Setting the background color using External CSS
To set the background color using external CSS, define a CSS rule for the desired element’s background color in an external CSS file, then link the CSS file to the HTML document.
Setting the background color using External CSS Syntax
body {
background-color: rgb(219, 176, 230);
}
h1 {
color: green;
text-align: center;
}
h3 {
text-align: center;
}
Setting the background color using External CSS Example:
Here is the basic implementation of Setting the background color using External CSS
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < link rel = "stylesheet" type = "text/css" href = "style.css" > </ head > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h3 >Changing Background Color (External CSS)</ h3 > </ body > </ html > |
CSS
body { background-color : rgb ( 219 , 176 , 230 ); } h 1 { color : green ; text-align : center ; } h 3 { text-align : center ; } |
Output:
Explanation:
- In this example we links an external stylesheet (styles.css) using the <link> tag in the <head> section.
- CSS in styles.css sets the background to rgb(219, 176, 230); for the entire page.
- CSS defines styles for <h1> (green color, center-aligned) and <h3> (center-aligned).
- Renders “w3wiki” in <h1> and “Changing Background Color (External CSS)” in <h3> with specified styles.
Set Background Color using CSS
In CSS, setting the background color involves specifying a color for the background of an element using the CSS `background-color` property. This determines the color displayed behind the content within the element on a webpage.
The background color can be changed in three ways:
Table of Content
- Setting the background color using Inline CSS
- Setting the background color using Internal CSS
- Setting the background color using External CSS