colors (n) - Linux Manuals
colors: symbolic color names recognized by Tk
NAME
colors - symbolic color names recognized by Tk
DESCRIPTION
Tk recognizes many symbolic color names (e.g., red) when specifying colors. The symbolic names recognized by Tk and their 8-bit-per-channel RGB values are:
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Name Red GreenBlue alice blue 240248 255 AliceBlue 240248 255 antique white250235 215 AntiqueWhite250235 215 AntiqueWhite1255239 219 AntiqueWhite2238223 204 AntiqueWhite3205192 176 AntiqueWhite4139131 120 aquamarine 127255 212 aquamarine1127255 212 aquamarine2118238 198 aquamarine3102205 170 aquamarine469139 116 azure 240 255 255 azure1 240 255 255 azure2 224 238 238 azure3 193 205 205 azure4 131 139 139 beige 245 245 220 bisque 255 228 196 bisque1 255228 196 bisque2 238213 183 bisque3 205183 158 bisque4 139125 107 black 0 0 0 blanched almond255235 205 BlanchedAlmond255235 205 blue 0 0 255 blue violet13843 226 blue1 0 0 255 blue2 0 0 238 blue3 0 0 205 blue4 0 0 139 BlueViolet 13843 226 brown 165 42 42 brown1 255 64 64 brown2 238 59 59 brown3 205 51 51 brown4 139 35 35 burlywood 222184 135 burlywood1 255211 155 burlywood2 238197 145 burlywood3 205170 125 burlywood4 139115 85 cadet blue 95158 160 CadetBlue 95158 160 CadetBlue1 152245 255 CadetBlue2 142229 238 CadetBlue3 122197 205 CadetBlue4 83134 139 chartreuse 127255 0 chartreuse1127255 0 chartreuse2118238 0 chartreuse3102205 0 chartreuse469139 0 chocolate 210105 30 chocolate1 255127 36 chocolate2 238118 33 chocolate3 205102 29 chocolate4 13969 19 coral 255 127 80 coral1 255 114 86 coral2 238 106 80 coral3 205 91 69 coral4 139 62 47 cornflower blue100149 237 CornflowerBlue100149 237 cornsilk 255248 220 cornsilk1 255248 220 cornsilk2 238232 205 cornsilk3 205200 177 cornsilk4 139136 120 cyan 0 255 255 cyan1 0 255 255 cyan2 0 238 238 cyan3 0 205 205 cyan4 0 139 139 dark blue 00 139 dark cyan 0139 139 dark goldenrod184134 11 dark gray 169169 169 dark green 0100 0 dark grey 169169 169 dark khaki 189183 107 dark magenta1390 139 dark olive green85107 47 dark orange255140 0 dark orchid15350 204 dark red 1390 0 dark salmon233150 122 dark sea green143188 143 dark slate blue7261 139 dark slate gray4779 79 dark slate grey4779 79 dark turquoise0206 209 dark violet1480 211 DarkBlue 00 139 DarkCyan 0139 139 DarkGoldenrod184134 11 DarkGoldenrod1255185 15 DarkGoldenrod2238173 14 DarkGoldenrod3205149 12 DarkGoldenrod4139101 8 DarkGray 169169 169 DarkGreen 0100 0 DarkGrey 169169 169 DarkKhaki 189183 107 DarkMagenta1390 139 DarkOliveGreen85107 47 DarkOliveGreen1202255 112 DarkOliveGreen2188238 104 DarkOliveGreen3162205 90 DarkOliveGreen4110139 61 DarkOrange 255140 0 DarkOrange1255127 0 DarkOrange2238118 0 DarkOrange3205102 0 DarkOrange413969 0 DarkOrchid 15350 204 DarkOrchid119162 255 DarkOrchid217858 238 DarkOrchid315450 205 DarkOrchid410434 139 DarkRed 1390 0 DarkSalmon 233150 122 DarkSeaGreen143188 143 DarkSeaGreen1193255 193 DarkSeaGreen2180238 180 DarkSeaGreen3155205 155 DarkSeaGreen4105139 105 DarkSlateBlue7261 139 DarkSlateGray4779 79 DarkSlateGray1151255 255 DarkSlateGray2141238 238 DarkSlateGray3121205 205 DarkSlateGray482139 139 DarkSlateGrey4779 79 DarkTurquoise0206 209 DarkViolet 1480 211 deep pink 25520 147 deep sky blue0191 255 DeepPink 25520 147 DeepPink1 25520 147 DeepPink2 23818 137 DeepPink3 20516 118 DeepPink4 13910 80 