Template:Color/doc

Template:Uses TemplateStyles Template:Tl can be used to specify the foreground color of a span of text. Acceptable values are RGB hex codes, e.g. #C9E72A, or any of the web colors: red, blue, green, moccasin, darkorchid, etc. To set the background color of a span of text, use {{background color}}.

Usage

For example:

If the second parameter is omitted, the color value is displayed as text:

Using the Codex Design Style Guide for Wikimedia text colors:

Dark mode

This template does not function in dark mode. If you have a use case for color in your page, you should try to use an existing more-specific template (such as Template:Tl or Template:Tl).

However, if you really need this functionality, you can append a space and !important after the color. For example:

Redirects

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See also

• {{resize}}
• {{colored link}}
• {{background color}}
• {{font color}} – allows setting both text and background color
• {{coltit}} – colored table header cell
• {{overcoloured}} – when color is used in a way that hides information from color-blind people

TemplateData

The color template can be used to add a span of text with any given text color

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Color	1	CSS name of color or hex code of color, e.g. 'red' or '#00F000'.	String	required
Text	2	The string of text to be formatted in the desired color	String	suggested