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CSS How to Make a Website Customizing Colors and Fonts Write Hexadecimal Colors

Gordia Smith
Gordia Smith
2,238 Points
Posted by Gordia Smith
Gordia Smith
2,238 Points

Challenge Task Question stumping me for some reason for CSS.

Here is what the question is saying:

Set the color of paragraphs to black using a hexadecimal value.

This is what I am getting back:

Bummer! Double check that you've styled paragraph (p) elements to be black with a hexidecimal value.

Here is what I was trying to do, at this point I have even researched online for other ways to do it. Am I just not understanding the question? I even tried to 'style' it which I didn't think was used on the .css.

p { color: #111111; }

4 Answers

David Tonge
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points

You're using the wrong hex value. Complete black is #000000

Mitchell Springer
Mitchell Springer
2,576 Points
Mitchell Springer
Mitchell Springer
2,576 Points

The hex code for black is all 0's

p {
  color: #000000;
}

I like to use http://html-color-codes.info/ when I'm trying to figure out color codes.

David Thomas
PLUS
David Thomas
Courses Plus Student 21,263 Points
David Thomas
David Thomas
Courses Plus Student 21,263 Points

You've got most of it right however #111111 isn't quite black it's a very dark grey.... think 0 colour.

Gordia Smith
Gordia Smith
2,238 Points
Gordia Smith
Gordia Smith
2,238 Points

Oi...thanks folks! Now if I can just get my 'float' and size to work on the next part I will be in good shape I think.

Thanks again and sorry for the silly question.