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CSS

Oly Su
Oly Su
6,119 Points
Posted by Oly Su
Oly Su
6,119 Points

Is CSS RGB colors okay to use in older IEs?

Is it safe to use RGB colors in CSS for older IEs? Should I prepare a HEX fallback?

For example:

p { color: #000; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }

Understanding RGBA and HSL are not well supported in older IEs and HEX fallbacks are necessary, not sure if RGB requires the same fallback.

The reason I raise this overly-meticulous matter is because of a project with large number of IE users. On top of that we've been given a specific styleguide with CMYK and RGB color codes, no HEX.

Many thanks :)

1 Answer

Cassio Victor Cadore
Cassio Victor Cadore
6,579 Points
Cassio Victor Cadore
Cassio Victor Cadore
6,579 Points

Oly, rgb() is supported from IE6 and above. ( http://www.browsersupport.net/CSS/rgb() ) The only thing to take care of is with background, as said here: http://css-tricks.com/ie-background-rgb-bug/