When you're adding a colour to your Web page with HTML, sometimes you can just type in the name of the colour. But more often than not, you'll need to use what's called the hex code, which is something that the browser will be able to understand. Choose a colour from the list below and look to its left to get the hex code. If you want your background to be red, for example, we'd type <BGCOLOR="#FF0000">. Try it out!

To find the colour of your choice, there is a small utility program called 'EyeDropper'. You can download this from our 'Links' page. This program acts like a magnifying glass which decodes the colours that you hover over to RGB, HEX and CYMK.

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.