Browse all 216 web-safe colors used in early web design. Click any color to copy its hex code instantly. Perfect for retro-style web projects and cross-browser compatibility.
In the early days of the web, computer monitors could display only 256 colors. Web-safe colors are the 216 colors that appear consistently across Mac and Windows systems, leaving 40 colors reserved for the operating system. While modern displays support millions of colors, web-safe colors remain useful for retro designs, pixel art, and ensuring consistent color rendering across all devices.
Web-safe colors are the 216 colors that were guaranteed to display consistently across all web browsers and operating systems in the early days of the internet. They are composed of combinations of six levels of red, green, and blue (00, 33, 66, 99, CC, FF).
While modern displays support millions of colors, web-safe colors are still useful for creating consistent retro designs, pixel art, and ensuring color consistency in environments with limited color palettes.
Simply click any color swatch to copy its hex code, then paste it into your CSS. For example: background-color: #FF6600;
216 = 6 × 6 × 6. Each of the three color channels (red, green, blue) has 6 possible values: 00, 33, 66, 99, CC, and FF. This gives 6³ = 216 total combinations.