HTML Colour Codes That Are Web Safe Colours

PUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 17, 2014 – ARTICLE: HTML COLOUR CODES THAT ARE WEB SAFE COLOURS

web-safe-coloursWeb Safe Colours or Web Browser Safe palettes as they are sometime called consist of 216 colours that display solid, non-dithered, and consistent on any computer monitor, or web browser, capable of displaying at least 8-bit color (256 colours).

Why only 216 colours when there are 256 colours?

You guessed it their are only 216 web safe colours that will display exactly the same on all computers these 216 web safe colours are displayed below.

 
000000
 
 
000033
 
 
000066
 
 
000099
 
 
0000CC
 
 
0000FF
 
 
003300
 
 
003333
 
 
003366
 
 
003399
 
 
0033CC
 
 
0033FF
 
 
006600
 
 
006633
 
 
006666
 
 
006699
 
 
0066CC
 
 
0066FF
 
 
009900
 
 
009933
 
 
009966
 
 
009999
 
 
0099CC
 
 
0099FF
 
 
00CC00
 
 
00CC33
 
 
00CC66
 
 
00CC99
 
 
00CCCC
 
 
00CCFF
 
 
00FF00
 
 
00FF33
 
 
00FF66
 
 
00FF99
 
 
00FFCC
 
 
00FFFF
 
 
330000
 
 
330033
 
 
330066
 
 
330099
 
 
3300CC
 
 
3300FF
 
 
333300
 
 
333333
 
 
333366
 
 
333399
 
 
3333CC
 
 
3333FF
 
 
336600
 
 
336633
 
 
336666
 
 
336699
 
 
3366CC
 
 
3366FF
 
 
339900
 
 
339933
 
 
339966
 
 
339999
 
 
3399CC
 
 
3399FF
 
 
33CC00
 
 
33CC33
 
 
33CC66
 
 
33CC99
 
 
33CCCC
 
 
33CCFF
 
 
33FF00
 
 
33FF33
 
 
33FF66
 
 
33FF99
 
 
33FFCC
 
 
33FFFF
 
 
660000
 
 
660033
 
 
660066
 
 
660099
 
 
6600CC
 
 
6600FF
 
 
663300
 
 
663333
 
 
663366
 
 
663399
 
 
6633CC
 
 
6633FF
 
 
666600
 
 
666633
 
 
666666
 
 
666699
 
 
6666CC
 
 
6666FF
 
 
669900
 
 
669933
 
 
669966
 
 
669999
 
 
6699CC
 
 
6699FF
 
 
66CC00
 
 
66CC33
 
 
66CC66
 
 
66CC99
 
 
66CCCC
 
 
66CCFF
 
 
66FF00
 
 
66FF33
 
 
66FF66
 
 
66FF99
 
 
66FFCC
 
 
66FFFF
 
 
990000
 
 
990033
 
 
990066
 
 
990099
 
 
9900CC
 
 
9900FF
 
 
993300
 
 
993333
 
 
993366
 
 
993399
 
 
9933CC
 
 
9933FF
 
 
996600
 
 
996633
 
 
996666
 
 
996699
 
 
9966CC
 
 
9966FF
 
 
999900
 
 
999933
 
 
999966
 
 
999999
 
 
9999CC
 
 
9999FF
 
 
99CC00
 
 
99CC33
 
 
99CC66
 
 
99CC99
 
 
99CCCC
 
 
99CCFF
 
 
99FF00
 
 
99FF33
 
 
99FF66
 
 
99FF99
 
 
99FFCC
 
 
99FFFF
 
 
CC0000
 
 
CC0033
 
 
CC0066
 
 
CC0099
 
 
CC00CC
 
 
CC00FF
 
 
CC3300
 
 
CC3333
 
 
CC3366
 
 
CC3399
 
 
CC33CC
 
 
CC33FF
 
 
CC6600
 
 
CC6633
 
 
CC6666
 
 
CC6699
 
 
CC66CC
 
 
CC66FF
 
 
CC9900
 
 
CC9933
 
 
CC9966
 
 
CC9999
 
 
CC99CC
 
 
CC99FF
 
 
CCCC00
 
 
CCCC33
 
 
CCCC66
 
 
CCCC99
 
 
CCCCCC
 
 
CCCCFF
 
 
CCFF00
 
 
CCFF33
 
 
CCFF66
 
 
CCFF99
 
 
CCFFCC
 
 
CCFFFF
 
 
FF0000
 
 
FF0033
 
 
FF0066
 
 
FF0099
 
 
FF00CC
 
 
FF00FF
 
 
FF3300
 
 
FF3333
 
 
FF3366
 
 
FF3399
 
 
FF33CC
 
 
FF33FF
 
 
FF6600
 
 
FF6633
 
 
FF6666
 
 
FF6699
 
 
FF66CC
 
 
FF66FF
 
 
FF9900
 
 
FF9933
 
 
FF9966
 
 
FF9999
 
 
FF99CC
 
 
FF99FF
 
 
FFCC00
 
 
FFCC33
 
 
FFCC66
 
 
FFCC99
 
 
FFCCCC
 
 
FFCCFF
 
 
FFFF00
 
 
FFFF33
 
 
FFFF66
 
 
FFFF99
 
 
FFFFCC
 
 
FFFFFF
 

Make sure you choose web safe colors on your site that way all colors will be the same on any browser your website is viewed on.

If you want your site to look the same on all computer screens then select any of the 216 web safe colours above.

Or guess what?

What you think is gray on a Windows monitor, might display pale yellow on a Macintosh browser. Don’t have a website? Click here to find out more on how you can build your own website with the best site builders on the web.

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All you need to know about web safe colours.

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