CSS Border Color
CSS Border Color
The border-color property is used to set the color of the four borders.
The color can be set by:
- name – specify a color name, like “red”
- HEX – specify a HEX value, like “#ff0000”
- RGB – specify a RGB value, like “rgb(255,0,0)”
- HSL – specify a HSL value, like “hsl(0, 100%, 50%)”
- transparent
Note: If border-color is not set, it inherits the color of the element.
Example
Demonstration of the different border colors:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p.one {
border-style: solid;
border-color: red;
}
p.two {
border-style: solid;
border-color: green;
}
p.three {
border-style: dotted;
border-color: blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>The border-color Property</h2>
<p>This property specifies the color of the four borders:</p>
<p>A solid red border</p>
<p>A solid green border</p>
<p>A dotted blue border</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> The “border-color” property does not work if it is used alone. Use the “border-style” property to set the borders first.</p>
</body>
</html>
Specific Side Colors
The border-color property can have from one to four values (for the top border, right border, bottom border, and the left border).
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p.one {
border-style: solid;
border-color: red green blue yellow; /* red top, green right, blue bottom and yellow left */
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>The border-color Property</h2>
<p>The border-color property can have from one to four values (for the top border, right border, bottom border, and the left border):</p>
<p>A solid multicolor border</p>
</body>
</html>
HEX Values
The color of the border can also be specified using a hexadecimal value (HEX):
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p.one {
border-style: solid;
border-color: #ff0000; /* red */
}
p.two {
border-style: solid;
border-color: #0000ff; /* blue */
}
p.three {
border-style: solid;
border-color: #bbbbbb; /* grey */
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>The border-color Property</h2>
<p>The color of the border can also be specified using a hexadecimal value (HEX):</p>
<p>A solid red border</p>
<p>A solid blue border</p>
<p>A solid grey border</p>
</body>
</html>
RGB Values
Or by using RGB values:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p.one {
border-style: solid;
border-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); /* red */
}
p.two {
border-style: solid;
border-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); /* blue */
}
p.three {
border-style: solid;
border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); /* grey */
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>The border-color Property</h2>
<p>The color of the border can also be specified using RGB values:</p>
<p>A solid red border</p>
<p>A solid blue border</p>
<p>A solid grey border</p>
</body>
</html>
HSL Values
You can also use HSL values:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p.one {
border-style: solid;
border-color: hsl(0, 100%, 50%); /* red */
}
p.two {
border-style: solid;
border-color: hsl(240, 100%, 50%); /* blue */
}
p.three {
border-style: solid;
border-color: hsl(0, 0%, 73%); /* grey */
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>The border-color Property</h2>
<p>The color of the border can also be specified using HSL values:</p>
<p>A solid red border</p>
<p>A solid blue border</p>
<p>A solid grey border</p>
</body>
</html>