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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Color Values

Kirby Abogaa
Kirby Abogaa
3,058 Points
Posted by Kirby Abogaa
Kirby Abogaa
3,058 Points

"rgba" displays different color with and without whitespace.

color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5); /without space after rgba/

displays a different color than

color: rgba (255, 255, 255, .5); /with space after rgba/

im currently using Chrome...any idea why?

1 Answer

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

There should not be a space between 'rgba' and the left bracket. This breaks the internetz.

Seriously though, rgba() is essentially a function, therefore, there should not be a space between the function name and the parenthesis (the brackets).