Before changing the color of your text, or the background color of your home, you will want to be familiar with the term "web safe colors". Mac, UNIX and Windows computers come with unique color palettes, so colors display differently. In addition, web browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.) and monitors also "see" colors their own way.

So your page won't look the same to every visitor. Colors do not display consistently. That is why you should use web safe colors when possible.

Colors can be coded using their color names (like red, aqua, silver) or Hex Codes (Hexadecimal RGB Values). A Hex Code is a six digit number, with the amount of red, green and blue coded into it. You may not be able to recognize #000000 as "black", but your computer's browser does.

Before we move on to how to change the color of your text, check the following links. They will help you to understand the concept of web safe colors, and also display the rainbow of colors available.. right at your fingertips. These links open new windows, so you will not get lost.


Web Source: 216 Web Safe Color Chart Hexadecimal RGB Values
http://www.web-source.net/216_color_chart.htm

Web-Safe Colors With The Color Picker
http://www.sitetipsandtricks.com/web-safe_colors.html

Non-Dithering Colors by Hue
http://www.lynda.com/hexh.html

Web Safe Colors Chart
http://seurat.art.udel.edu/Site/InfoDocs/WebColor/WebColors.html

Webmonkey Reference: Color Codes
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/

HTML Color Names
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colornames.asp