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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS Test: Changing the Look of a Web Page

nathan goel
nathan goel
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Posted by nathan goel
nathan goel
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How to Change the color of the h1 tag?

How to Change the color of the h1 tag?

3 Answers

Wyatt Dalton
Wyatt Dalton
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Wyatt Dalton
Wyatt Dalton
20,689 Points

try putting this in your css

h1 {
color: orange;
}
Sam Kajjan
Sam Kajjan
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Sam Kajjan
Sam Kajjan
20,547 Points

Hi Nathan, it's

Hexadecimal example:

h1 { color: #993333; }

Color name example:

h1 { color: tomato; }

The color value can be hecadecimal, color name, rgb or rgba.

To learn more check the MDN css guide for refrence

Tianni Myers
Tianni Myers
10,453 Points
Tianni Myers
Tianni Myers
10,453 Points

You can also style HTML elements inline:

<h1 style="color:red;">Heading</h1>