| This sets the style for the background of the text, page, table, or other elements. Caution | | As with other elements, color does not appear the same on all computers; however, most monitors will display a 256-color palette (with 216 of those colors consistent across all platforms). Lynda Weinmann's website (www.lynda.com/hex.html) contains two charts sorting these browser-safe colors sorted by both value and hue. They are well worth checking out. |
background-color Usage | Sets the background color of an element. | Values | <color> The hex number (or text equivalent) of the preferred color. transparent The same background as the underlying element. | Initial Value | TRansparent |
background-image Usage | Sets the background image for an element. | Values | url("...") The URL for the background image. none No image. | Initial Value | none |
background-position Usage | Sets the position of the background image. The values always appear in pairsthe first number refers to the horizontal positioning of the image; the second to the vertical positioning. For example, background-position: 0% 100 will place the image at the top right of the browser window. | Values | <percentage> The position of the background image. top Corresponds to 0%. bottom Corresponds to 100%. left Corresponds to 0%. right Corresponds to 100%. center Corresponds to 50%. | Initial Value | none. |
background-repeat Usage | Sets the pattern of repeats for the background image. | Values | <no-repeat> The background image does not repeat. <repeat> The background image repeats both horizontally and vertically (as normal) to fill the entire space. <repeat-x> The background image repeats horizontally only to fill the entire space. <repeat-y> The background image repeats vertically only to fill the entire space. | Initial Value | repeat. |
color Usage | Sets the color of the font. | Values | <color> The hex number (or text equivalent) of the preferred color. inherit The same as the parent element. | Initial Value | Depends on the browser setting. |
Tip | | Some colors have been defined in the style sheet specification by a name, not a hexadecimal code. The following 16 are guaranteed to appear the same in all resolutions. aqua black blue fuchsia gray green lime maroon navy olive purple red silver teal white yellow
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