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Here are three ways to specify a <span> </span> for Html Color Coding :

Specify the background color with a ColorName:
<span style="background-color: lightpink;"> Text goes here... </span>

Specify the background color with an RGB value:
<span style="background-color: rgb(255,182,193);"> Text goes here...</span>

Specify the background color with a HEX value:
<span style="background-color: #FFB6C1;">Text goes here...</span>

HTML Color Table

If the chart below shows spaces in a color name ,
for example , "medium spring green"
remove the spaces : for example , mediumspringgreen .


Basic colors:

ColorHTML / CSS NameHex Code

#RRGGBB

Decimal Code

(R,G,B)

 Black#000000(0,0,0)
 White#FFFFFF(255,255,255)
 Red#FF0000(255,0,0)
 Lime#00FF00(0,255,0)
 Blue#0000FF(0,0,255)
 Yellow#FFFF00(255,255,0)
 Cyan / Aqua#00FFFF(0,255,255)
 Magenta / Fuchsia#FF00FF(255,0,255)
 Silver#C0C0C0(192,192,192)
 Gray#808080(128,128,128)
 Maroon#800000(128,0,0)
 Olive#808000(128,128,0)
 Green#008000(0,128,0)
 Purple#800080(128,0,128)
 Teal#008080(0,128,128)
 Navy#000080(0,0,128)

 

ColorColor NameHex Code

#RRGGBB

Decimal Code

R,G,B

 maroon#800000(128,0,0)

darkred#8B0000(139,0,0)

brown#A52A2A(165,42,42)

firebrick#B22222(178,34,34)

crimson#DC143C(220,20,60)

red#FF0000(255,0,0)

tomato#FF6347(255,99,71)

coral#FF7F50(255,127,80)

indianred#CD5C5C(205,92,92)

lightcoral#F08080(240,128,128)

darksalmon#E9967A(233,150,122)

salmon#FA8072(250,128,114)

lightsalmon#FFA07A(255,160,122)

orangered#FF4500(255,69,0)

darkorange#FF8C00(255,140,0)

orange#FFA500(255,165,0)

gold#FFD700(255,215,0)

darkgoldenrod#B8860B(184,134,11)

goldenrod#DAA520(218,165,32)

palegoldenrod#EEE8AA(238,232,170)

darkkhaki#BDB76B(189,183,107)

khaki#F0E68C(240,230,140)

olive#808000(128,128,0)

yellow#FFFF00(255,255,0)

yellowgreen#9ACD32(154,205,50)

darkolivegreen#556B2F(85,107,47)

olivedrab#6B8E23(107,142,35)

lawngreen#7CFC00(124,252,0)

chartreuse#7FFF00(127,255,0)

greenyellow#ADFF2F(173,255,47)

darkgreen#006400(0,100,0)

green#008000(0,128,0)

forestgreen#228B22(34,139,34)

lime#00FF00(0,255,0)

limegreen#32CD32(50,205,50)

lightgreen#90EE90(144,238,144)

palegreen#98FB98(152,251,152)

darkseagreen#8FBC8F(143,188,143)

mediumspringgreen#00FA9A(0,250,154)

springgreen#00FF7F(0,255,127)

seagreen#2E8B57(46,139,87)

mediumaquamarine#66CDAA(102,205,170)

mediumseagreen#3CB371(60,179,113)

lightseagreen#20B2AA(32,178,170)

darkslategray#2F4F4F(47,79,79)

teal#008080(0,128,128)

darkcyan#008B8B(0,139,139)

aqua#00FFFF(0,255,255)

cyan#00FFFF(0,255,255)

lightcyan#E0FFFF(224,255,255)

darkturquoise#00CED1(0,206,209)

turquoise#40E0D0(64,224,208)

mediumturquoise#48D1CC(72,209,204)

paleturquoise#AFEEEE(175,238,238)

aquamarine#7FFFD4(127,255,212)

