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HTML bgcolor attribute is used to set the background color of an HTML element. Bgcolor is one of those attributes that has become deprecated with the implementation of Cascading Style Sheets (see CSS Backgrounds). In modern web development, styling, including background color is typically handled using CSS properties rather than HTML attributes.

Note: The bgcolor attribute is not supported in HTML5.

Syntax<"tag" bgcolor="color_name | hex_value | rgb_value">

Attribute ValuesAttribute Values

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color_name

It sets the background color by using the color name. For example “red”.

hex_number

It sets the background color by using the color hex code. For example “#0000ff”.

rgb_number

It sets the background color by using the RGB code. For example: “RGB(0, 153, 0)”.

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Example 1: In this example, the table’s background color is set to green using the bgcolor attribute.

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Example 2: In this example, the bgcolor attribute within the tag is used to set the background color of the entire page to orange.

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shadow generator Border image generator Border radius generator In this articleTry itSyntaxAccessibility concernsFormal definitionFormal syntaxExamplesSpecificationsBrowser compatibilitySee alsobackground-colorThe background-color CSS property sets the background color of an element.Try itSyntaxcss/* Keyword values */ background-color: red; background-color: indigo; /* Hexadecimal value */ background-color: #bbff00; /* Fully opaque */ background-color: #bf0; /* Fully opaque shorthand */ background-color: #11ffee00; /* Fully transparent */ background-color: #1fe0; /* Fully transparent shorthand */ background-color: #11ffeeff; /* Fully opaque */ background-color: #1fef; /* Fully opaque shorthand */ /* RGB value */ background-color: rgb(255 255 128); /* Fully opaque */ background-color: rgb(117 190 218 / 50%); /* 50% transparent */ /* HSL value */ background-color: hsl(50 33% 25%); /* Fully opaque */ background-color: hsl(50 33% 25% / 75%); /* 75% opaque, i.e. 25% transparent */ /* Special keyword values */ background-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent; /* Global values */ background-color: inherit; background-color: initial; background-color: revert; background-color: revert-layer; background-color: unset; The background-color property is specified as a single value.Values The uniform color of the background. It is rendered behind any background-image that is specified, although the color will still be visible through any transparency in the image. Accessibility concernsIt is important to ensure that the contrast ratio between the background color and the color of the text placed over it is high enough that people experiencing low vision conditions will be able to read the content of the page. Color contrast ratio is determined by comparing the luminance of the text and background color values. In order to meet current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), a ratio of 4.5:1 is required for text content and 3:1 for larger text such as headings. Large text is defined as 18.66px and bold or larger, or 24px or larger. WebAIM: Color Contrast Checker MDN Understanding WCAG, Guideline 1.4 explanations Understanding Success Criterion 1.4.3 | W3C Understanding WCAG 2.0 Formal definitionInitial valuetransparentApplies toall elements. 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Bgcolor is one of those attributes that has become deprecated with the implementation of Cascading Style Sheets (see CSS Backgrounds). The reason we've included it in this tutorial is because it will give us an opportunity to introduce web colors and also add some life to our HTML web page as we continue to progress through this tutorial. It will serve as a visual aid for you as you are learning the mechanics of building a table. Advertise on Tizag.com Without much effort, we can bring that boring white web page to life by adding some color with the bgcolor attribute. HTML Bgcolor Code: This page now has a SILVER background! HTML Bgcolor: This page now has a SILVER background! HTML - Web Colors Our example uses the text value, which is one of three different types of color values that can be used with the bgcolor attribute. Below is a table of the 16 basic HTML color values that are available to HTML web designers. HTML Basic Colors: Black Gray Silver White Yellow Lime Aqua Fuchsia Red Green Blue Purple Maroon Olive Navy Teal While the table above illustrates only 16 colors, 16 is surely not the limit to our color wheel. As we mentioned, HTML supports three different types of color values including text values (which we've pretty much covered above), numeric, (RGB) and hexadecimal values. We'll go into more detail regarding these values so just sit tight. This next example offers a sneak peak at what these values may look like. HTML Code: A red colored table background using hexadecimal values "#FF0000". A blue colored table background using numeric, RGB values "rgb(0, 0, 255)". A lime colored table background using color names. Table Bgcolor Values: A lime colored table background using color names. A red colored table background using hexadecimal values "#FF0000". A blue colored table background using numeric, RGB values "rgb(0, 0, 255)". Hexadecimal and numeric color values (RGB) allow HTML developers to expand the color wheel beyond 16 colors. Way beyond 16, in fact. Nonetheless, there's no need to memorize 256+ unique color combinations; instead, we can use numeric and hexadecimal values and calculate color shades. We'll show you how to use them in our HTML Color Codes page. HTML - Coloring Fonts, Table Rows, & Table Columns Here's a few common examples of bgcolor in action. HTML Bgcolor Code: This Row is Yellow! This Row is Gray! This Row is Yellow! This Row is Gray! This Row is Yellow! This Row is Gray! Alternating Table Row Colors: This Row is Yellow! This Row is Gray! This Row is Yellow! This Row is Gray! This Row is Yellow! This Row is Gray! Check out this "Scoreboard" we made with the use of font color and bgcolor! HTML Code: Green Bay 13 New England 27 Scoreboard: Green Bay 13 New England 27 Go BackContinueTips If you are new to HTML, consider sticking with color names for setting your background color. 