HTML Help: Color Names

I'm trying to code the background color of "grey" into a table, but it doesn't work. When I use red or green it works, but grey doesn't work. I know grey is one of the named colors, so what's up with that?

The trick is, browsers' only recognize official color names. There are 139 of them, and one of them is gray. That's gray with an A, not grey with an E. Change the spelling to the officially recognized color name and you'll have the background color you want.

Here are the official names:

aliceblue	antiquewhite	aqua
aquamarine	azure	beige
bisque	black	blue
blueviolet	brown	burlywood
cadetblue	chartreuse	chocolate
coral	cornflowerblue	cornsilk
crimson	cyan	darkblue
darkcyan	darkgoldenrod	darkgray
darkgreen	darkkhaki	darkmagenta
darkolivegreen	darkorange	darkorchid
darkred	darksalmon	darkseagreen
darkslateblue	darkslategray	darkturquoise
darkviolet	deeppink	mediumturquoise
deepskyblue	dimgray	dodgerblue
firebrick	floralwhite	forestgreen
fuchsia	gainsboro	ghostwhite
gold	goldenrod	gray
green	greenyellow	honeydew
hotpink	indianred	indigo
ivory	khaki	lavender
lavenderblush	lawngreen	lemonchiffon
lightblue	lightcoral	lightcyan
lightgreen	lightgrey	lightpink
lightsalmon	lightseagreen	lightskyblue
lightslategray	lightsteelblue	lightyellow
lime	limegreen	linen
magenta	maroon	mediumblue
midnightblue	mintcream	mistyrose
moccasin	navajowhite	navy
oldlace	olive	olivedrab
orange	orangered	orchid
palegoldenrod	palegreen	paleturquoise
palevioletred	papayawhip	peachpuff
peru	pink	plum
powderblue	purple	red
rosybrown	royalblue	saddlebrown
salmon	sandybrown	seagreen
seashell	sienna	silver
skyblue	slateblue	slategray
snow	springgreen	steelblue
tan	teal	thistle
tomato	turquoise	violet
wheat	white	whitesmoke
yellow	yellowgreen	lightgoldenrodyellow
mediumaquamarine	mediumorchid	mediumpurple
mediumseagreen	mediumslateblue	mediumspringgreen
mediumvioletred	Smile friend, it looks good on you!

Note that some colors may appear the same because of your computer hardware or settings, or even because your eyeballs may not be able to see the subtle differences between some colors. Or you could be color blind. Or maybe someone has their hands over your eyes. Or you might be wearing sunglasses in the dark—wow, you're cool.

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HTML Help about Color Names

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