Encoding Colors in Strings

The following table lists the ways a color can be represented by a string.

Format	Example	Description
`rgb(`red, green, blue`)`	`rgb(255,0,0)` for pure red.	See below.
`rgba(`red, green, blue, alpha`)`	`rgba(255, 0, 255, 100)` for semi-transparent magenta.	See below.
An SVG color name	`red`	See SVG 1.1 Color Keywords
HTML color	`#FF0000` for pure red.	See HTML Color Codes

In the RGB and RGBA syntax, the components red, green, blue and alpha shall be numbers in the [0, 255] range. The alpha gives the opacity: a value of 0 means completely transparent and 255 means completely opaque.

Encoding Colors in Strings

The following table lists the ways a color can be represented by a string.

Format	Example	Description
`rgb(`red, green, blue`)`	`rgb(255,0,0)` for pure red.	See below.
`rgba(`red, green, blue, alpha`)`	`rgba(255, 0, 255, 100)` for semi-transparent magenta.	See below.
An SVG color name	`red`	See SVG 1.1 Color Keywords
HTML color	`#FF0000` for pure red.	See HTML Color Codes

Encoding Colors in Strings

The following table lists the ways a color can be represented by a string.

Format	Example	Description
`rgb(`red, green, blue`)`	`rgb(255,0,0)` for pure red.	See below.
`rgba(`red, green, blue, alpha`)`	`rgba(255, 0, 255, 100)` for semi-transparent magenta.	See below.
An SVG color name	`red`	See SVG 1.1 Color Keywords
HTML color	`#FF0000` for pure red.	See HTML Color Codes

Encoding Colors in Strings

The following table lists the ways a color can be represented by a string.

Format	Example	Description
`rgb(`red, green, blue`)`	`rgb(255,0,0)` for pure red.	See below.
`rgba(`red, green, blue, alpha`)`	`rgba(255, 0, 255, 100)` for semi-transparent magenta.	See below.
An SVG color name	`red`	See SVG 1.1 Color Keywords
HTML color	`#FF0000` for pure red.	See HTML Color Codes

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