Web-safe Colors

Article ID: KB101305

The web-safe color palette was developed back when lots of people had computers that only displayed 256 colors (8-bit). Any other colors wouldn't display properly, so web designers had to limit themselves to the colors that worked. And because some of the colors didn't display the same way between Macs and PCs, the actual web-safe color palette only includes 216 out of the available 256 colors.

Most people now have computers that can display millions of colors. Very few people are stuck with old 256-color systems, so needing to limit yourself to the web-safe color palette isn't as necessary anymore. If your audience makeup includes people with old systems, this may be a concern for you; or, if you are designing for certain types of hardware like cell phones or PDAs, you may want to find out what colors are available for those systems.

So, if you care, here is the web-safe color palette, complete with RGB and hexadecimal color codes.

RGB 0, 0, 0 HEX 000000	RGB 0, 0, 51 HEX 000033	RGB 0, 0, 102 HEX 000066	RGB 0, 0, 153 HEX 000099	RGB 0, 0, 204 HEX 0000CC	RGB 0, 0, 255 HEX 0000FF
RGB 0, 51, 0 HEX 003300	RGB 0, 51, 51 HEX 003333	RGB 0, 51, 102 HEX 003366	RGB 0, 51, 153 HEX 003399	RGB 0, 51, 204 HEX 0033CC	RGB 0, 51, 255 HEX 0033FF
RGB 0, 102, 0 HEX 006600	RGB 0, 102, 51 HEX 006633	RGB 0, 102, 102 HEX 006666	RGB 0, 102, 153 HEX 006699	RGB 0, 102, 204 HEX 0066CC	RGB 0, 102, 255 HEX 0066FF
RGB 0, 153, 0 HEX 009900	RGB 0, 153, 51 HEX 009933	RGB 0, 153, 102 HEX 009966	RGB 0, 153, 153 HEX 009999	RGB 0, 153, 204 HEX 0099CC	RGB 0, 153, 255 HEX 0099FF
RGB 0, 204, 0 HEX 00CC00	RGB 0, 204, 51 HEX 00CC33	RGB 0, 204, 102 HEX 00CC66	RGB 0, 204, 153 HEX 00CC99	RGB 0, 204, 204 HEX 00CCCC	RGB 0, 204, 255 HEX 00CCFF
RGB 0, 255, 0 HEX 00FF00	RGB 0, 255, 51 HEX 00FF33	RGB 0, 255, 102 HEX 00FF66	RGB 0, 255, 153 HEX 00FF99	RGB 0, 255, 204 HEX 00FFCC	RGB 0, 255, 255 HEX 00FFFF
RGB 51, 0, 0 HEX 330000	RGB 51, 0, 51 HEX 330033	RGB 51, 0, 102 HEX 330066	RGB 51, 0, 153 HEX 330099	RGB 51, 0, 204 HEX 3300CC	RGB 51, 0, 255 HEX 3300FF
RGB 51, 51, 0 HEX 333300	RGB 51, 51, 51 HEX 333333	RGB 51, 51, 102 HEX 333366	RGB 51, 51, 153 HEX 333399	RGB 51, 51, 204 HEX 3333CC	RGB 51, 51, 255 HEX 3333FF
RGB 51, 102, 0 HEX 336600	RGB 51, 102, 51 HEX 336633	RGB 51, 102, 102 HEX 336666	RGB 51, 102, 153 HEX 336699	RGB 51, 102, 204 HEX 3366CC	RGB 51, 102, 255 HEX 3366FF
