Color Names
In addition to the well-known color names like for example blue, yellow, green, red, black and white, there are some other lesser-known color names, which apply, for example, in product descriptions and in the advertising or in the clothing industry. The advantage of these definitions is, that you do not have to recognize the strange and unhandy numerical color values such as the values from the RGB color model.
In the following we would like to see various systems for naming colors. We first start with the 16 colors from the HTML 4 respectively VGA standard and then look at the 140 colors that are defined in the CSS 3 specification.
HTML 4 and VGA
In the HTML 4 standard, the following 16 colors are defined, which can be used instead of the hexadecimal notation (column HEX) for example in HTML documents. The translations (in the columns German, Spanish and French) of the English color names (column English) is for information only, in the HTML documents you may use only the English names. It does not matter, whether they are written upper- or lowercase.
English | German | Spanish | French | HEX | RGB | RGB | RGB | |
Black | Schwarz | Negro | Noir | #000000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gray | Grau | Gris | Gris | #808080 | 128 | 128 | 128 | |
Silver | Silber | Plata | Argent | #C0C0C0 | 192 | 192 | 192 | |
White | Weiß | Blanco | Blanc | #FFFFFF | 255 | 255 | 255 | |
Navy | Marinenblau | Azul Marino | Bleu Marine | #000080 | 0 | 0 | 128 | |
Blue | Blau | Azul | Bleu | #0000FF | 0 | 0 | 255 | |
Teal | Krickentengrün | Verde Azulado | Sarcelle | #008080 | 0 | 128 | 128 | |
Aqua | Wasser | Agua / Cian | Aqua / Cyan | #00FFFF | 0 | 255 | 255 | |
Green | Grün | Verde | Vert | #008000 | 0 | 128 | 0 | |
Lime | Limone | Lima | Vert Citron | #00FF00 | 0 | 255 | 0 | |
Maroon | Kastanie | Granate | Marron / Bordeaux | #800000 | 128 | 0 | 0 | |
Red | Rot | Rojo | Rouge | #FF0000 | 255 | 0 | 0 | |
Purple | Purpur | Púrpura | Pourpre / Violet | #800080 | 128 | 0 | 128 | |
Fuchsia | Fuchsia | Fucsia / Magenta | Fuchsia / Magenta | #FF00FF | 255 | 0 | 255 | |
Olive | Olivgrün | Verde Oliva | Jaune Olive | #808000 | 128 | 128 | 0 | |
Yellow | Gelb | Amarillo | Jaune | #FFFF00 | 255 | 255 | 0 | |
CSS 3
With the standard CSS 3, the color palette was also expanded significantly. Now you can use the following 140 color names (only the English name) instead of the hexadecimal notation in the cascading style sheets. Again, it does not matter, if the uppercase or lowercase letters are used.
The 16 colors from the older HTML 4 respectively VGA Standard were adopted and are included in the newer CSS 3 standard with the same names, so that the extension is fully downward compatible.
It should be noted, that instead of "Gray", you are able to write "Grey", too and that the colors Aqua / Cyan as well as Magenta / Fuchsia are identical. Of course, the appropriate browser has to support the CSS3 standard to present the correct colors according to this chart.
