background color

<table bgcolor=""><tr bgcolor=""><td bgcolor="">

Browser
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Type
Deprecated

The bgcolor attribute of the TABLE, TR, and TD (TH) elements specifies the background color of the table.

<table bgcolor="#0080ff"> : Applied to an entire table.

<tr bgcolor="#0080ff"> : Applied to all cells in a row.

<td bgcolor="#0080ff"> : Applied to one cell.

Attribute Value Explanation
bgcolor=" " color code or name background color

The use of this attribute is deprecated. (Use CSS instead)

Tips and Notes

Use CSS instead of deprecated HTML. Please see the "Related Document" for details on CSS.

Example

Background color of the table

<table border="1" bgcolor="#80ffff">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td>Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td>Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row3 - Col1</td>
<td>Row3 - Col2</td>
<td>Row3 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>
Output
Row1 - Col1 Row1 - Col2 Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1 Row2 - Col2 Row2 - Col3
Row3 - Col1 Row3 - Col2 Row3 - Col3

Background color of the row

<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td>Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffff80">
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td>Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row3 - Col1</td>
<td>Row3 - Col2</td>
<td>Row3 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>
Output
Row1 - Col1 Row1 - Col2 Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1 Row2 - Col2 Row2 - Col3
Row3 - Col1 Row3 - Col2 Row3 - Col3

Background color of the cells

<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td bgcolor="#80ff80">Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td bgcolor="#80ff80">Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row3 - Col1</td>
<td bgcolor="#80ff80">Row3 - Col2</td>
<td>Row3 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>
Output
Row1 - Col1 Row1 - Col2 Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1 Row2 - Col2 Row2 - Col3
Row3 - Col1 Row3 - Col2 Row3 - Col3

Combination

<table border="1" bgcolor="#80ffff">
<tr>
<td>Row1 - Col1</td>
<td bgcolor="#80ff80">Row1 - Col2</td>
<td>Row1 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffff80">
<td>Row2 - Col1</td>
<td bgcolor="#80ff80">Row2 - Col2</td>
<td>Row2 - Col3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row3 - Col1</td>
<td bgcolor="#80ff80">Row3 - Col2</td>
<td>Row3 - Col3</td>
</tr>
</table>
Output
Row1 - Col1 Row1 - Col2 Row1 - Col3
Row2 - Col1 Row2 - Col2 Row2 - Col3
Row3 - Col1 Row3 - Col2 Row3 - Col3