HTML <table> bgcolor Attribute
Example
An HTML table with a background color:
<table bgcolor="#00FF00">
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Definition and Usage
The bgcolor attribute specifies a background color of a table.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility Notes
The bgcolor attribute of <table> is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
CSS syntax: <table style="background-color:red">
CSS Example: table background-color
In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the background-color property.
Syntax
<table bgcolor="color_name|hex_number|rgb_number">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| color_name | Specifies the background color with a color name (like "red") |
| hex_number | Specifies the background color with a hex code (like "#ff0000") |
| rgb_number | Specifies the background color with an rgb code (like "rgb(255,0,0)") |
HTML <table> tag