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Microsoft Office Tutorials Artist Tutorials 2003-2008 Erack Network | Copyright | Privacy Policy | Advertising Information Site design by Seattle Web Design CSS Background Color – How to Change the Background Color in HTML CSS Background Color – How to Change the Background Color in HTML Search Submit your search query Forum Donate August 4, 2021 / #CSS CSS Background Color – How to Change the Background Color in HTML Ilenia Magoni You have started creating your HTML page, and you want to give it some color – maybe change the color of the text or set a nice background. So how do you do that?In this article I'll show you how you can change the background color of a page in a few different ways.How to Change the Background Color of an HTML ElementYou can change the background color of an HTML element using the background-color CSS property and giving it a value of a color.p { background-color: pink; }With this code, the paragraphs are given a pink background.For example, this code will make all paragraph elements in your HTML file have a pink background because the background-color property has a value of pink.There are about 140 color names that you can use, like teal, hotpink, indigo and many others.A few of the possible color names you can useNote: if you give a background-color to an element and don't see it change, it can be a syntax error, or it can also be that the element does not have a width or height. Try to put some content in it, or give it a width and an height using the CSS properties width and height.There are actually almost 16.8 million colors that you can use. You can use all these colors using RGB values. There are also HSL colors where you have about 3.7 million colors to choose from. In the next section you will learn about all these different ways of creating colors.Different Color NotationsThe background-color property accepts colors as possible values. Here you will see four different notations for color values.The first will be color names, and there are around 140 keywords that you can use. This is the easiest way to choose a color as it doesn't require understanding special notations – but it has a limited range of options.The second and third ways to name or choose colors are RGB values and hexadecimal values. In these notations, colors are identified by the amount of red, green, and blue that they contain. This comes from how a screen produces color. A screen is made of pixels, and each pixel is lighted by LEDs of three different colors, green, blue and red, that can shine at different intensities.The fourth notation is HSL colors, or Hue-Saturation-Lightness. This notation comes from Graphic Design, as it reflects a more natural way for humans to think about color: a pure color (hue), of which saturation and lightness can be varied.You can use any of these color notations to give a color to the background, but let's see them in more details, so you can choose the one you prefer.HTML Color NamesThere are 16 basic colors recognised in the first version of HTML. Now there are 140+ named colors you can use.The 16 basic colorsbody { background-color: black; }WIth this CSS, the body is given a black backgroundAn example of an HTML page with the body being given a background-color of blackYou can see all the named colors in the appendix at the end of the article.RGB ColorsRGB stands for Red-Green-Blue. The colors in this format are written rgb(0,0,0), where each value is a number between 0 and 255 representing the amount of red, green, and blue used to make each color, respectively. For example, if you have rgb(0,0,0) you get black.To get red, you write rgb(255,0,0), where there is as much red as possible with 255, 0 for blue, and 0 for green. You can get other variations of red with small amounts of green and/or blue, and a bit less red. For example you can get an orange red with rgb(255,69,0) or a dark red with rgb(139,0,0).The colors of the rgb values presented above.div { background-color: rgb(139,0,0); }The div elements are given a dark red background.An example of an HTML page with the div element being given a background-color of rgb(139,0,0)Below an example of how the color changes when you adjust two of the RGB values: the top left corner of the colored square is equal to rgb(0,0,0), the top right is equal to rgb(0,0,255), the bottom left corner to rgb(0,255,0) and the bottom right corner to rgb(0,255,255).Fortunately, you don't need to guess the numbers to get the color you want. You can find various color pickers online that let you choose the color with sliders (or other methods) and give you the RGB color value you want to use.Hexadecimal ColorsHexadecimal colors are a different way to write RGB colors. With hexadecimals you also have three numbers, one for each color, with 256 possible values.In this case, though, each color has two digits that go from 0 to F (that is,  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and A, B, C, D, E, F). One single digit has 16 possible values, and two digits have 256 possible values, from 00, to FF (255).Hexadecimal colors are written with a # in front of the value. Red is written as #FF0000, dark red as #8B0000, and orange red as #FF4500, for example.The colors mentioned in the section above.h1 { background-color: #FF4500; }The h1 elements are given a background of orange red.An example of an HTML page with the h1 element being given a background-color of #FF4500You can also use color pickers to generate hexadecimal values.Hexadecimal shorthandYou can write hexadecimal numbers in shorthand form, using only three digits instead of six. For example, you can write red like #F00. This reduces the number of possible colors to just above 4,000, but it is shorter to write, and sometimes that is what is important.Each digit is in place of two identical digits, so we can't write #8B0000 in shorthand form, as 8 and B are not identical. But we can write #800 which is equal to #880000, pretty similar to the other dark red. And orange red can be #F40 (equal to #FF4400).The colors mentioned in the section above.HSL ColorsHSL means Hue-Saturation-Lightness, and it is a completely different way of writing colors than what we have seen so far.HSL colors are represented with three numbers: the hue goes from 0 to 360, and saturation and lightness from 0 to 100.The hue determines the base color, and its value is an angle, a degree on the color wheel. In this case, red is 0, green is 120, blue is 240, and 360 is again red.All possible colors changing only the hue, with hue of 0 to the left and hue of 360 on the right.Saturation goes from 0, which makes the color gray, to 100, which shows the full color.Variation of saturation for red, 0% on the left, 100% on the right.Lightness is the amount of black or white added to the color. 