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Named colors

Widely available since 2018-01-29
Tags: css Groups: CSS > Color types

Some CSS color values can be referenced by name, such as red or limegreen. They stand in for specific RGB color values.

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Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

  • Chrome 1 Released on 2008-12-11
  • Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
  • Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
  • Firefox 1 Released on 2004-11-09
  • Firefox for Android 4 Released on 2011-03-29
  • Safari 1 Released on 2003-06-23
  • Safari on iOS 1 Released on 2007-06-29