powderblue#B0E0E6(176,224,230)

cadetblue#5F9EA0(95,158,160)

steelblue#4682B4(70,130,180)

cornflowerblue#6495ED(100,149,237)

deepskyblue#00BFFF(0,191,255)

dodgerblue#1E90FF(30,144,255)

lightblue#ADD8E6(173,216,230)

skyblue#87CEEB(135,206,235)

lightskyblue#87CEFA(135,206,250)

midnightblue#191970(25,25,112)

navy#000080(0,0,128)

darkblue#00008B(0,0,139)

mediumblue#0000CD(0,0,205)

blue#0000FF(0,0,255)

royalblue#4169E1(65,105,225)

blueviolet#8A2BE2(138,43,226)

indigo#4B0082(75,0,130)

darkslateblue#483D8B(72,61,139)

slateblue#6A5ACD(106,90,205)

mediumslateblue#7B68EE(123,104,238)

mediumpurple#9370DB(147,112,219)

darkmagenta#8B008B(139,0,139)

darkviolet#9400D3(148,0,211)

darkorchid#9932CC(153,50,204)

mediumorchid#BA55D3(186,85,211)

purple#800080(128,0,128)

thistle#D8BFD8(216,191,216)

plum#DDA0DD(221,160,221)

violet#EE82EE(238,130,238)

magenta/fuchsia#FF00FF(255,0,255)

orchid#DA70D6(218,112,214)

mediumvioletred#C71585(199,21,133)

palevioletred#DB7093(219,112,147)

deeppink#FF1493(255,20,147)

hotpink#FF69B4(255,105,180)

lightpink#FFB6C1(255,182,193)

pink#FFC0CB(255,192,203)

antiquewhite#FAEBD7(250,235,215)

beige#F5F5DC(245,245,220)

bisque#FFE4C4(255,228,196)

blanchedalmond#FFEBCD(255,235,205)

wheat#F5DEB3(245,222,179)

cornsilk#FFF8DC(255,248,220)

lemonchiffon#FFFACD(255,250,205)

lightgoldenrodyellow#FAFAD2(250,250,210)

lightyellow#FFFFE0(255,255,224)

saddlebrown#8B4513(139,69,19)

sienna#A0522D(160,82,45)

chocolate#D2691E(210,105,30)

peru#CD853F(205,133,63)

sandybrown#F4A460(244,164,96)

burlywood#DEB887(222,184,135)

tan#D2B48C(210,180,140)

rosybrown#BC8F8F(188,143,143)

moccasin#FFE4B5(255,228,181)

navajowhite#FFDEAD(255,222,173)

peachpuff#FFDAB9(255,218,185)

mistyrose#FFE4E1(255,228,225)

lavenderblush#FFF0F5(255,240,245)

linen#FAF0E6(250,240,230)

oldlace#FDF5E6(253,245,230)

papayawhip#FFEFD5(255,239,213)

seashell#FFF5EE(255,245,238)

mintcream#F5FFFA(245,255,250)

slategray#708090(112,128,144)

lightslategray#778899(119,136,153)

lightsteelblue#B0C4DE(176,196,222)

lavender#E6E6FA(230,230,250)

floralwhite#FFFAF0(255,250,240)

aliceblue#F0F8FF(240,248,255)

ghostwhite#F8F8FF(248,248,255)

honeydew#F0FFF0(240,255,240)

ivory#FFFFF0(255,255,240)

azure#F0FFFF(240,255,255)

snow#FFFAFA(255,250,250)

black#000000(0,0,0)

dimgray/dimgrey#696969(105,105,105)

gray/grey#808080(128,128,128)

darkgray/darkgrey#A9A9A9(169,169,169)

silver#C0C0C0(192,192,192)

lightgray/lightgrey#D3D3D3(211,211,211)

gainsboro#DCDCDC(220,220,220)

whitesmoke#F5F5F5(245,245,245)

white#FFFFFF(255,255,255)