The HTML 4.01 specification recognizes 16 distinct colors that can be referred to by name. Those colors are shown in the table below.
The "Web safe" color palette (also known as the Netscape palette, or 216 palette) was devised as a standard for browsers when the browser's platform was set to display only 8-bit color (a maximum of 256 colors). Although the palette has somewhat outgrown its usefulness (since most browser platforms are set to display far more than 256 colors), it can still be prudent to design your site colors within this standard.
Most graphic design and Web design programs include the Web safe palette for your convenience. The table below lists the 216 colors in the Web safe palette.
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#666666
R 102 G 102 B 102 |
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#666699
R 102 G 102 B 153 |
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#6666CC
R 102 G 102 B 204 |
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#6666FF
R 102 G 102 B 255 |
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#669966
R 102 G 153 B 102 |
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#669999
R 102 G 153 B 153 |
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#6699CC
R 102 G 153 B 204 |
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#6699FF
R 102 G 153 B 255 |
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#66CC66
R 102 G 204 B 102 |
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#66CC99
R 102 G 204 B 153 |
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#66CCCC
R 102 G 204 B 204 |
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#66CCFF
R 102 G 204 B 255 |
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#66FF66
R 102 G 255 B 102 |
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#66FF99
R 102 G 255 B 153 |
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#66FFCC
R 102 G 255 B 204 |
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#66FFFF
R 102 G 255 B 255 |
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#996666
R 153 G 102 B 102 |
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#996699
R 153 G 102 B 153 |
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#9966CC
R 153 G 102 B 204 |
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#9966FF
R 153 G 102 B 255 |
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#999966
R 153 G 153 B 102 |
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#999999
R 153 G 153 B 153 |
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#9999CC
R 153 G 153 B 204 |
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#9999FF
R 153 G 153 B 255 |
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#99CC66
R 153 G 204 B 102 |
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#99CC99
R 153 G 204 B 153 |
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#99CCCC
R 153 G 204 B 204 |
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#99CCFF
R 153 G 204 B 255 |
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#99FF66
R 153 G 255 B 102 |
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#99FF99
R 153 G 255 B 153 |
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#99FFCC
R 153 G 255 B 204 |
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#99FFFF
R 153 G 255 B 255 |
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#CC6666
R 204 G 102 B 102 |
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#CC6699
R 204 G 102 B 153 |
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#CC66CC
R 204 G 102 B 204 |
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#CC66FF
R 204 G 102 B 255 |
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#CC9966
R 204 G 153 B 102 |
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#CC9999
R 204 G 153 B 153 |
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#CC99CC
R 204 G 153 B 204 |
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#CC99FF
R 204 G 153 B 255 |
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#CCCC66
R 204 G 204 B 102 |
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#CCCC99
R 204 G 204 B 153 |
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#CCCCCC
R 204 G 204 B 204 |
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#CCCCFF
R 204 G 204 B 255 |
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#CCFF66
R 204 G 255 B 102 |
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#CCFF99
R 204 G 255 B 153 |
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#CCFFCC
R 204 G 255 B 204 |
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#CCFFFF
R 204 G 255 B 255 |
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#FF6666
R 255 G 102 B 102 |
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#FF6699
R 255 G 102 B 153 |
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#FF66CC
R 255 G 102 B 204 |
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#FF66FF
R 255 G 102 B 255 |
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#FF9966
R 255 G 153 B 102 |
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#FF9999
R 255 G 153 B 153 |
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#FF99CC
R 255 G 153 B 204 |
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#FF99FF
R 255 G 153 B 255 |
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#FFCC66
R 255 G 204 B 102 |
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#FFCC99
R 255 G 204 B 153 |
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#FFCCCC
R 255 G 204 B 204 |
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#FFCCFF
R 255 G 204 B 255 |
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#FFFF66
R 255 G 255 B 102 |
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#FFFF99
R 255 G 255 B 153 |
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#FFFFCC
R 255 G 255 B 204 |
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#FFFFFF
R 255 G 255 B 255 |
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