outline-color
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since April 2017.
The outline-color
CSS property sets the color of an element's outline.
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Syntax
/* <color> values */
outline-color: #f92525;
outline-color: rgb(30 222 121);
outline-color: blue;
/* Global values */
outline-color: inherit;
outline-color: initial;
outline-color: revert;
outline-color: revert-layer;
outline-color: unset;
The outline-color
property is specified as any one of the values listed below.
Values
<color>
-
The color of the outline, specified as a
<color>
.
The specification also lists an additional value, auto
, which is not currently supported in any browsers. When implemented, auto
will compute to currentcolor
unless outline-style
is set to auto
then it will compute to the accent color.
Description
An outline is a line that is drawn around an element, outside the border
. Unlike the element's border, the outline is drawn outside the element's frame, and may overlap other content. The border, on the other hand, will actually alter the page's layout to ensure that it fits without overlapping anything else (unless you explicitly set it to overlap).
It is often more convenient to use the shorthand property outline
when defining the appearance of an outline.
Accessibility
Custom focus styles commonly involve making adjustments to the outline
property. If the color of the outline is adjusted, it is important to ensure that the contrast ratio between it and the background the outline is placed over is high enough that people experiencing low vision conditions will be able to perceive it.
Color contrast ratio is determined by comparing the luminosity of the text and background color values. In order to meet current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), a ratio of 4.5:1 is required for text content and 3:1 for larger text such as headings. Large text is defined as 18.66px and bold or larger, or 24px or larger.
Formal definition
Initial value | auto |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | For the keyword auto , the computed value is currentcolor . For the color value, if the value is translucent, the computed value will be the rgba() corresponding one. If it isn't, it will be the rgb() corresponding one. The transparent keyword maps to rgba(0,0,0,0) . |
Animation type | a color |
Formal syntax
Examples
Setting a solid blue outline
HTML
<p>My outline is blue, as you can see.</p>
CSS
p {
outline: 2px solid; /* Set the outline width and style */
outline-color: #0000ff; /* Make the outline blue */
margin: 5px;
}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 4 # outline-color |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
outline
outline-width
outline-style
- The
<color>
data type - Other color-related properties:
color
,background-color
,border-color
,text-decoration-color
,text-emphasis-color
,text-shadow
,caret-color
, andcolumn-rule-color