Color Code Chart (HEX)

Click any color palette to instantly copy its code. Streamlining your development workflow.

How to Use the Color Chart

This color chart provides a collection of commonly used colors together with their hexadecimal (HEX) color codes. You can browse the available color categories, compare colors visually, and copy a HEX code to the clipboard for use in websites, applications, graphics, and other digital projects.

A color chart can be useful when selecting colors for backgrounds, text, borders, buttons, icons, and other interface elements. Instead of manually entering a color value, you can select a color from the chart and copy its corresponding code.

What Is a Hexadecimal Color Code (HEX)?

A HEX color code is a way of representing an RGB color using hexadecimal notation. A standard six-digit HEX color consists of three pairs of hexadecimal digits representing the Red, Green, and Blue components.

#RRGGBB

Each pair has a value from 00 to FF, corresponding to decimal values from 0 to 255. The first pair represents red, the second represents green, and the third represents blue.

For example, #FF0000 represents red because the red component is at its maximum value (255), while the green and blue components are 0. Similarly, #000000 represents black and #FFFFFF represents white.

Examples of HEX Color Values

Color Categories

The chart groups colors into categories to make it easier to browse colors with similar characteristics or intended uses. The appropriate color depends on the purpose of the design, the surrounding colors, and the required level of contrast.

How to Choose Colors for a Website

Choosing a suitable color is not only a matter of selecting an attractive color. The relationship between the foreground and background colors is also important, particularly when designing text and interactive elements.

Consider Text and Background Contrast

Text needs sufficient contrast against its background to remain readable. For example, dark text generally provides stronger contrast on a light background, while light text can be easier to read on a dark background.

When selecting colors for a website, check the contrast between the actual text color and its background rather than evaluating each color independently. This is especially important for body text, navigation elements, buttons, and other information that users need to read or interact with.

Use a Consistent Color Palette

A website does not normally need a different color for every element. Using a limited set of coordinated colors can make the interface easier to understand and can help distinguish different types of elements.

For example, a design may use one primary color for major interface elements, a secondary color for supporting elements, and neutral colors for backgrounds and text. The exact combination should be selected according to the purpose and visual requirements of the project.

How to Copy a HEX Color Code

  1. Browse the color chart and find a color you want to use.
  2. Review the displayed HEX color code.
  3. Click the color or copy button provided by the tool.
  4. Paste the copied HEX value into your CSS, design application, or other supported software.

For example, a copied value such as #3366CC can be used directly in CSS:

color: #3366CC;

Using HEX Colors in CSS

HEX color values can be used with CSS properties that accept color values, including color, background-color, and border-color. 

.button {
  background-color: #3366CC;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Standard six-digit HEX notation represents RGB colors without an explicit alpha channel. When transparency is required, CSS also supports other color formats and, in modern CSS, eight-digit HEX notation with an alpha component.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is a HEX color code?

A. A HEX color code represents an RGB color using hexadecimal notation. In the common six-digit format, the first two digits represent red, the next two represent green, and the final two represent blue. Each component can have a value from 00 to FF.

Q. What is the difference between HEX and RGB?

A. Both HEX and RGB can represent the same RGB color. HEX expresses the three color components using hexadecimal notation, such as #3366CC, while RGB expresses them using decimal values, such as rgb(51, 102, 204).

Q. Can HEX colors include transparency?

A. Standard six-digit HEX colors do not contain an alpha value. CSS also supports eight-digit HEX notation, in which the final two hexadecimal digits represent the alpha component. RGBA and other modern CSS color functions can also be used when transparency needs to be specified.

Q. Which color format should I use for web development?

A. HEX, RGB, HSL, and other CSS color formats can all be used in modern web development. HEX is convenient when you want to specify a fixed RGB color in a compact format. RGB, HSL, and newer CSS color functions can be useful when you need features such as component-based adjustment, transparency, or other color representations.

Q. What should I do if the copy button does not work?

A. Clipboard access can be restricted by browser security settings or the current browsing environment. If clicking the copy button does not copy the value, you can manually select the displayed HEX code and copy it using the browser's standard copy command.

Q. Does choosing a color automatically make a website accessible?

A. No. Selecting a color from the chart does not by itself guarantee accessibility. Text and background combinations should be checked for sufficient contrast, and color should not be the only way important information is communicated.

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