CSS Color: hsl(255,50%,40%)

This page is all about the CSS color hsl(255,50%,40%). It incorporates hsl(255,50%,40%) into various HTML elements to test how it looks.

Click on the color pickers to see how hsl(255,50%,40%) looks against a secondary color. Also use the chart near the bottom to choose a color other than hsl(255,50%,40%). And don't forget to check out these hsl(255,50%,40%) code examples in the online editor.

Foreground Color

Here are examples of using hsl(255,50%,40%) for the foreground color (eg, color:hsl(255,50%,40%) or border-color:hsl(255,50%,40%), etc).

Headings

Heading 1 in hsl(255,50%,40%).

Heading 2 in hsl(255,50%,40%).

Heading 2 in hsl(255,50%,40%).

Heading 2 in hsl(255,50%,40%).

Heading 2 in hsl(255,50%,40%).
Heading 2 in hsl(255,50%,40%).

You can also add your own text by typing over the top of the text.

Borders

Solid border, 1px
Dotted border, 1px
Dashed border, 1px
Solid border, 3px
Dotted border, 3px
Dashed border, 3px

Text Size

The font size of this text is 6px.

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The font size of this text is 12px.

The font size of this text is 24px.

The font size of this text is 36px.

The font size of this text is 48px.

With a Text Shadow

The font size of this text is 6px.

The font size of this text is 8px.

The font size of this text is 12px.

The font size of this text is 24px.

The font size of this text is 36px.

The font size of this text is 48px.

Background Color

Here's how hsl(255,50%,40%) looks when it's used as a background color.

You can use either background-color:hsl(255,50%,40%) or background:hsl(255,50%,40%) to achieve this effect.

Change the text color to see how the background looks with different text colors.

Try changing the color of this text to see how it looks with the hsl(255,50%,40%) background color.

You can also add your own text by typing over the top of this text.

Here's some extra text written in a smaller font size (12px).

You can add more text over the top of this to see how it looks at the smaller size.

This text is in White.

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This text is in LightGrey.

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This text is in Black.

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Gradients

Linear

This box has a linear gradient going from White to hsl(255,50%,40%).

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This box has a linear gradient going from Black to hsl(255,50%,40%).

You can also add your own text by typing over the top of this text.

Radial

This box has a radial gradient going from White to hsl(255,50%,40%).

You can also add your own text by typing over the top of this text.

This box has a radial gradient going from Black to hsl(255,50%,40%).

You can also add your own text by typing over the top of this text.

If you want the code for these gradients or others, see CSS Gradients.

Pattern

Pattern made from a gradient between White and hsl(255,50%,40%).

If you want the code for this pattern or other similar patterns, see CSS Patterns.

Color Chart

You can change the selected color using the chart below.

