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Unable to change the color of the paragraph to black

In the challenge I am suppose to change the color of the paragraph to black but I am unable to do so.

2 Answers

Sam Chaudry
Sam Chaudry
25,519 Points

Just select the paragraph element and add the property to it like so

p {

color: #000000; //changes text color background-color:#000000; //changes background color of text

}

Sam THANKS! I forgot the # Thanks for helping a Newb.