0 is black, 50 is the color itself, and 100 is white.Variation of lightness, with 0% on the left, and 100% on the right.For example, you'd write red as hsl(0,100%,50%), orange red as hsl(16,100%,50%), and dark red as hsl(0,100%,27%).It can be easier to find similar colors using HSL than with the other color schemes. With red and its variations you have seen that to get a darker red you can just change the lightness percentage, and mixing red with an other color is enough to change its hue value a bit.Let's see it in action with a mixed color in hexadecimal, like orange (#FFA500 or rgb(255,166,0)), written in HSL as hsl(39,100%,50%). You can get a lighter orange just by increasing the lightness. So for example you can write hsl(39,100%,65%) to get this lighter orange. With the other notations you would have needed to write rgb(255,193,77) or #FFC14D. An example of an HTML page with the main element being given a background-color of hsl(39, 100%, 65%)You can also find color pickers online for HSL colors.Property name short-handYou can also set the background color using the short-hand background property.p { background: pink; } body { background: black; } div { background: rgb(139,0,0); } h1 { background: #FF4500; } main { background: hsl(39,100%,65%); }The same CSS properties seen before, but with the background shorthand property.An example of an HTML page with all the elements being given a background color.This is a more versatile property, as it is shorthand for various background properties, like background-image and background-position. When you use it with a color value it works exactly the same as background-color.ConclusionYou have learned how to give a background color to your HTML elements using the background-color property and its shorthand background, and using different color notations. Now you have all the tools you need to add whatever colors you want to your web pages. Enjoy!AppendixAll 140+ named colorsSpelling VariationsThe color names containing the word "Gray" can also be written with the spelling "Grey" as shown below. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ilenia Magoni Moderator and staff author for freeCodeCamp. If you read this far, thank the author to show them you care. Say Thanks Learn to code for free. freeCodeCamp's open source curriculum has helped more than 40,000 people get jobs as developers. Get started ADVERTISEMENT freeCodeCamp is a donor-supported tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charity organization (United States Federal Tax Identification Number: 82-0779546) Our mission: to help people learn to code for free. We accomplish this by creating thousands of videos, articles, and interactive coding lessons - all freely available to the public. 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The first and most popular way is by using a Hex color code with the background-color property. Here we apply a Hex color directly on the HTML element using the style attribute. HTML Demo on CodePen This same method can be used to style just about any HTML element, but keep in mind their behavior may differ depending on whether they are inline or block level elements. Use our color picker or color charts to find a Hex color code. Background color using HTML color names HEX color codes may be the most popular, but they are just one of many methods available to color an HTML element. A second way is to use an HTML color name; simply replace the HEX code with one of the 140 supported color names and you're good to go. HTML Demo on CodePen Here is a helpful list of all 140 HTML color names with their corresponding HEX and RGB values for reference. Background color using RGB color values RGB values can also be used to add a background color to HTML elements. Using the same style attribute like before, replace the HEX code or color name with a properly formatted RGB value (be sure to enclose it in parentheses and prefix it with a lowercase 'rgb'). HTML Demo on CodePen When using RGB values in HTML you have the additional option of specifying the level of opacity. With the prefix rgba() – the 'a' stands for alpha, the channel that controls transparency – you can insert a fourth value between 0 and 1, 0 for fully transparent and 1 for totally opaque (use decimal values for levels in between). HTML Demo on CodePen Background color using HSL color values Less popular but equally as powerful, HSL values are now supported by many modern browsers. If you're unfamiliar with HSL (which stands for Hue, Saturation and Lightness) head on over to Wikipedia for a rundown of why they're so awesome. If you just want to use them for an HTML background color, follow the same syntax as the RGB values above, but using instead the hsl() prefix. 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Partner Sites Lorem Ipsum Word Counter Glyphy Colophon Middleman Highlight.js ColorJoe.js ColorHarmony.js HTML Background Color Tutorial – How to Change a Div Background Color, Explained with Code Examples HTML Background Color Tutorial – How to Change a Div Background Color, Explained with Code Examples Search Submit your search query Forum Donate May 7, 2020 / #CSS HTML Background Color Tutorial – How to Change a Div Background Color, Explained with Code Examples Sarah Chima Atuonwu One of the most common things you may have to do as a web developer is to change the background-color of an HTML element. But it may be confusing to do if you do not understand how to use the CSS background-color property. In the article, we discuss the default background color value of an HTML element how to change the background color of a div, which is a very common elementwhich parts of the CSS box model are affected by the background-color property, andthe different values this property can take. Default Background Color of an ElementThe default background color of  a div is transparent. So if you do not specify the background-color of a div, it will display that of its parent element.Changing the Background Color of a DivIn this example, we will change the background colors of the following divs. I love HTML I love CSS I love JavaScript Without any styling, this will translate to the following visually. Let's change the background color of the divs by adding styles to the classes. You can follow along by trying the examples in an HTML file. I love HTML I love CSS I love JavaScript This will result in the following:Cool! We have successfully changed the background color of this div. Next, let's get to know more about this property. Let's see how the background-color property affects parts of the CSS-box model.Background Color and the CSS Box ModelAccording to the CSS box model, all HTML elements can be modeled as rectangular boxes. Every box is composed of 4 parts as shown in the diagram below. The CSS Box ModelYou can read up on the box model if you are not familiar with it. The question is, which part of the box model is affected when you change the background color of a div? The simple answer is the padding area and the content area. Let's confirm this by using an example. This is the parent div which contains the div we are testing This example shows that changing the background color of a div does not affect the border and margin of the div. This will result in:From the example above, we can see that the margin area and the border area are not affected by the change in background color. We can change the color of the border using the border-color property. The margin area remains transparent and reflects the background color of the parent container. Finally, let's discuss the values the background-color property can take.Background-color ValuesJust like the color property, the background-color property can take six different values. Let's consider the three most common values with an example. In the example, we set the background-color of the div to red with different values. The background property can take six different values. The background property can take six different values. The background property can take six different values. Notice that they all result with the same background color. Other values the background-color property can take include HSL value, special keyword values and global values. Here are examples of each of them./* HSL value */ background-color: hsl(0, 100%, 25%; /* Special keyword values */ background-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent; /* Global values */ background-color: inherit; background-color: initial; background-color: unset; You can read more on each of these values here.Extra NoteWhen setting the background color of an element, it is important to ensure that the contrast ratio of the background color and the color of the text it contains is high enough. This is to ensure that people with low vision can easily read the text. Consider these two divs.The contrast between the background color of the first div and the color of the text is not high enough for everyone to see. So unless you are the only one using the website you are building and you have very good eyesight, you should avoid such color combinations. The second div has a much better contrast ratio between the background color and the color of the text . Thus, it is more accessible and clearer for people to read.ConclusionIn this article, we saw how you can change the background-color of a div. We also discussed which parts of the CSS box model are affected by the change in background-color. Finally, we discussed the values the background-color property can take. I hope you found this article useful. Thanks for reading. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sarah Chima Atuonwu I am a software engineer that is interested in making the web accessible for all. I love sharing knowledge so I write about things I learn and things I need to learn. If you read this far, thank the author to show them you care. Say Thanks Learn to code for free. freeCodeCamp's open source curriculum has helped more than 40,000 people get jobs as developers. 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Learn why people trust wikiHow CategoriesComputers and ElectronicsInternetWebsite and Blog CreationMarkup LanguagesHTML3 Methods to Set a Background Color with HTML & CSS Download Article An easy-to-follow guide for coding with CSS and HTML to add the background colors of a page Written by Jessica Andzouana | Edited by Darlene Antonelli, MA Last Updated: February 2, 2024 Fact Checked Download Article Setting a Solid Background Color |Creating a Gradient Background |Creating a Changing Background |Expert Interview |Q&A |Tips |Warnings |Show more |Show less X This article was written by Jessica Andzouana and by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Jessica Andzouana is a Software Engineer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. With over five years of professional experience in front-end development, digital art, and design, she is passionate about emerging technologies such as blockchain and AI. Her background as both a programmer and artist, paired with a highly design-conscious mindset, provides her a fresh perspective and unique skill set to produce creative solutions in her field. She works at Alcacruz as a Software Engineer, and received a dual BS/BA degree from Santa Clara in Computer Science and Studio Art. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 1,515,248 times. Did you want to change the background color of that page using HTML? Unfortunately, with HTML 5, this is no longer possible in just HTML coding. Instead, you'll need to use both HTML and CSS coding, which works even better. This wikiHow teaches you how to change the background color of a web page by editing its HTML and CSS. Things You Should Know Although the attribute for HTML to manage background color is gone, you can still use HTML with CSS to change your background color easily. You'll need a numeric code for the color you want if you want a specific color. If you don't need a specific color, you can use words like "orange" or "light blue." When editing a web page with HTML and CSS, you can create a solid background, gradient, or changing background. Steps Method 1 Method 1 of 3: Setting a Solid Background Color Download Article {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/b\/bf\/2609629-1-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-1-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/b\/bf\/2609629-1-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-1-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":342,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":541,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 1 Find your document's "html" header. It should be near the top of the document. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/02\/2609629-2-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-2-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/02\/2609629-2-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-2-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":344,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":545,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 2 Add the "background-color" property to the "body" element. Type background-color: between the body brackets. You should now have the following "body" element: body { background-color: } In this context, only one spelling of "color" will work; you can't use "colour" here. Advertisement {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/8\/8f\/2609629-3-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-3-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/8\/8f\/2609629-3-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-3-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":342,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":542,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 3 Add your desired background color to the "background-color" property. Type your selected color's numeric code followed by a semicolon next to the "background-color:" element to do so. For example, to set your page's background to pink, you would have the following: body { background-color: #d24dff; } {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/b\/be\/2609629-4-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-4-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/b\/be\/2609629-4-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-4-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":349,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":552,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 4 Review your "style" information. At this point, your HTML document's header should resemble the following: {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/c8\/2609629-5-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-5-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/c8\/2609629-5-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-5-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":346,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":548,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 5 Use "background-color" to apply background colors to other elements. Just as you set it in the body element, you can use "background-color" to define the backgrounds of other elements such as headers, paragraphs, and so on. For example, to apply a background color to a main header ( ) or a paragraph ( ), you would have something resembling the following code:[1] X Research source Header with Green Background Paragraph with white background Advertisement Method 2 Method 2 of 3: Creating a Gradient Background Download Article {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/f\/f4\/2609629-6-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-6-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/f\/f4\/2609629-6-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-6-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":344,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":545,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 1 Find your document's "html" header. It should be near the top of the document. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/f\/fd\/2609629-7-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-7-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/f\/fd\/2609629-7-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-7-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":348,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":551,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 2 Understand the basic syntax of this process. When making a gradient, there are two pieces of information you'll need: the starting point/angle, and the colors that the gradient will transition between. You can select multiple colors to have the gradient move between all of them, and you can set a direction or angle for the gradient.[2] X Research source background: linear-gradient(direction/angle, color1, color2, color3, etc); }} {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/2\/21\/2609629-8-4.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-8-4.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/2\/21\/2609629-8-4.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-8-4.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":342,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":542,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 3 Make a vertical gradient. If you don't specify the direction, the gradient will go from top to bottom. To create your gradient, add the following code between the tags: html { min-height: 100%; } body { background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#93B874, #C9DCB9); background: -o-linear-gradient(#93B874, #C9DCB9); background: -moz-linear-gradient(#93B874, #C9DCB9); background: linear-gradient(#93B874, #C9DCB9); background-color: #93B874; } Different browsers have different implementations of the gradient function, so you'll have to include several versions of the code. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/8\/8d\/2609629-9-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-9-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/8\/8d\/2609629-9-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-9-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":346,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":547,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 4 Make a directional gradient. If you'd rather create a gradient that isn't strictly vertical, you can add direction to the gradient in order to change the way the color shift appears. Do so by typing the following in between the tags:[3] X Research source html { min-height: 100%;} body { background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, #93B874, #C9DCB9); background: -o-linear-gradient(right, #93B874, #C9DCB9); background: -moz-linear-gradient(right, #93B874, #C9DCB9); background: linear-gradient(to right, #93B874, #C9DCB9); background-color: #93B874; } You can play around with the "left" and "right" tags to experiment with different directions for your gradient. