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W3.CSS provides us with classes to set the color of font and container. Not only this, there are also classes to change or set the color of the font or container on hover the division or section. All the coloring elements can be broadly be classified into the following parts:

  • Background Color
  • Text Color
  • Hover Background Color
  • Hover Text Color
Background Color: The background color classes are as follows:

Sr. No

Background Color Name

Background Color Class

1.

Red

w3-red

2.

Pink

w3-pink

3.

Purple

w3-purple

4.

Dark Purple

w3-dark-purple

5.

Indigo

w3-indigo

6.

Blue

w3-blue

7.

Light Blue

w3-light-blue

8.

Cyan

w3-cyan

9.

Aqua

w3-aqua

10.

Teal

w3-teal

11.

Green

w3-green

12.

Light Green

w3-light-green

13.

Lime

w3-lime

14.

Sand

w3-sand

15.

Khaki

w3-khaki

16.

Yellow

w3-yellow

17.

Amber

w3-amber

18.

Orange

w3-orange

19.

Deep Orange

w3-deep-orange

20.

Blue Gray

w3-blue-grey

21.

Brown

w3-brown

22.

Light Gray

w3-light-grey

23.

Gray

w3-grey

24.

Dark Gray

w3-dark-grey

25.

Pale Red

w3-pale-red

26.

Pale Yellow

w3-pale-yellow

27.

Pale Green

w3-pale-green

28.

Pale Blue

w3-pale-blue

29.

White

w3-white

30.

Black

w3-black

Example: Adding background color on a division.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>  <head>      <!-- Adding W3.CSS file through external link -->     <link rel="stylesheet" href=         "https://www.w3schools.com/w3css/4/w3.css">  </head>  <body>     <!-- w3-container is used to add 16px          padding to any HTML element.  -->     <!-- w3-center is used to set the content          of the element to the center. -->     <div class="w3-container w3-center">          <!-- w3-text-green sets the text              color to green. -->         <!-- w3-xxlarge sets font size to 32px -->         <h2 class="w3-text-green w3-xxlarge">             Welcome To GFG         </h2>     </div>      <!-- w3-orange sets the background          color orange -->     <!-- w3-panel is used to 16px padding          from all the direction -->     <div class="w3-panel w3-orange">          <p>             GeeksforGeeks is a Computer Science              portal for geeks. It contains well              written, well thought and well              explained computer science and              programming articles, quizzes etc.         </p>     </div> </body>  </html>

Output:

Text Color: The font color classes are as follows:

Sr. No.

Text Color Name

Text Color Class

1.

Amber

w3-text-amber

2.

Aqua

w3-text-aqua

3.

Blue

w3-text-blue

4.

Light Blue

w3-text-light-blue

5.

Brown

w3-text-brown

6.

Cyan

w3-text-cyan

7.

Blue Gray

w3-text-blue-grey

8.

Green

w3-text-green

9.

Light Green

w3-text-light-green

10.

Indigo

w3-text-indigo

11.

Khaki

w3-text-khaki

12.

Lime

w3-text-lime

13.

Orange

w3-text-orange

14.

Deep Orange

w3-text-deep-orange

15.

Pink

w3-text-pink

16.

Purple

w3-text-purple

17.

Deep Purple

w3-text-deep-purple

18.

Red

w3-text-red

19.

Sand

w3-text-sand

20.

Teal

w3-text-teal

21.

Yellow

w3-text-yellow

22.

White

w3-text-white

23.

Black

w3-text-black

24.

Grey

w3-text-grey

25.

Light Grey

w3-text-light-grey

26.

Dark Grey

w3-text-dark-grey

Example: Adding font color to a division.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>  <head>      <!-- Adding W3.CSS file through external link -->     <link rel="stylesheet" href=         "https://www.w3schools.com/w3css/4/w3.css">  </head>  <body>     <!-- w3-container is used to add 16px          padding to any HTML element.  -->     <!-- w3-center is used to set the content          of the element to the center. -->     <div class="w3-container w3-center">          <!-- w3-text-green sets the text              color to green. -->         <!-- w3-xxlarge sets font size to 32px -->         <h2 class="w3-text-green w3-xxlarge">             Welcome To GFG         </h2>     </div>      <!-- w3-text-orange sets the font          color to orange -->     <!-- w3-panel is used to 16px padding          from all the direction -->     <div class="w3-panel w3-text-orange">         <p>             GeeksforGeeks is a Computer Science              portal for geeks. It contains well              written, well thought and well              explained computer science and              programming articles, quizzes etc.         </p>     </div> </body>  </html>

Output:

Hover Background Color: The hoverable background color classes are as follows:

Sr. No.

Background Color Name

Background Color Class

1.

Amber

w3-hover-amber

2.

Aqua

w3-hover-aqua

3.