RGB 51, 153, 0 HEX 339900	RGB 51, 153, 51 HEX 339933	RGB 51, 153, 102 HEX 339966	RGB 51, 153, 153 HEX 339999	RGB 51, 153, 204 HEX 3399CC	RGB 51, 153, 255 HEX 3399FF
RGB 51, 204, 0 HEX 33CC00	RGB 51, 204, 51 HEX 33CC33	RGB 51, 204, 102 HEX 33CC66	RGB 51, 204, 153 HEX 33CC99	RGB 51, 204, 204 HEX 33CCCC	RGB 51, 204, 255 HEX 33CCFF
RGB 51, 255, 0 HEX 33FF00	RGB 51, 255, 51 HEX 33FF33	RGB 51, 255, 102 HEX 33FF66	RGB 51, 255, 153 HEX 33FF99	RGB 51, 255, 204 HEX 33FFCC	RGB 51, 255, 255 HEX 33FFFF
RGB 102, 0, 0 HEX 660000	RGB 102, 0, 51 HEX 660033	RGB 102, 0, 102 HEX 660066	RGB 102, 0, 153 HEX 660099	RGB 102, 0, 204 HEX 6600CC	RGB 102, 0, 255 HEX 6600FF
RGB 102, 51, 0 HEX 663300	RGB 102, 51, 51 HEX 663333	RGB 102, 51, 102 HEX 663366	RGB 102, 51, 153 HEX 663399	RGB 102, 51, 204 HEX 6633CC	RGB 102, 51, 255 HEX 6633FF
RGB 102, 102, 0 HEX 666600	RGB 102, 102, 51 HEX 666633	RGB 102, 102, 102 HEX 666666	RGB 102, 102, 153 HEX 666699	RGB 102, 102, 204 HEX 6666CC	RGB 102, 102, 255 HEX 6666FF
RGB 102, 153, 0 HEX 669900	RGB 102, 153, 51 HEX 669933	RGB 102, 153, 102 HEX 669966	RGB 102, 153, 153 HEX 669999	RGB 102, 153, 204 HEX 6699CC	RGB 102, 153, 255 HEX 6699FF
RGB 102, 204, 0 HEX 66CC00	RGB 102, 204, 51 HEX 66CC33	RGB 102, 204, 102 HEX 66CC66	RGB 102, 204, 153 HEX 66CC99	RGB 102, 204, 204 HEX 66CCCC	RGB 102, 204, 255 HEX 66CCFF
RGB 102, 255, 0 HEX 66FF00	RGB 102, 255, 51 HEX 66FF33	RGB 102, 255, 102 HEX 66FF66	RGB 102, 255, 153 HEX 66FF99	RGB 102, 255, 204 HEX 66FFCC	RGB 102, 255, 255 HEX 66FFFF
RGB 153, 0, 0 HEX 990000	RGB 153, 0, 51 HEX 990033	RGB 153, 0, 102 HEX 990066	RGB 153, 0, 153 HEX 990099	RGB 153, 0, 204 HEX 9900CC	RGB 153, 0, 255 HEX 9900FF
RGB 153, 51, 0 HEX 993300	RGB 153, 51, 51 HEX 993333	RGB 153, 51, 102 HEX 993366	RGB 153, 51, 153 HEX 993399	RGB 153, 51, 204 HEX 9933CC	RGB 153, 51, 255 HEX 9933FF
RGB 151, 102, 0 HEX 996600	RGB 153, 102, 51 HEX 996633	RGB 153, 102, 102 HEX 996666	RGB 153, 102, 153 HEX 996699	RGB 153, 102, 204 HEX 9966CC	RGB 153, 102, 255 HEX 9966FF
RGB 153, 153, 0 HEX 999900	RGB 153, 153, 51 HEX 999933	RGB 153, 153, 102 HEX 999966	RGB 153, 153, 153 HEX 999999	RGB 53, 153, 204 HEX 9999CC	RGB 153,153, 255 HEX 9999FF
