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

Posted by Lara Stanger
Lara Stanger
2,257 Points

It keeps saying "Set the color of paragraphs to black using a hexadecimal value." I don't know how to fix it.

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

css/main.css 
a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 5%;
}

#logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}

a {
  color: #6ab47b;
}

header {
  background: #6ab47b;
  border-color: #599a68;
}

h1, h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

nav {
  background: #599a68;
}

nav a, nav a:visited {
  color: #fff;
}

nav a.selected, nav a:hover {
color: #32673f;
}

body {
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #999;
}

2 Answers

Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
15,419 Points
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
15,419 Points

Hi Lara!

You can select the paragraphs with the p selector. Then, you can set the color of the paragraphs with the hexadecimal value for black (which is #000000).

So, just add the following to your stylesheet:

p {               /* selects all paragraphs */
  color: #000000; /* sets their color property to the hex value for black */
}
Lara Stanger
Lara Stanger
2,257 Points

Hello and thanks for the speedy reply with help! I appreciate it, do I just add it anywhere to the stylesheet?

Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
15,419 Points
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
15,419 Points

No problem! And yup, you can add it anywhere within your stylesheet (as long as it isn't nested within another rule).

So, if you add it right after your body rule, it should pass!

Lara Stanger
Lara Stanger
2,257 Points
Lara Stanger
Lara Stanger
2,257 Points

Cool. Thank you. You rock!