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CSS rgb() Function

The rgb function creates a color with red, green, and blue values.

This function can be used by any property that requires a color value.

Example

#

An element with an rgb background-color.

An rgb background color
<style>
  .rgb {
    padding: 25px;
    background-color: rgb(230, 230, 250);
  }
</style>

<div class="rgb">An rgb background color</div>

Using rgb

The rgb function defines a color with red, green, and blue values.

The color intensity ranges from 0 to 255 or 0% to 100%.

Rgb can be used for any property that requires a color value.

Syntax

rgb(red, blue, green);

Values

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Value Description
red Red color intensity, from 0 to 255 or 0% to 100%.
blue Blue color intensity, from 0 to 255 or 0% to 100%.
green Green color intensity, from 0 to 255 or 0% to 100%.

Browser support

This table shows when rgb support started for each browser.

Chrome
 1.0 Dec 2008
Firefox
 1.0 Nov 2004
IE/Edge
 4.0 Sep 1997
Opera
 3.5 Nov 1998
Safari
 1.0 Jun 2003

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