Color Name Hex Code
RGB		 Decimal Code
RGB
Reds
IndianRed CD5C5C 205,92,92
LightCoral F08080 240,128,128
Salmon FA8072 250,128,114
DarkSalmon E9967A 233,150,122
LightSalmon FFA07A 255,160,122
Crimson DC143C 220,20,60
Red FF0000 255,0,0
FireBrick B22222 178,34,34
DarkRed 8B0000 139,0,0
Pinks
Pink FFC0CB 255,192,203
LightPink FFB6C1 255,182,193
HotPink FF69B4 255,105,180
DeepPink FF1493 255,20,147
MediumVioletRed C71585 199,21,133
PaleVioletRed DB7093 219,112,147
Oranges
Coral FF7F50 255,127,80
Tomato FF6347 255,99,71
OrangeRed FF4500 255,69,0
DarkOrange FF8C00 255,140,0
Orange FFA500 255,165,0
Yellows
Gold FFD700 255,215,0
Yellow FFFF00 255,255,0
LightYellow FFFFE0 255,255,224
LemonChiffon FFFACD 255,250,205
LightGoldenrodYellow FAFAD2 250,250,210
PapayaWhip FFEFD5 255,239,213
Moccasin FFE4B5 255,228,181
PeachPuff FFDAB9 255,218,185
PaleGoldenrod EEE8AA 238,232,170
Khaki F0E68C 240,230,140
DarkKhaki BDB76B 189,183,107
Purples
Lavender E6E6FA 230,230,250
Thistle D8BFD8 216,191,216
Plum DDA0DD 221,160,221
Violet EE82EE 238,130,238
Orchid DA70D6 218,112,214
Fuchsia FF00FF 255,0,255
Magenta FF00FF 255,0,255
MediumOrchid BA55D3 186,85,211
MediumPurple 9370DB 147,112,219
BlueViolet 8A2BE2 138,43,226
DarkViolet 9400D3 148,0,211
DarkOrchid 9932CC 153,50,204
DarkMagenta 8B008B 139,0,139
Purple 800080 128,0,128
RebeccaPurple 663399 102,51,153
Indigo 4B0082 75,0,130
MediumSlateBlue 7B68EE 123,104,238
SlateBlue 6A5ACD 106,90,205
DarkSlateBlue 483D8B 72,61,139
Color Name Hex Code
RGB		 Decimal Code
RGB
Greens
GreenYellow ADFF2F 173,255,47
Chartreuse 7FFF00 127,255,0
LawnGreen 7CFC00 124,252,0
Lime 00FF00 0,255,0
LimeGreen 32CD32 50,205,50
PaleGreen 98FB98 152,251,152
LightGreen 90EE90 144,238,144
MediumSpringGreen 00FA9A 0,250,154
SpringGreen 00FF7F 0,255,127
MediumSeaGreen 3CB371 60,179,113
SeaGreen 2E8B57 46,139,87
ForestGreen 228B22 34,139,34
Green 008000 0,128,0
DarkGreen 006400 0,100,0
YellowGreen 9ACD32 154,205,50
OliveDrab 6B8E23 107,142,35
Olive 808000 128,128,0
DarkOliveGreen 556B2F 85,107,47
MediumAquamarine 66CDAA 102,205,170
DarkSeaGreen 8FBC8F 143,188,143
LightSeaGreen 20B2AA 32,178,170
DarkCyan 008B8B 0,139,139
Teal 008080 0,128,128
Blues/Cyans
Aqua 00FFFF 0,255,255
Cyan 00FFFF 0,255,255
LightCyan E0FFFF 224,255,255
PaleTurquoise AFEEEE 175,238,238
Aquamarine 7FFFD4 127,255,212
Turquoise 40E0D0 64,224,208
MediumTurquoise 48D1CC 72,209,204
DarkTurquoise 00CED1 0,206,209
CadetBlue 5F9EA0 95,158,160
SteelBlue 4682B4 70,130,180
LightSteelBlue B0C4DE 176,196,222
PowderBlue B0E0E6 176,224,230
LightBlue ADD8E6 173,216,230
SkyBlue 87CEEB 135,206,235
LightSkyBlue 87CEFA 135,206,250
DeepSkyBlue 00BFFF 0,191,255
DodgerBlue 1E90FF 30,144,255
CornflowerBlue 6495ED 100,149,237
RoyalBlue 4169E1 65,105,225
Blue 0000FF 0,0,255
MediumBlue 0000CD 0,0,205
DarkBlue 00008B 0,0,139
Navy 000080 0,0,128
MidnightBlue 191970 25,25,112
Color Name Hex Code
RGB		 Decimal Code
RGB
Browns
Cornsilk FFF8DC 255,248,220
BlanchedAlmond FFEBCD 255,235,205
Bisque FFE4C4 255,228,196
NavajoWhite FFDEAD 255,222,173
Wheat F5DEB3 245,222,179
BurlyWood DEB887 222,184,135
Tan D2B48C 210,180,140
RosyBrown BC8F8F 188,143,143
SandyBrown F4A460 244,164,96
Goldenrod DAA520 218,165,32
DarkGoldenrod B8860B 184,134,11
Peru CD853F 205,133,63
Chocolate D2691E 210,105,30
SaddleBrown 8B4513 139,69,19
Sienna A0522D 160,82,45
Brown A52A2A 165,42,42
Maroon 800000 128,0,0
Whites
White FFFFFF 255,255,255
Snow FFFAFA 255,250,250
Honeydew F0FFF0 240,255,240
MintCream F5FFFA 245,255,250
Azure F0FFFF 240,255,255
AliceBlue F0F8FF 240,248,255
GhostWhite F8F8FF 248,248,255
WhiteSmoke F5F5F5 245,245,245
Seashell FFF5EE 255,245,238
Beige F5F5DC 245,245,220
OldLace FDF5E6 253,245,230
FloralWhite FFFAF0 255,250,240
Ivory FFFFF0 255,255,240
AntiqueWhite FAEBD7 250,235,215
Linen FAF0E6 250,240,230
LavenderBlush FFF0F5 255,240,245
MistyRose FFE4E1 255,228,225
Greys
Gainsboro DCDCDC 220,220,220
LightGray D3D3D3 211,211,211
LightGrey D3D3D3 211,211,211
Silver C0C0C0 192,192,192
DarkGray A9A9A9 169,169,169
DarkGrey A9A9A9 169,169,169
Gray 808080 128,128,128
Grey 808080 128,128,128
DimGray 696969 105,105,105
DimGrey 696969 105,105,105
LightSlateGray 778899 119,136,153
LightSlateGrey 778899 119,136,153
SlateGray 708090 112,128,144
SlateGrey 708090 112,128,144
DarkSlateGray 2F4F4F 47,79,79
DarkSlateGrey 2F4F4F 47,79,79
Black 000000 0,0,0

How to use this Color

Check out some basic code examples for hsl(255,50%,40%) in the online Scratchpad editor.

Also, below are quick code examples of using CSS to apply this color to various HTML elements.

Text/Foreground Color

Background Color

You can also use it with the background shorthand property, like this:

Border Color

You can also use it with the border shorthand property, like this:

In these examples, .myExample is simply a made up class name. Just replace that name with your own class name or element name as required.

For example, to apply the style to say, all instances of the h1 element, replace .myExample with h1. Like this: