CSS Outline Color
CSS Outline Color
The outline-color property is used to set the color of the outline.
The color can be set by:
- name - specify a color name, like "red"
- HEX - specify a hex value, like "#ff0000"
- RGB - specify a RGB value, like "rgb(255,0,0)"
- HSL - specify a HSL value, like "hsl(0, 100%, 50%)"
- invert - performs a color inversion (which ensures that the outline is visible, regardless of color background)
The following example shows some different outlines with different colors. Also notice that these elements also have a thin black border inside the outline:
A solid red outline.
A dotted blue outline.
An outset grey outline.
Example
p.ex1
{
border: 2px solid black;
outline-style: solid;
outline-color: red;
}
p.ex2
{
border: 2px solid black;
outline-style: dotted;
outline-color: blue;
}
p.ex3
{
border: 2px solid black;
outline-style: outset;
outline-color: grey;
}
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HEX Values
The outline color can also be specified using a hexadecimal value (HEX):
RGB Values
Or by using RGB values:
HSL Values
You can also use HSL values:
Example
p.ex1 {
outline-style: solid;
outline-color: hsl(0, 100%, 50%);
/* red */
}
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You can learn more about HEX, RGB and HSL values in our CSS Colors chapters.
Invert Color
The following example uses outline-color: invert,
which performs a color inversion. This ensures that the outline is visible,
regardless of color background:
A solid invert outline.
Example
p.ex1
{
border: 1px solid yellow;
outline-style: solid;
outline-color: invert;
}
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