Browser Safe Colors (Palette)

Browser Safe Colors (Palette)



Browser Safe Colors is a term that refers to the array of colors that can be described in the computer language using only 8 bits.

In the days when 8-bit monitors were the standard, a web developer had to restrict himself or herself to only the browser safe colors in order to ensure that the colors he or she chose would appear correctly on web pages.

Browser safe colors and their use today

Only a few people are using 8-bit monitors with their personal computers these days, the trend is clearly toward so-called True Color monitors in which any of 16 million colors can be displayed. So, it is possible to use any these days.

However, webpages are not browsed through computer monitors only. Web pages can be accessed via a TV, PDA, cell phone, and other less sophisticated devices. These devices do not support 16 million colors, and therefore if a developer codes the website also for these users, he or she may still want to consider browser safe colors. After all, they are always the safe alternative, nothing can go wrong with them.

Other names for Browser Safe Colors

Browser safe colors are ofter referred as browser-safe palette, Netscape palette, 216 palette, Web palette, or 6x6x6 color cube.

Browser safe colors chart

The following chart shows HTML hex codes and also RGB HTML color codes.

#000000
0,0,0
#000033
0,0,51
#000066
0,0,102
#000099
0,0,153
#0000cc
0,0,204
#0000ff
0,0,255
#330000
51,0,0
#330033
51,0,51
#330066
51,0,102
#330099
51,0,153
#3300cc
51,0,204
#3300ff
51,0,255
#660000
102,0,0
#660033
102,0,51
#660066
102,0,102
#660099
102,0,153
#6600cc
102,0,204
#6600ff
102,0,255
#990000
153,0,0
#990033
153,0,51
#990066
153,0,102
#990099
153,0,153
#9900cc
153,0,204
#9900ff
153,0,255
#cc0000
204,0,0
#cc0033
204,0,51
#cc0066
204,0,102
#cc0099
204,0,153
#cc00cc
204,0,204
#cc00ff
204,0,255
#ff0000
255,0,0
#ff0033
255,0,51
#ff0066
255,0,102
#ff0099
255,0,153
#ff00cc
255,0,204
#ff00ff
255,0,255
#003300
0,51,0
#003333
0,51,51
#003366
0,51,102
#003399
0,51,153
#0033cc
0,51,204
#0033ff
0,51,255
#333300
51,51,0
#333333
51,51,51
#333366
51,51,102
#333399
51,51,153
#3333cc
51,51,204
#3333ff
51,51,255
#663300
102,51,0
#663333
102,51,51
#663366
102,51,102
#663399
102,51,153
#6633cc
102,51,204
#6633ff
102,51,255
#993300
153,51,0
#993333
153,51,51
#993366
153,51,102
#993399
153,51,153
#9933cc
153,51,204
#9933ff
153,51,255
#cc3300
204,51,0
#cc3333
204,51,51
#cc3366
204,51,102
#cc3399
204,51,153
#cc33cc
204,51,204
#cc33ff
204,51,255
#ff3300
255,51,0
#ff3333
255,51,51
#ff3366
255,51,102
#ff3399
255,51,153
#ff33cc
255,51,204
#ff33ff
255,51,255
#006600
0,102,0
#006633
0,102,51
#006666
0,102,102
#006699
0,102,153
#0066cc
0,102,204
#0066ff
0,102,255
#336600
51,102,0
#336633
51,102,51
#336666
51,102,102
#336699
51,102,153
#3366cc
51,102,204
#3366ff
51,102,255
#666600
102,102,0
#666633
102,102,51
#666666
102,102,102
#666699
102,102,153
#6666cc
102,102,204
#6666ff
102,102,255
#996600
153,102,0
#996633
153,102,51
#996666
153,102,102
#996699
153,102,153
#9966cc
153,102,204
#9966ff
153,102,255
#cc6600
204,102,0
#cc6633
204,102,51
#cc6666
204,102,102
#cc6699
204,102,153
#cc66cc
204,102,204
#cc66ff
204,102,255
#ff6600
255,102,0
#ff6633
255,102,51
#ff6666
255,102,102
#ff6699
255,102,153
#ff66cc
255,102,204
#ff66ff
255,102,255
#009900
0,153,0
#009933
0,153,51
#009966
0,153,102
#009999
0,153,153
#0099cc
0,153,204
#0099ff
0,153,255
#339900
51,153,0
#339933
51,153,51
#339966
51,153,102
#339999
51,153,153
#3399cc
51,153,204
#3399ff
51,153,255
#669900
102,153,0
#669933
102,153,51
#669966
102,153,102
#669999
102,153,153
#6699cc
102,153,204
#6699ff
102,153,255
#999900
153,153,0
#999933
153,153,51
#999966
153,153,102
#999999
153,153,153
#9999cc
153,153,204
#9999ff
153,153,255
#cc9900
204,153,0
#cc9933
204,153,51
#cc9966
204,153,102
#cc9999
204,153,153
#cc99cc
204,153,204
#cc99ff
204,153,255
#ff9900
255,153,0
#ff9933
255,153,51
#ff9966
255,153,102
#ff9999
255,153,153
#ff99cc
255,153,204
#ff99ff
255,153,255
#00cc00
0,204,0
#00cc33
0,204,51
#00cc66
0,204,102
#00cc99
0,204,153
#00cccc
0,204,204
#00ccff
0,204,255
#33cc00
51,204,0
#33cc33
51,204,51
#33cc66
51,204,102
#33cc99
51,204,153
#33cccc
51,204,204
#33ccff
51,204,255
#66cc00
102,204,0
#66cc33
102,204,51
#66cc66
102,204,102
#66cc99
102,204,153
#66cccc
102,204,204
#66ccff
102,204,255
#99cc00
153,204,0
#99cc33
153,204,51
#99cc66
153,204,102
#99cc99
153,204,153
#99cccc
153,204,204
#99ccff
153,204,255
#cccc00
204,204,0
#cccc33
204,204,51
#cccc66
204,204,102
#cccc99
204,204,153
#cccccc
204,204,204
#ccccff
204,204,255
#ffcc00
255,204,0
#ffcc33
255,204,51
#ffcc66
255,204,102
#ffcc99
255,204,153
#ffcccc
255,204,204
#ffccff
255,204,255
#00ff00
0,255,0
#00ff33
0,255,51
#00ff66
0,255,102
#00ff99
0,255,153
#00ffcc
0,255,204
#00ffff
0,255,255
#33ff00
51,255,0
#33ff33
51,255,51
#33ff66
51,255,102
#33ff99
51,255,153
#33ffcc
51,255,204
#33ffff
51,255,255
#66ff00
102,255,0
#66ff33
102,255,51
#66ff66
102,255,102
#66ff99
102,255,153
#66ffcc
102,255,204
#66ffff
102,255,255
#99ff00
153,255,0
#99ff33
153,255,51
#99ff66
153,255,102
#99ff99
153,255,153
#99ffcc
153,255,204
#99ffff
153,255,255
#ccff00
204,255,0
#ccff33
204,255,51
#ccff66
204,255,102
#ccff99
204,255,153
#ccffcc
204,255,204
#ccffff
204,255,255
#ffff00
255,255,0
#ffff33
255,255,51
#ffff66
255,255,102
#ffff99
255,255,153
#ffffcc
255,255,204
#ffffff
255,255,255

The Browser-Safe Palette only contains 216 colors out of a possible 256. That is because the remaining 40 colors vary on Macs and PCs. By eliminating the 40 variable colors, this palette is optimized for cross-platform use.

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