English | German | Spanish | French | HEX | RGB | RGB | RGB | |
AliceBlue | Eisfarben | Azul Alicia | Bleu Alicia | #F0F8FF | 240 | 248 | 255 | |
AntiqueWhite | Antikweiß | Blanco Antigua | Vieux Blanc | #FAEBD7 | 250 | 235 | 215 | |
Aqua (=Cyan) | Wasser | Agua / Cian | Aqua / Cyan | #00FFFF | 0 | 255 | 255 | |
Aquamarine | Aquamarinblau | Aguamarina | Aigue-Marine | #7FFFD4 | 127 | 255 | 212 | |
Azure | Himmelblau | Azul Cielo | Bleu Ciel | #F0FFFF | 240 | 255 | 255 | |
Beige | Beige | Beige | Beige | #F5F5DC | 245 | 245 | 220 | |
Bisque | Biskuit | Bisque | Bisque | #FFE4C4 | 255 | 228 | 196 | |
Black | Schwarz | Negro | Noir | #000000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Blanchedal- mond | Mandelweiß | Almendra Pálido | Amande Pâle | #FFEBCD | 255 | 235 | 205 | |
Blue | Blau | Azul | Bleu | #0000FF | 0 | 0 | 255 | |
Blueviolet | Blauviolett | Violeta Azul | Bleu Violet | #8A2BE2 | 138 | 43 | 226 | |
Brown | Braun | Marrón | Marron | #A52A2A | 165 | 42 | 42 | |
Burlywood | Gelbbraun | Madera | Bois | #DEB887 | 222 | 184 | 135 | |
CadetBlue | Kadettenblau | Azul Cadete |
Bleu Cadet | #5F9EA0 | 95 | 158 | 160 | |
Chartreuse | Hellgrün | Chartreuse | Chartreuse | #7FFF00 | 127 | 255 | 0 | |
Chocolate | Schokolade | Chocolate | Chocolat | #D2691E | 210 | 105 | 30 | |
Coral | Koralle | Coral | Corail | #FF7F50 | 255 | 127 | 80 | |
CornflowerBlue | Kornblumenblau | Azul Aciano | Bleuet | #6495ED | 100 | 149 | 237 | |
Cornsilk | Mais | Maíz | Corn | #FFF8DC | 255 | 248 | 220 | |
Crimson | Karmesinrot | Carmesi | Cramoisi | #DC143C | 220 | 20 | 60 | |
Cyan (=Aqua) | Türkis | Agua / Cian | Aqua / Cyan | #00FFFF | 0 | 255 | 255 | |
DarkBlue | Dunkelblau | Azul Oscuro | Bleu Foncé | #00008B | 0 | 0 | 139 | |
DarkCyan | Dunkeltürkis | Turquesa Oscuro | Turquoise Foncé | #008B8B | 0 | 139 | 139 | |
DarkGoldenrod | Dunkle Goldrutenfarbe | Vara de Oro Oscura | Verge d'or Sombre | #B8860B | 184 | 134 | 11 | |
DarkGreen | Dunkelgrün | Verde Oscuro | Vert Foncé | #006400 | 0 | 100 | 0 | |
DarkGrey | Dunkelgrau | Gris Oscuro | Gris Foncé | #A9A9A9 | 169 | 169 | 169 | |
DarkKhaki | Dunkelkhaki | Caqui Oscuro |
Kaki Foncé | #BDB76B | 189 | 183 | 107 | |
DarkMagenta | Dunkelmagenta | Magenta Oscura | Magenta Foncé |
#8B008B | 139 | 0 | 139 | |
DarkOliveGreen | Dunkles Olivgrün | Verde Oliva Oscuro | Vert Olive Foncé | #556B2F | 85 | 107 | 47 | |
DarkOrange | Dunkles Orange | Naranja Oscura | Orange Foncé | #FF8C00 | 255 | 140 | 0 | |
DarkOrchid | Dunkle Orchidee | Orquidea Oscura | Orchidée Noire | #9932CC | 153 | 50 | 204 | |
DarkRed | Dunkelrot | Rojo Oscura |
Rouge Noire |
#8B0000 | 139 | 0 | 0 | |
DarkSalmon | Dunkle Lachsfarbe | Salmón Oscuro | Saumon Foncé | #E9967A | 233 | 150 | 122 | |
DarkSeaGreen | Dunkles Seegrün | Oscuro mar Verde | Mer Vert foncé | #8FBC8F | 143 | 188 | 143 | |
DarkSlateBlue | Dunkles Schieferblau | Azul Pizarra Oscuro | Bleu Ardoise Foncé | #483D8B | 72 | 61 | 139 | |