DeepSkyBlue0191 255 DeepSkyBlue10191 255 DeepSkyBlue20178 238 DeepSkyBlue30154 205 DeepSkyBlue40104 139 dim gray 105105 105 dim grey 105105 105 DimGray 105105 105 DimGrey 105105 105 dodger blue30144 255 DodgerBlue 30144 255 DodgerBlue130144 255 DodgerBlue228134 238 DodgerBlue324116 205 DodgerBlue41678 139 firebrick 17834 34 firebrick1 25548 48 firebrick2 23844 44 firebrick3 20538 38 firebrick4 13926 26 floral white255250 240 FloralWhite255250 240 forest green34139 34 ForestGreen34139 34 gainsboro 220220 220 ghost white248248 255 GhostWhite 248248 255 gold 255 215 0 gold1 255 215 0 gold2 238 201 0 gold3 205 173 0 gold4 139 117 0 goldenrod 218165 32 goldenrod1 255193 37 goldenrod2 238180 34 goldenrod3 205155 29 goldenrod4 139105 20 gray 190 190 190 gray0 0 0 0 gray1 3 3 3 gray2 5 5 5 gray3 8 8 8 gray4 10 10 10 gray5 13 13 13 gray6 15 15 15 gray7 18 18 18 gray8 20 20 20 gray9 23 23 23 gray10 26 26 26 gray11 28 28 28 gray12 31 31 31 gray13 33 33 33 gray14 36 36 36 gray15 38 38 38 gray16 41 41 41 gray17 43 43 43 gray18 46 46 46 gray19 48 48 48 gray20 51 51 51 gray21 54 54 54 gray22 56 56 56 gray23 59 59 59 gray24 61 61 61 gray25 64 64 64 gray26 66 66 66 gray27 69 69 69 gray28 71 71 71 gray29 74 74 74 gray30 77 77 77 gray31 79 79 79 gray32 82 82 82 gray33 84 84 84 gray34 87 87 87 gray35 89 89 89 gray36 92 92 92 gray37 94 94 94 gray38 97 97 97 gray39 99 99 99 gray40 102 102 102 gray41 105 105 105 gray42 107 107 107 gray43 110 110 110 gray44 112 112 112 gray45 115 115 115 gray46 117 117 117 gray47 120 120 120 gray48 122 122 122 gray49 125 125 125 gray50 127 127 127 gray51 130 130 130 gray52 133 133 133 gray53 135 135 135 gray54 138 138 138 gray55 140 140 140 gray56 143 143 143 gray57 145 145 145 gray58 148 148 148 gray59 150 150 150 gray60 153 153 153 gray61 156 156 156 gray62 158 158 158 gray63 161 161 161 gray64 163 163 163 gray65 166 166 166 gray66 168 168 168 gray67 171 171 171 gray68 173 173 173 gray69 176 176 176 gray70 179 179 179 gray71 181 181 181 gray72 184 184 184 gray73 186 186 186 gray74 189 189 189 gray75 191 191 191 gray76 194 194 194 gray77 196 196 196 gray78 199 199 199 gray79 201 201 201 gray80 204 204 204 gray81 207 207 207 gray82 209 209 209 gray83 212 212 212 gray84 214 214 214 gray85 217 217 217 gray86 219 219 219 gray87 222 222 222 gray88 224 224 224 gray89 227 227 227 gray90 229 229 229 gray91 232 232 232 gray92 235 235 235 gray93 237 237 237 gray94 240 240 240 gray95 242 242 242 gray96 245 245 245 gray97 247 247 247 gray98 250 250 250 gray99 252 252 252 gray100 255255 255 green 0 255 0 green yellow173255 47 green1 0 255 0 green2 0 238 0 green3 0 205 0 green4 0 139 0 GreenYellow173255 47 grey 190 190 190 grey0 0 0 0 grey1 3 3 3 grey2 5 5 5 grey3 8 8 8 grey4 10 10 10 grey5 13 13 13 grey6 15 15 15 grey7 18 18 18 grey8 20 20 20 grey9 23 23 23 grey10 26 26 26 grey11 28 28 28 grey12 31 31 31 grey13 33 33 33 grey14 36 36 36 grey15 38 38 38 grey16 41 41 41 grey17 43 43 43 grey18 46 46 46 grey19 48 48 48 grey20 51 51 51 grey21 54 54 54 grey22 56 56 56 grey23 59 59 59 grey24 61 61 61 grey25 64 64 64 grey26 66 66 66 grey27 69 69 69 grey28 71 71 71 grey29 74 74 74 grey30 77 77 77 grey31 79 79 79 grey32 82 82 82 grey33 84 84 84 grey34 87 87 87 grey35 89 89 89 grey36 92 92 92 grey37 94 94 94 grey38 97 97 97 grey39 99 99 99 grey40 102 102 102 grey41 105 105 105 grey42 107 107 107 grey43 110 110 110 grey44 