There is much confusion and misinformation about "web safe" colors. Web safe
colors are not colors that render the same on Mac versus PC monitors or
on Netscape versus Explorer browsers. In fact, the same page can render
differently on the same computer using two different monitors!
When browsers on an 8-bit monitor encountered images on a page with more
than 216 colors, they automatically used a special set of colors called
browser safe palette to approximate the rest. The results were often
less than stellar--especially in images.
Since less than 1% of the Web surfing public is still on 256 color monitors
and since this number is continually decreasing, using non-safe colors is not as
much of a problem as it used to be. Nevertheless, if you'd still like to limit
yourself to browser safe colors, the tables below can be used. Choose a color
from the list and look to its left to get the hex code. However, remember to use
only images that are also limited to the same web safe palette or limiting yourself
here will be pretty much pointless.
Since browser safe colors are based on the RGB color system, it's also somewhat
pointless to print them as printers use the CMYK or other color standards.
But if you'd like to print this chart and you are using Internet Explorer,
click on "Tools" and then "Advanced." Next, scroll down to
"Printing" and make
sure the "Print background colors and images" box is checked. However, realize
that the colors printed will not render exactly to the colors displayed on a monitor.
| Hex
Code |
Color |
|
|
| #FFFFFF |
|
| #FFFFCC |
|
| #FFFF99 |
|
| #FFFF66 |
|
| #FFFF33 |
|
| #FFFF00 |
|
| #FFCCFF |
|
| #FFCCCC |
|
| #FFCC99 |
|
| #FFCC66 |
|
| #FFCC33 |
|
| #FFCC00 |
|
| #FF99FF |
|
| #FF99CC |
|
| #FF9999 |
|
| #FF9966 |
|
| #FF9933 |
|
| #FF9900 |
|
| #FF66FF |
|
| #FF66CC |
|
| #FF6699 |
|
| #FF6666 |
|
| #FF6633 |
|
| #FF6600 |
|
| #FF33FF |
|
| #FF33CC |
|
| #FF3399 |
|
| #FF3366 |
|
| #FF3333 |
|
| #FF3300 |
|
| #FF00FF |
|
| #FF00CC |
|
| #FF0099 |
|
| #FF0066 |
|
| #FF0033 |
|
| #FF0000 |
|
|
| Hex Code |
Color |
| #66FFFF |
|
| #66FFCC |
|
| #66FF99 |
|
| #66FF66 |
|
| #66FF33 |
|
| #66FF00 |
|
| #66CCFF |
|
| #66CCCC |
|
| #66CC99 |
|
| #66CC66 |
|
| #66CC33 |
|
| #66CC00 |
|
| #6699FF |
|
| #6699CC |
|
| #669999 |
|
| #669966 |
|
| #669933 |
|
| #669900 |
|
| #6666FF |
|
| #6666CC |
|
| #666699 |
|
| #666666 |
|
| #666633 |
|
| #666600 |
|
| #6633FF |
|
| #6633CC |
|
| #663399 |
|
| #663366 |
|
| #663333 |
|
| #663300 |
|
| #6600FF |
|
| #6600CC |
|
| #660099 |
|
| #660066 |
|
| #660033 |
|
| #660000 |
|
|
|
| Hex Code |
Color |
|
|
| #CCFFFF |
|
| #CCFFCC |
|
| #CCFF99 |
|
| #CCFF66 |
|
| #CCFF33 |
|
| #CCFF00 |
|
| #CCCCFF |
|
| #CCCCCC |
|
| #CCCC99 |
|
| #CCCC66 |
|
| #CCCC33 |
|
| #CCCC00 |
|
| #CC99FF |
|
| #CC99CC |
|
| #CC9999 |
|
| #CC9966 |
|
| #CC9933 |
|
| #CC9900 |
|
| #CC66FF |
|
| #CC66CC |
|
| #CC6699 |
|
| #CC6666 |
|
| #CC6633 |
|
| #CC6600 |
|
| #CC33FF |
|
| #CC33CC |
|
| #CC3399 |
|
| #CC3366 |
|
| #CC3333 |
|
| #CC3300 |
|
| #CC00FF |
|
| #CC00CC |
|
| #CC0099 |
|
| #CC0066 |
|
| #CC0033 |
|
| #CC0000 |
|
|
| Hex Code |
Color |
| #33FFFF |
|
| #33FFCC |
|
| #33FF99 |
|
| #33FF66 |
|
| #33FF33 |
|
| #33FF00 |
|
| #33CCFF |
|
| #33CCCC |
|
| #33CC99 |
|
| #33CC66 |
|
| #33CC33 |
|
| #33CC00 |
|
| #3399FF |
|
| #3399CC |
|
| #339999 |
|
| #339966 |
|
| #339933 |
|
| #339900 |
|
| #3366FF |
|
| #3366CC |
|
| #336699 |
|
| #336666 |
|
| #336633 |
|
| #336600 |
|
| #3333FF |
|
| #3333CC |
|
| #333399 |
|
| #333366 |
|
| #333333 |
|
| #333300 |
|
| #3300FF |
|
| #3300CC |
|
| #330099 |
|
| #330066 |
|
| #330033 |
|
| #330000 |
|
|
|
| Hex Code |
Color |
|
|
| #99FFFF |
|
| #99FFCC |
|
| #99FF99 |
|
| #99FF66 |
|
| #99FF33 |
|
| #99FF00 |
|
| #99CCFF |
|
| #99CCCC |
|
| #99CC99 |
|
| #99CC66 |
|
| #99CC33 |
|
| #99CC00 |
|
| #9999FF |
|
| #9999CC |
|
| #999999 |
|
| #999966 |
|
| #999933 |
|
| #999900 |
|
| #9966FF |
|
| #9966CC |
|
| #996699 |
|
| #996666 |
|
| #996633 |
|
| #996600 |
|
| #9933FF |
|
| #9933CC |
|
| #993399 |
|
| #993366 |
|
| #993333 |
|
| #993300 |
|
| #9900FF |
|
| #9900CC |
|
| #990099 |
|
| #990066 |
|
| #990033 |
|
| #990000 |
|
|
| Hex Code |
Color |
| #00FFFF |
|
| #00FFCC |
|
| #00FF99 |
|
| #00FF66 |
|
| #00FF33 |
|
| #00FF00 |
|
| #00CCFF |
|
| #00CCCC |
|
| #00CC99 |
|
| #00CC66 |
|
| #00CC33 |
|
| #00CC00 |
|
| #0099FF |
|
| #0099CC |
|
| #009999 |
|
| #009966 |
|
| #009933 |
|
| #009900 |
|
| #0066FF |
|
| #0066CC |
|
| #006699 |
|
| #006666 |
|
| #006633 |
|
| #006600 |
|
| #0033FF |
|
| #0033CC |
|
| #003399 |
|
| #003366 |
|
| #003333 |
|
| #003300 |
|
| #0000FF |
|
| #0000CC |
|
| #000099 |
|
| #000066 |
|
| #000033 |
|
| #000000 |
|
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