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CSS: The color property

The color property changes the text color. Colors can be specified in several ways:
ValueDescriptionExample
nameEvery browser knows 16 common color names.red
rgb()A triplet of values from 0 to 255, representing the Red-Green-Blue color spectrum.rgb(255, 0, 0)
rgba()Like rgb(), but with a fourth value representing the opacity, ranging from 0 to 1.rgba(255, 0, 0, 0)
hexA hexadecimal number representing the R-G-B triplet.#FF0000
This property is "inherited", which means it'll also be applied to all descendant elements but can be overridden by more specific rules.

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