Appendix C - Named Colors and The Web Safe Palette

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.

Note: More infomration on the "Web safe" palette can be found at Lynda Weinman's Web site (specifically: http://www.lynda.com/hexh.html). Lynda is credited with being the first to identify and publish information about the Web safe palette.

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.

16 Named Colors

Aqua
 
Black
 
Blue
 
Fuchsia
 
Gray
 
Green
 
Lime
 
Maroon
 
Navy
 
Olive
 
Purple
 
Red
 
Silver
 
Teal
 
White
 
Yellow
 

Web Safe Palette

#000000
R 0 G 0 B 0
 
#000033
R 0 G 0 B 51
 
#000066
R 0 G 0 B 102
 
#000099
R 0 G 0 B 153
 
#0000CC
R 0 G 0 B 204
 
#0000FF
R 0 G 0 B 255
 
#003300
R 0 G 51 B 0
 
#003333
R 0 G 51 B 51
 
#003366
R 0 G 51 B 102
 
#003399
R 0 G 51 B 153
 
#0033CC
R 0 G 51 B 204
 
#0033FF
R 0 G 51 B 255
 
#006600
R 0 G 102 B 0
 
#006633
R 0 G 102 B 51
 
#006666
R 0 G 102 B 102
 
#006699
R 0 G 102 B 153
 
#0066CC
R 0 G 102 B 204
 
#0066FF
R 0 G 102 B 255
 
#009900
R 0 G 153 B 0
 
#009933
R 0 G 153 B 51
 
#009966
R 0 G 153 B 102
 
#009999
R 0 G 153 B 153
 
#0099CC
R 0 G 153 B 204
 
#0099FF
R 0 G 153 B 255
 
#00CC00
R 0 G 204 B 0
 
#00CC33
R 0 G 204 B 51
 
#00CC66
R 0 G 204 B 102
 
#00CC99
R 0 G 204 B 153
 
#00CCCC
R 0 G 204 B 204
 
#00CCFF
R 0 G 204 B 255
 
#00FF00
R 0 G 255 B 0
 
#00FF33
R 0 G 255 B 51
 
#00FF66
R 0 G 255 B 102
 
#00FF99
R 0 G 255 B 153
 
#00FFCC
R 0 G 255 B 204
 
#00FFFF
R 0 G 255 B 255
 
#330000
R 51 G 0 B 0
 
#330033
R 51 G 0 B 51
 
#330066
R 51 G 0 B 102
 
#330099
R 51 G 0 B 153
 
#3300CC
R 51 G 0 B 204
 
#3300FF
R 51 G 0 B 255
 
#333300
R 51 G 51 B 0
 
#333333
R 51 G 51 B 51
 
#333366
R 51 G 51 B 102
 
#333399
R 51 G 51 B 153
 
#3333CC
R 51 G 51 B 204
 
#3333FF
R 51 G 51 B 255
 
#336600
R 51 G 102 B 0
 
#336633
R 51 G 102 B 51
 
#336666
R 51 G 102 B 102
 
#336699
R 51 G 102 B 153
 
#3366CC
R 51 G 102 B 204
 
#3366FF
R 51 G 102 B 255
 
#339900
R 51 G 153 B 0
 
#339933
R 51 G 153 B 51
 
#339966
R 51 G 153 B 102
 
#339999
R 51 G 153 B 153
 
#3399CC
R 51 G 153 B 204
 
#3399FF
R 51 G 153 B 255
 
#33CC00
R 51 G 204 B 0
 
#33CC33
R 51 G 204 B 51
 
#33CC66
R 51 G 204 B 102
 
#33CC99
R 51 G 204 B 153
 
#33CCCC
R 51 G 204 B 204
 
#33CCFF
R 51 G 204 B 255
 
#33FF00
R 51 G 255 B 0
 
#33FF33
R 51 G 255 B 51
 
#33FF66
R 51 G 255 B 102
 
#33FF99
R 51 G 255 B 153
 
#33FFCC
R 51 G 255 B 204
 
#33FFFF
R 51 G 255 B 255
 
#660000
R 102 G 0 B 0
 
#660033
R 102 G 0 B 51
 
#660066
R 102 G 0 B 102
 
#660099
R 102 G 0 B 153
 
#6600CC
R 102 G 0 B 204
 
#6600FF
R 102 G 0 B 255
 
#663300
R 102 G 51 B 0
 
#663333
R 102 G 51 B 51
 
#663366
R 102 G 51 B 102
 
#663399
R 102 G 51 B 153
 
#6633CC
R 102 G 51 B 204
 
#6633FF
R 102 G 51 B 255
 
#666600
R 102 G 102 B 0
 
#666633
R 102 G 102 B 51
 
#666666
R 102 G 102 B 102
 
#666699
R 102 G 102 B 153
 
#6666CC
R 102 G 102 B 204
 
#6666FF
R 102 G 102 B 255
 
#669900
R 102 G 153 B 0
 
#669933
R 102 G 153 B 51
 
#669966
R 102 G 153 B 102
 
#669999
R 102 G 153 B 153
 
#6699CC
R 102 G 153 B 204
 
#6699FF
R 102 G 153 B 255
 
#66CC00
R 102 G 204 B 0
 
#66CC33
R 102 G 204 B 51
 
#66CC66
R 102 G 204 B 102
 
#66CC99
R 102 G 204 B 153
 
#66CCCC
R 102 G 204 B 204
 
#66CCFF
R 102 G 204 B 255
 
#66FF00
R 102 G 255 B 0
 
#66FF33
R 102 G 255 B 51
 
#66FF66
R 102 G 255 B 102
 
#66FF99
R 102 G 255 B 153
 
#66FFCC
R 102 G 255 B 204
 
#66FFFF
R 102 G 255 B 255
 
#990000
R 153 G 0 B 0
 
#990033
R 153 G 0 B 51
 
#990066
R 153 G 0 B 102
 
#990099
R 153 G 0 B 153
 
#9900CC
R 153 G 0 B 204
 
#9900FF
R 153 G 0 B 255
 
#993300
R 153 G 51 B 0
 
#993333
R 153 G 51 B 51
 
#993366
R 153 G 51 B 102
 
#993399
R 153 G 51 B 153
 
#9933CC
R 153 G 51 B 204
 
#9933FF
R 153 G 51 B 255
 
#996600
R 153 G 102 B 0
 
#996633
R 153 G 102 B 51
 
#996666
R 153 G 102 B 102
 
#996699
R 153 G 102 B 153
 
#9966CC
R 153 G 102 B 204
 
#9966FF
R 153 G 102 B 255
 
#999900
R 153 G 153 B 0
 
#999933
R 153 G 153 B 51
 
#999966
R 153 G 153 B 102
 
#999999
R 153 G 153 B 153
 
#9999CC
R 153 G 153 B 204
 
#9999FF
R 153 G 153 B 255
 
#99CC00
R 153 G 204 B 0
 
#99CC33
R 153 G 204 B 51
 
#99CC66
R 153 G 204 B 102
 
#99CC99
R 153 G 204 B 153
 
#99CCCC
R 153 G 204 B 204
 
#99CCFF
R 153 G 204 B 255
 
#99FF00
R 153 G 255 B 0
 
#99FF33
R 153 G 255 B 51
 
#99FF66
R 153 G 255 B 102
 
#99FF99
R 153 G 255 B 153
 
#99FFCC
R 153 G 255 B 204
 
#99FFFF
R 153 G 255 B 255
 
#CC0000
R 204 G 0 B 0
 
#CC0033
R 204 G 0 B 51
 
#CC0066
R 204 G 0 B 102
 
#CC0099
R 204 G 0 B 153
 
#CC00CC
R 204 G 0 B 204
 
#CC00FF
R 204 G 0 B 255
 
#CC3300
R 204 G 51 B 0
 
#CC3333
R 204 G 51 B 51
 
#CC3366
R 204 G 51 B 102
 
#CC3399
R 204 G 51 B 153
 
#CC33CC
R 204 G 51 B 204
 
#CC33FF
R 204 G 51 B 255
 
#CC6600
R 204 G 102 B 0
 
#CC6633
R 204 G 102 B 51
 
#CC6666
R 204 G 102 B 102
 
#CC6699
R 204 G 102 B 153
 
#CC66CC
R 204 G 102 B 204
 
#CC66FF
R 204 G 102 B 255
 
#CC9900
R 204 G 153 B 0
 
#CC9933
R 204 G 153 B 51
 
#CC9966
R 204 G 153 B 102
 
#CC9999
R 204 G 153 B 153
 
#CC99CC
R 204 G 153 B 204
 
#CC99FF
R 204 G 153 B 255
 
#CCCC00
R 204 G 204 B 0
 
#CCCC33
R 204 G 204 B 51
 
#CCCC66
R 204 G 204 B 102
 
#CCCC99
R 204 G 204 B 153
 
#CCCCCC
R 204 G 204 B 204
 
#CCCCFF
R 204 G 204 B 255
 
#CCFF00
R 204 G 255 B 0
 
#CCFF33
R 204 G 255 B 51
 
#CCFF66
R 204 G 255 B 102
 
#CCFF99
R 204 G 255 B 153
 
#CCFFCC
R 204 G 255 B 204
 
#CCFFFF
R 204 G 255 B 255
 
#FF0000
R 255 G 0 B 0
 
#FF0033
R 255 G 0 B 51
 
#FF0066
R 255 G 0 B 102
 
#FF0099
R 255 G 0 B 153
 
#FF00CC
R 255 G 0 B 204
 
#FF00FF
R 255 G 0 B 255
 
#FF3300
R 255 G 51 B 0
 
#FF3333
R 255 G 51 B 51
 
#FF3366
R 255 G 51 B 102
 
#FF3399
R 255 G 51 B 153
 
#FF33CC
R 255 G 51 B 204
 
#FF33FF
R 255 G 51 B 255
 
#FF6600
R 255 G 102 B 0
 
#FF6633
R 255 G 102 B 51
 
#FF6666
R 255 G 102 B 102
 
#FF6699
R 255 G 102 B 153
 
#FF66CC
R 255 G 102 B 204
 
#FF66FF
R 255 G 102 B 255
 
#FF9900
R 255 G 153 B 0
 
#FF9933
R 255 G 153 B 51
 
#FF9966
R 255 G 153 B 102
 
#FF9999
R 255 G 153 B 153
 
#FF99CC
R 255 G 153 B 204
 
#FF99FF
R 255 G 153 B 255
 
#FFCC00
R 255 G 204 B 0
 
#FFCC33
R 255 G 204 B 51
 
#FFCC66
R 255 G 204 B 102
 
#FFCC99
R 255 G 204 B 153
 
#FFCCCC
R 255 G 204 B 204
 
#FFCCFF
R 255 G 204 B 255
 
#FFFF00
R 255 G 255 B 0
 
#FFFF33
R 255 G 255 B 51
 
#FFFF66
R 255 G 255 B 102
 
#FFFF99
R 255 G 255 B 153
 
#FFFFCC
R 255 G 255 B 204
 
#FFFFFF
R 255 G 255 B 255