Css/Properties/background-color

background-color

The background-color property sets the background color of an element.

Description

Values	<color> | transparent | inherit
Initial value	transparent
Applies to	All elements
Inherited	No

Values

• <color>

• transparent
  If specified, the background color is transparent. This is default.

• inherited

Example

Example A

[style.css]

 body {
   colo: #fff;
   background-color: #666;
 }

CSS Reference

The CSS specification defines the background-color property in 14.2.1 Background properties.