RGB 153, 204, 0 HEX 99CC00	RGB 153, 204, 51 HEX 99CC33	RGB 153, 204, 102 HEX 99CC66	RGB 153, 204, 153 HEX 99CC99	RGB 153, 204, 204 HEX 99CCCC	RGB 153, 204, 255 HEX 99CCFF
RGB 153, 255, 0 HEX 99FF00	RGB 153, 255, 51 HEX 99FF33	RGB 153, 255, 102 HEX 99FF66	RGB 153, 255, 153 HEX 99FF99	RGB 153, 255, 206 HEX 99FFCC	RGB 155, 255, 255 HEX 99FFFF
RGB 204, 0, 0 HEX CC0000	RGB 204, 0, 51 HEX CC0033	RGB 204, 0, 102 HEX CC0066	RGB 204, 0, 153 HEX CC0099	RGB 204 HEX CC00CC	RGB 204, 0, 255 HEX CC00FF
RGB 204, 51, 0 HEX CC3300	RGB 204, 51, 102 HEX CC3333	RGB 204, 51, 152 HEX CC3366	RGB 204, 51, 153 HEX CC3399	RGB 204, 51, 204 HEX CC33CC	RGB 204, 51, 255 HEX CC33FF
RGB 204, 102, 0 HEX CC6600	RGB 204, 102, 51 HEX CC6633	RGB 204, 102, 102 HEX CC6666	RGB 204, 102, 153 HEX CC6699	RGB 204, 102, 204 HEX CC66CC	RGB 204, 102, 255 HEX CC66FF
RGB 204, 153, 0 HEX CC9900	RGB 204, 153, 51 HEX CC9933	RGB 204, 153, 102 HEX CC9966	RGB 204, 153, 153 HEX CC9999	RGB 204,153, 204 HEX CC99CC	RGB 204, 153, 255 HEX CC99FF
RGB 204, 204, 0 HEX CCCC00	RGB 204, 204, 51 HEX CCCC33	RGB 204, 204, 102 HEX CCCC66	RGB 204, 204, 153 HEX CCCC99	RGB 204, 204, 204 HEX CCCCCC	RGB 204, 204, 255 HEX CCCCFF
RGB 204, 255, 0 HEX CCFF00	RGB 204, 255, 51 HEX CCFF33	RGB 204, 255, 102 HEX CCFF66	RGB 204, 255, 153 HEX CCFF99	RGB 204, 255, 204 HEX CCFFCC	RGB 204, 255, 255 HEX CCFFFF
RGB 255, 0, 0 HEX FF0000	RGB 255, 0, 51 HEX FF0033	RGB 255, 0, 102 HEX FF0066	RGB 255, 0, 153 HEX FF0099	RGB 255, 0, 204 HEX FF00CC	RGB 255, 0, 255 HEX FF00FF
RGB 255, 51, 0 HEX FF3300	RGB 255, 51, 51 HEX FF3333	RGB 255, 51, 102 HEX FF3366	RGB 255, 51, 153 HEX FF3399	RGB 255, 51, 204 HEX FF33CC	RGB 255 HEX FF33FF
RGB 255, 102, 0 HEX FF6600	RGB 255, 102, 51 HEX FF6633	RGB 255, 102, 102 HEX FF6666	RGB 255, 102, 153 HEX FF6699	RGB 255, 102, 204 HEX FF66CC	RGB 255, 102, 255 HEX FF66FF
RGB 255, 153, 0 HEX FF9900	RGB 255, 153, 51 HEX FF9933	RGB 255, 153, 102 HEX FF9966	RGB 255, 153, 153 HEX FF9999	RGB 255, 153, 204 HEX FF99CC	RGB 255, 153, 255 HEX FF99FF
RGB 255, 204, 0 HEX FFCC00	RGB 255, 204, 51 HEX FFCC33	RGB 255, 204, 102 HEX FFCC66	RGB 255, 204, 153 HEX FFCC99	RGB 255, 204, 204 HEX FFCCCC	RGB 255, 204, 255 HEX FFCCFF
RGB 255, 255, 0 HEX FFFF00	RGB 255, 255, 51 HEX FFFF33	RGB 255, 255, 102 HEX FFFF66	RGB 255, 255, 153 HEX FFFF99	RGB 255, 255, 206 HEX FFFFCC	RGB 255, 255, 255 HEX FFFFFF

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