colors in css

[jkh1978]

Should you use the # in the css to describe colors of not?

ffffff or #ffffff

[Technosailor]

I don't believe you have to, but it's a good idea to get into the habit. I know you have to in XML and XHTML and that will be fast beocming the standards. Use it to be safe.

Sketch

[Paul S]

Yes, you need it to indicate the format is hexadecimal

<style>
 BODY {color:#eaeaea}
</style>

[Paul S]

There are other possibilities, for example

BODY { color: #f00 }         /* #rgb */
BODY { color: #ff0000 }    /* #rrggbb */
BODY { color: rgb(255,0,0) }
BODY { color: rgb(100%, 0%, 0%) }