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CSS How to Make a Website Customizing Colors and Fonts Write Hexadecimal Colors

Elisa Wehner
Elisa Wehner
4,033 Points
Posted by Elisa Wehner
Elisa Wehner
4,033 Points

I've entered the code and I'm getting an error saying I haven't changed the h1 element to white

I've entered the code a few different ways: h1 { color: fff; } and h1, h2 { color: fff; } Either way I get an error.

css/main.css 
a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

#logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}
h1 {
  color: fff;
}
h2 {
  color: fff;
}

3 Answers

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points
Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

You're missing the "#" on your colors.

h1 {
  color: #fff;
}
h2 {
  color: #fff;
}
Ron Horn
Ron Horn
7,591 Points
Ron Horn
Ron Horn
7,591 Points

Julian is correct, any time you use color it must always start with #.

Ted Sumner
PLUS
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

A hexidecimal color has to start with a #. You can also use a defined name of a color like blue or rgb() or rgba(). Those later types do not use a #.