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/7d\/2609629-10-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-10-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/7d\/2609629-10-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-10-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":341,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":540,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 5 Use other properties to adjust the gradient. There's a lot more that you can do with gradients. For example, not only can you add more than two colors, you can also put a percentage after each one. This will allow you to set how much spacing you want each color segment to have. Here's a sample gradient that uses this principle: background: linear-gradient(#93B874 10%, #C9DCB9 70%, #000000 90%); {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/6\/6e\/2609629-11-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-11-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/6\/6e\/2609629-11-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-11-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":342,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":541,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 6 Add transparency to your colors. This will make the color fade. Use the same color to fade from the color to nothing. You'll need to use the rgba() function to define the color. The ending value determines the transparency: 0 for solid and 1 for transparent. background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(147,184,116,0), rgba(147,184,116,1)); {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/5\/5a\/2609629-12-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-12-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/5\/5a\/2609629-12-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-12-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":346,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":548,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 7 Review your completed code. The code to create a color gradient as your website's background will look something like this: Advertisement Method 3 Method 3 of 3: Creating a Changing Background Download Article {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/c9\/2609629-13-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-13-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/c9\/2609629-13-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-13-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":347,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":549,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 1 Find your document's "html" header. It should be near the top of the document. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/e\/ea\/2609629-14-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-14-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/e\/ea\/2609629-14-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-14-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":344,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":544,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 2 Add the animation property to the "body" element. Type the following into the space below the "body {" bracket and above the closing bracket: -webkit-animation: colorchange 60s infinite; animation: colorchange 60s infinite; The top line of text is for Chromium-based browsers while the bottom line of text is for other browsers. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/99\/2609629-15-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-15-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/99\/2609629-15-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-15-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 3 Add your colors to the animation. Now you'll use the @keyframes rule to set the background colors through which you'll cycle, as well as the length of time each color will appear on the page. Again, you'll need separate entries for the different sets of browsers. Enter the following lines of code below the closed "body" bracket:[4] X Research source @-webkit-keyframes colorchange { 0% {background: #33FFF3;} 25% {background: #78281F;} 50% {background: #117A65;} 75% {background: #DC7633;} 100% {background: #9B59B6;} } @keyframes colorchange { 0% {background: #33FFF3;} 25% {background: #78281F;} 50% {background: #117A65;} 75% {background: #DC7633;} 100% {background: #9B59B6;} } Note that the two rules (@-webkit-keyframes and @keyframes have the same background colors and percentages. You'll want these to stay uniform so the experience is the same on all browsers. The percentages (0%, 25%, etc) are of the total animation length (60s). When the page loads, the background will be the color set at 0% (#33FFF3). Once the animation has played for 25% of of 60 seconds, the background will turn to #7821F, and so on. You can modify the times and colors to fit your desired outcome. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/18\/2609629-16-3.jpg\/v4-460px-2609629-16-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/18\/2609629-16-3.jpg\/v4-728px-2609629-16-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":342,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":542,"licensing":" Image by: Uploader \nLicense: Creative Commons<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>"} 4 Review your code. Your entire code for the changing background color should resemble the following: Advertisement Community Q&A Search Add New Question Question How do I set a background color for a specific width? Community Answer Use the background-size property inside of the "body" element. For example, "background-size: 300px 150px" makes the background 300 pixels wide and 150 pixels high. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. 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