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

Jessica magdefrau
Jessica magdefrau
351 Points
Posted by Jessica magdefrau
Jessica magdefrau
351 Points

Set the color of paragraphs to black using a hexadecimal value.

this is the error it's giving me: Double check that you've styled paragraph (p) elements to be black with a hexadecimal value.

this is what my code looks like: a { text-decoration: none; } h1,h2 { color: #fff; }

wrapper {

max-width: 940px; margin: 0 auto; }

logo {

text-align: center; margin: 0; }

css/main.css 
a {
  text-decoration: none;
}
h1,h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

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

#logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}
Marcus Quarles
Marcus Quarles
14,598 Points
Marcus Quarles
Marcus Quarles
14,598 Points

Call the p (paragraph) tag specifically and set it to black.

p { color: #000; }

3 Answers

simon buysse
simon buysse
9,716 Points
simon buysse
simon buysse
9,716 Points

Hi jessica! Your code doesn't have any styling applied to the paragraph element.

To add styling to the paragraph element you select it first with the selector 'p' You then say what property you'd like to change and what value it should have. In your case, this is the 'color' property and you want to set it to black. The hexadecimal code for black is #000000 (or shorthand #000)

So try adding this to your code: 

p{
   color: #000;
}
Mark Leonard
Mark Leonard
7,428 Points
Mark Leonard
Mark Leonard
7,428 Points

You are setting the header elements (h1, h2). You should set the paragraph in the same way.

p {
  color: #fff;
}