, 43%, 51%);} Example Set the text color with a HSLA value:
body {color: hsla(89, 43%, 51%, 0.6);}