Blue

w3-hover-blue

4.

Light Blue

w3-hover-light-blue

5.

Brown

w3-hover-brown

6.

Cyan

w3-hover-cyan

7.

Blue Grey

w3-hover-blue-grey

8.

Green

w3-hover-green

9.

Light Green

w3-hover-light-green

10.

Indigo

w3-hover-indigo

11.

Khaki

w3-hover-khaki

12.

Lime

w3-hover-lime

13.

Orange

w3-hover-orange

14.

Deep Orange

w3-hover-deep-orange

15.

Pink

w3-hover-pink

16.

Purple

w3-hover-purple

17.

Deep Purple

w3-hover-deep-purple

18.

Red

w3-hover-red

19.

Sand

w3-hover-sand

20.

Teal

w3-hover-teal

21.

Yellow

w3-hover-yellow

22.

White

w3-hover-white

23.

Black

w3-hover-black

24.

Grey

w3-hover-grey

25.

Light Grey

w3-hover-light-grey

26.

Dark Grey

w3-hover-dark-grey

27.

Pale Red

w3-hover-pale-red

28.

Pale Green

w3-hover-pale-green

29.

Pale Yellow

w3-hover-pale-yellow

30.

Pale Blue

w3-hover-pale-blue

Example: Adding hoverable background color on a division.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>  <head>      <!-- Adding W3.CSS file through external link -->     <link rel="stylesheet" href=         "https://www.w3schools.com/w3css/4/w3.css">  </head>  <body>     <!-- w3-container is used to add 16px          padding to any HTML element.  -->     <!-- w3-center is used to set the content          of the element to the center. -->     <div class="w3-container w3-center">          <!-- w3-text-green sets the text              color to green. -->         <!-- w3-xxlarge sets font size to 32px -->         <h2 class="w3-text-green w3-xxlarge">             Welcome To GFG         </h2>     </div>      <!-- w3-hover-amber sets the background color          to amber on hover over the division -->     <!-- w3-panel is used to 16px padding from          all the direction -->     <div class="w3-panel w3-text-white          w3-pink w3-hover-amber">         <p>             GeeksforGeeks is a Computer Science              portal for geeks. It contains well              written, well thought and well              explained computer science and              programming articles, quizzes etc.         </p>     </div> </body>  </html>

Output:

  • Before Hover:
  • On Hover:
Hover Text Color: The hoverable text color classes are as follows:

Sr. No.

Text Color Name

Text Color Class

1.

Amber

w3-hover-text-amber

2.

Aqua

w3-hover-text-aqua

3.

Blue

w3-hover-text-blue

4.

Light Blue

w3-hover-text-light-blue

5.

Brown

w3-hover-text-brown

6.

Cyan

w3-hover-text-cyan

7.

Blue Grey

w3-hover-text-blue-grey

8.

Green

w3-hover-text-green

9.

Light Green

w3-hover-text-light-green

10.

Indigo

w3-hover-text-indigo

11.

Khaki

w3-hover-text-khaki

12.

Lime

w3-hover-text-lime

13.

Orange

w3-hover-text-orange

14.

Deep Orange

w3-hover-text-deep-orange

15.

Pink

w3-hover-text-pink

16.

Purple

w3-hover-text-purple

17.

Deep Purple

w3-hover-text-deep-purple

18.

Red

w3-hover-text-red

19.

Sand

w3-hover-text-sand

20.

Teal

w3-hover-text-teal

21.

Yellow

w3-hover-text-yellow

22.

White

w3-hover-text-white

23.

Black

w3-hover-text-black

24.

Grey

w3-hover-text-grey

25.

Light Grey

w3-hover-text-light-grey

26.

Dark Grey

w3-hover-text-dark-grey

Example: Adding hoverable text color on a division.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>  <head>      <!-- Adding W3.CSS file through external link -->     <link rel="stylesheet" href=         "https://www.w3schools.com/w3css/4/w3.css"> </head>  <body>     <!-- w3-container is used to add 16px          padding to any HTML element.  -->     <!-- w3-center is used to set the          content of the element to the center. -->     <div class="w3-container w3-center">          <!-- w3-text-green sets the text              color to green. -->         <!-- w3-xxlarge sets font size to 32px -->         <h2 class="w3-text-green w3-xxlarge">             Welcome To GFG         </h2>     </div>      <!-- w3-hover-text-amber sets the font color          to amber on hover over the division -->     <!-- w3-panel is used to 16px padding from          all the direction -->     <div class="w3-panel w3-text-pink         w3-hover-text-amber">         <p>             GeeksforGeeks is a Computer Science              portal for geeks. It contains well              written, well thought and well              explained computer science and              programming articles, quizzes etc.         </p>     </div> </body>  </html>

Output:

  • Before Hover:
  • On Hover:

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