CSS background-color Property

Description

The background-color property sets the background color of an element. The color is drawn behind any background images.

Initial value

transparent

Applies to

All elements

Inherited

No

Media

Visual

Computed value

The computed color

Animatable

Yes

CSS Version

CSS1, CSS2, CSS3

JavaScript syntax

object.style.backgroundColor

Syntax

Formal syntax: <color> 

background-color: green;
background-color: #3366FF;
background-color: rgb(51,102,255);
background-color: rgba(51,102,255,1);
background-color: hsl(225,100%,60%);
background-color: hsla(225,100%,60%,1);
background-color: transparent;

Values

• <color>Accepts a single color as its value, which can be a keyword, hex, RGB, RGBa, HSL or HSLa color value.
• transparentThe default value; you will be able to see the elements behind the element in question showing through it.
• inherit

Example

.class {
   background-color: #9C9A9C;
}

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Browser Support

Desktop
4	12	1	1	3.5	1
Tablets / Mobile
≤37	18	4	Yes	1	Yes