DarkSlateYellow | Dunkles Schiefergrau | Gris Pizarra Oscuro | Gris Ardoise Foncé | #2F4F4F | 47 | 79 | 79 | |
DarkTurquoise | Dunkeltürkis | Turquesa Oscuro | Turquoise Foncé | #00CED1 | 0 | 206 | 209 | |
DarkViolet | Dunkelvilolett | Púrpura Oscuro | Violet Foncé | #9400D3 | 148 | 0 | 211 | |
DeepPink | Tiefrosa | Rosa Profundo | Rose Profond | #FF1493 | 255 | 20 | 147 | |
DeepSkyBlue | Tiefes Himmelblau | Cielo Azul Profundo | Bleu Ciel Profond | #00BFFF | 0 | 191 | 255 | |
DimGrey | Dunkelgrau | Gris Oscuro | Gris Foncé | #696969 | 105 | 105 | 105 | |
DodgerBlue | Persenningblau | Cubierta Azul | Couverture Bleu | #1E90FF | 30 | 144 | 255 | |
Firebrick | Backstein | Ladrillo Refractario | Brique Réfractaire | #B22222 | 178 | 34 | 34 | |
FloralWhite | Blütenweiß | Blanco Floral | Blanc Floral | #FFFAF0 | 255 | 250 | 240 | |
ForestGreen | Waldgrün | Verde Bosque | Vert Forêt | #228B22 | 34 | 139 | 34 | |
Fuchsia (=Magenta) | Fuchsia | Fucsia | Fuchsia | #FF00FF | 255 | 0 | 255 | |
Gainsboro | Gainsboro | Gainsboro | Gainsboro | #DCDCDC | 220 | 220 | 220 | |
GhostWhite | Geisterweiß | Fantasma Blanco | Blanc Fantôme | #F8F8FF | 248 | 248 | 255 | |
Gold | Gold | Oro | Or | #FFD700 | 255 | 215 | 0 | |
Goldenrod | Goldrute | Solidago | Solidago | #DAA520 | 218 | 165 | 32 | |
Gray | Grau | Gris | Gris | #808080 | 128 | 128 | 128 | |
Green | Grün | Verde | Vert | #008000 | 0 | 128 | 0 | |
GreenYellow | Grüngelb | Verde Amarillo | Vert Jaune | #ADFF2F | 173 | 255 | 47 | |
Grey | Grau | Gris | Gris | #808080 | 128 | 128 | 128 | |
Honeydew | Honigmelone | Ambrosía | Ambroisie | #F0FFF0 | 240 | 255 | 240 | |
HotPink | Leuchtendes Rosa | Rosa Brillante | Rose Brillant | #FF69B4 | 255 | 105 | 180 | |
IndianRed | Indischrot | Rojo Indio | Rouge Indien | #CD5C5C | 205 | 92 | 92 | |
Indigo | Indigo | Índigo | Indigo | #4B0082 | 75 | 0 | 130 | |
Ivory | Elfenbein | Marfil | Ivoire | #FFFFF0 | 255 | 255 | 240 | |
Khaki | Staubfarben | Caqui | Kaki | #F0E68C | 240 | 230 | 140 | |
Lavender | Lavendel | Lavanda | Lavande | #E6E6FA | 230 | 230 | 250 | |
LavenderBlush | Lavendelrosa | Rosa Lavanda | Rose Lavande | #FFF0F5 | 255 | 240 | 245 | |
LawnGreen | Rasengrün | Verde Césped | Vert Pelouse | #7CFC00 | 124 | 252 | 0 | |
Lemonchiffon | Chiffongelb | Gasa Amarilla | Mousseline Jaune | #FFFACD | 255 | 250 | 205 | |
LightBlue | Hellblau | Azul Luz |
Bleue Lumière |
#ADD8E6 | 173 | 216 | 230 | |
LightCoral | Helles Korallenrot | Rojo Coral Brillante | Rouge Corail Vif | #F08080 | 240 | 128 | 128 | |
LightCyan | Helles Cyan | Cian Luz | Cyan Clair | #E0FFFF | 224 | 255 | 255 | |
Light Goldenrod Yellow | Helles Goldrutengelb | Amarillo Dorado Claro | Jaune Clair | #FAFAD2 | 250 | 250 | 210 | |
LightGray | Hellgrau | Gris Claro | Gris Clair | #D3D3D3 | 211 | 211 | 211 | |
LightGreen | Hellgrün | Verde Claro | Vert Clair | #90EE90 | 144 | 238 | 144 | |
LightGrey | Hellgrau | Gris Claro | Cris Clair | #D3D3D3 | 211 | 211 | 211 | |
LightPink | Hellrosa | Rosa Claro | Rose Clair | #FFB6C1 | 255 | 182 | 193 | |
LightSalmon | Helle Lachsfarbe | Salmón Claro | Saumon Clair | #FFA07A | 255 | 160 | 122 | |
LightSeaGreen | Helles Seegrün | Verde Mar Claro | Vert Mer Clair | #20B2AA | 32 | 178 | 170 | |
LightSkyBlue | Helles Himmelblau | Cielo Azul Brillante | Ciel Bleu Clair | #87CEFA | 135 | 206 | 250 | |
LightSlateGrey | Helles Schiefergrau | Gris Pizarra Brillante | Gris Ardoise Brillant | #778899 | 119 | 136 | 153 | |
LightSteelBlue | Helles Stahlblau | Azul Acero Brillante | Bleu Acier Brillant | #B0C4DE | 176 | 196 | 222 | |
LightYellow | Hellgelb | Amarillo Claro | Jaune Clair | #FFFFE0 | 255 | 255 | 224 | |
Lime | Limone | Lima | Citron | #00FF00 | 0 | 255 | 0 | |
LimeGreen | Limonengrün | Verde Lima | Vert Citron | #32CD32 | 50 | 205 | 50 | |
Linen | Leinen | Lino | Lin | #FAF0E6 | 250 | 240 | 230 | |
Magenta (=Fuchsia) | Magenta | Magenta | Magenta | #FF00FF | 255 | 0 | 255 | |
Maroon | Kastanie | Granate | Marron / Bordeaux | #800000 | 128 | 0 | 0 | |
Medium Aquamarine | Mittleres Aquamarin | Aguamarina Mediana | Aigue-Marine Moyenne | #66CDAA | 102 | 205 | 170 | |
Medium Blue | Mittleres Blau | Azul Medio | Bleu Moyen | #0000CD | 0 | 0 | 205 | |
Medium Orchid | Mittlere Orchidee | Orquidea Media | Orchidée Moyenne | #BA55D3 | 186 | 85 | 211 | |
Medium Purple | Mittleres Violett | Púrpura Medio | Violet Moyen | #9370DB | 147 | 112 | 219 | |
Medium SeaGreen | Mittleres Seegrün | Mar Verde Medio | Vert de Mer Moyen | #3CB371 | 60 | 179 | 113 | |
Medium SlateBlue | Mittleres Schieferblau | Azul Pizarra Mediana | Bleu Ardoise Moyenne | #7B68EE | 123 | 104 | 238 | |
Medium SpringGreen | Mittleres Frühlingsgrün | Verde Primavera Mediana | Vert de Printemps Moyen | #00FA9A | 0 | 250 | 154 | |
Medium Turquoise | Mittlere Türkis | Turquesa Medio | Turquoise Moyen | #48D1CC | 72 | 209 | 204 | |
Medium VioletRed | Mittleres Violettrot | Rojo Púrpura Medio | Rouge Pourpre Moyen | #C71585 | 199 | 21 | 133 | |
MidnightBlue | Mitternachtsblau | Azul Medianoche | Bleue Minuit | #191970 | 25 | 25 | 112 | |
Mintcream | Cremige Minze | Menta Cremosa | Menthe Crémeuse | #F5FFFA | 245 | 255 | 250 | |
Mistyrose | Altrosa | Rojo Viejo | Vieux Rose | #FFE4E1 | 255 | 228 | 225 | |
Moccasin | Mokassin | Mocassin | Mocassin | #FFE4B5 | 255 | 228 | 181 | |
NavajoWhite | Navajoweiß | Blanco Navajo | Blanc Navajo | #FFDEAD | 255 | 222 | 173 | |
Navy | Marinenblau | Azul Marino | Bleu Marine | #000080 | 0 | 0 | 128 | |
Oldlace | Alte Spitze | Encaje Viejo | Vieille Dentelle | #FDF5E6 | 253 | 245 | 230 | |
Olive | Olivgrün | Verde Oliva | Jaune Olive | #808000 | 128 | 128 | 0 | |
Olivedrab | Olivgraubraun | Gris Oliva Marrón | Olive Gris Brun | #6B8E23 | 107 | 142 | 35 | |
Orange | Orange | Naranja | Orange | #FFA500 | 255 | 165 | 0 | |
OrangeRed | Orangerot | Rojo Anaranjado | Rouge Orange | #FF4500 | 255 | 69 | 0 | |
Orchid | Orchidee | Orquídea | Orchidée | #DA70D6 | 218 | 112 | 214 | |
PaleGoldenrod | Blasse Goldrutenfarbe | Vara de Oro Pálida | Verge d'Or Pâle | #EEE8AA | 238 | 232 | 170 | |
PaleGreen | Blassgrün | Verde Pálido | Vert Pâle | #98FB98 | 152 | 251 | 152 | |
PaleTurquoise | Blasstürkis | Turquesa Pálido | Turquoise Pâle | #AFEEEE | 175 | 238 | 238 | |
PaleVioletRed | Blasses Violettrot | Rojo Violeta Pálido | Violet Rouge Pâle | #DB7093 | 219 | 112 | 147 | |
Papayawhip | Papayacreme | Crema de Papaya | Crème de Papaye | #FFEFD5 | 255 | 239 | 213 | |
Peachpuff | Pfirsich | Melocotón | Pêche | #FFDAB9 | 255 | 218 | 185 | |
Peru | Peru | Perú | Pérou | #CD853F | 205 | 133 | 63 | |
Pink | Rosa | Rosa | Rose | #FFC0CB | 255 | 192 | 203 | |
Plum | Pflaume | Ciruela | Prune | #DDA0DD | 221 | 160 | 221 | |
PowderBlue | Taubenblau | Azul Palomas | Bleu de Pigeons | #B0E0E6 | 176 | 224 | 230 | |
Purple | Purpur | Púrpura | Pourpre / Violet | #800080 | 128 | 0 | 128 | |
Red | Rot | Rojo | Rouge | #FF0000 | 255 | 0 | 0 | |
RosyBrown | Rosiges Braun | Marrón Rosado | Brun Rosé | #BC8F8F | 188 | 143 | 143 | |
RoyalBlue | Königsbalu | Azul Real | Bleu Royal | #4169E1 | 65 | 105 | 225 | |
SaddleBrown | Sattelbraun | Marrón Ensillar | Brune Selle | #8B4513 | 139 | 69 | 19 | |
Salmon | Lachsfarben | Salmón | Saumon | #FA8072 | 250 | 128 | 114 | |
SandyBrown | Sandbraun | Marrón Arena | Brun Sable | #F4A460 | 244 | 164 | 96 | |
SeaGreen | Seegrün | Verde Lago | Vert Lac | #2E8B57 | 46 | 139 | 87 | |
Seashell | Muschel | Concha | Coquillage | #FFF5EE | 255 | 245 | 238 | |
Sienna | Siennaerde | Tierra de Siena | Terre de Sienne | #A0522D | 160 | 82 | 45 | |
Silver | Silber | Plata | Argent | #C0C0C0 | 192 | 192 | 192 | |
SkyBlue | Himmelblau | Cielo Azul | Bleu Ciel | #87CEEB | 135 | 206 | 235 | |
SlateBlue | Schieferblau | Azul Pizarra | Bleu Ardoise | #6A5ACD | 106 | 90 | 205 | |
SlateGrey | Schiefergrau | Gris Pizarra | Gris Ardoise | #708090 | 112 | 128 | 144 | |
Snow | Schneeweiß | Blanco Nieve | Blanc Neige | #FFFAFA | 255 | 250 | 250 | |
SpringGreen | Frühlingsgrün | Verde del Resorte | Vert Printemps | #00FF7F | 0 | 255 | 127 | |
SteelBlue | Stahlblau | Azul de Acero | Bleu Acier | #4682B4 | 70 | 130 | 180 | |
Tan | Hautfarben | Bronceado | Tanné | #D2B48C | 210 | 180 | 140 | |
Teal | Krickentengrün | Verde Azulado | Sarcelle | #008080 | 0 | 128 | 128 | |
Thistle | Distel | Cardo | Chardon | #D8BFD8 | 216 | 191 | 216 | |
Tomato | Tomate | Tomate | Tomate | #FF6347 | 255 | 99 | 71 | |
Turquoise | Türkis | Turquesa | Turquoise | #40E0D0 | 64 | 224 | 208 | |
Violet | Veilchen | Violeta | Violet | #EE82EE | 238 | 130 | 238 | |
Wheat | Weizen | Trigo | Blé | #F5DEB3 | 245 | 222 | 179 | |
White | Weiß | Blanco | Blanc | #FFFFFF | 255 | 255 | 255 | |
WhiteSmoke | Rauchfarben | Blanco Humo | Blanche Fumée |
#F5F5F5 | 245 | 245 | 245 | |
Yellow | Gelb | Amarillo | Jaune | #FFFF00 | 255 | 255 | 0 | |
YellowGreen | Gelbgrün | Verde Amarillo | Vert Jaune | #9ACD32 | 154 | 205 | 50 | |
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