112 112 112 grey45 115 115 115 grey46 117 117 117 grey47 120 120 120 grey48 122 122 122 grey49 125 125 125 grey50 127 127 127 grey51 130 130 130 grey52 133 133 133 grey53 135 135 135 grey54 138 138 138 grey55 140 140 140 grey56 143 143 143 grey57 145 145 145 grey58 148 148 148 grey59 150 150 150 grey60 153 153 153 grey61 156 156 156 grey62 158 158 158 grey63 161 161 161 grey64 163 163 163 grey65 166 166 166 grey66 168 168 168 grey67 171 171 171 grey68 173 173 173 grey69 176 176 176 grey70 179 179 179 grey71 181 181 181 grey72 184 184 184 grey73 186 186 186 grey74 189 189 189 grey75 191 191 191 grey76 194 194 194 grey77 196 196 196 grey78 199 199 199 grey79 201 201 201 grey80 204 204 204 grey81 207 207 207 grey82 209 209 209 grey83 212 212 212 grey84 214 214 214 grey85 217 217 217 grey86 219 219 219 grey87 222 222 222 grey88 224 224 224 grey89 227 227 227 grey90 229 229 229 grey91 232 232 232 grey92 235 235 235 grey93 237 237 237 grey94 240 240 240 grey95 242 242 242 grey96 245 245 245 grey97 247 247 247 grey98 250 250 250 grey99 252 252 252 grey100 255255 255 honeydew 240255 240 honeydew1 240255 240 honeydew2 224238 224 honeydew3 193205 193 honeydew4 131139 131 hot pink 255105 180 HotPink 255105 180 HotPink1 255110 180 HotPink2 238106 167 HotPink3 20596 144 HotPink4 13958 98 indian red 20592 92 IndianRed 20592 92 IndianRed1 255106 106 IndianRed2 23899 99 IndianRed3 20585 85 IndianRed4 13958 58 ivory 255 255 240 ivory1 255 255 240 ivory2 238 238 224 ivory3 205 205 193 ivory4 139 139 131 khaki 240 230 140 khaki1 255 246 143 khaki2 238 230 133 khaki3 205 198 115 khaki4 139 134 78 lavender 230230 250 lavender blush255240 245 LavenderBlush255240 245 LavenderBlush1255240 245 LavenderBlush2238224 229 LavenderBlush3205193 197 LavenderBlush4139131 134 lawn green 124252 0 LawnGreen 124252 0 lemon chiffon255250 205 LemonChiffon255250 205 LemonChiffon1255250 205 LemonChiffon2238233 191 LemonChiffon3205201 165 LemonChiffon4139137 112 light blue 173216 230 light coral240128 128 light cyan 224255 255 light goldenrod238221 130 light goldenrod yellow250250 210 light gray 211211 211 light green144238 144 light grey 211211 211 light pink 255182 193 light salmon255160 122 light sea green32178 170 light sky blue135206 250 light slate blue132112 255 light slate gray119136 153 light slate grey119136 153 light steel blue176196 222 light yellow255255 224 LightBlue 173216 230 LightBlue1 191239 255 LightBlue2 178223 238 LightBlue3 154192 205 LightBlue4 104131 139 LightCoral 240128 128 LightCyan 224255 255 LightCyan1 224255 255 LightCyan2 209238 238 LightCyan3 180205 205 LightCyan4 122139 139 LightGoldenrod238221 130 LightGoldenrod1255236 139 LightGoldenrod2238220 130 LightGoldenrod3205190 112 LightGoldenrod4139129 76 LightGoldenrodYellow250250 210 LightGray 211211 211 LightGreen 144238 144 LightGrey 211211 211 LightPink 255182 193 LightPink1 255174 185 LightPink2 238162 173 LightPink3 205140 149 LightPink4 13995 101 LightSalmon255160 122 LightSalmon1255160 122 LightSalmon2238149 114 LightSalmon3205129 98 LightSalmon413987 66 LightSeaGreen32178 170 LightSkyBlue135206 250 LightSkyBlue1176226 255 LightSkyBlue2164211 238 LightSkyBlue3141182 205 LightSkyBlue496123 139 LightSlateBlue132112 255 LightSlateGray119136 153 LightSlateGrey119136 153 LightSteelBlue176196 222 LightSteelBlue1202225 255 LightSteelBlue2188210 238 LightSteelBlue3162181 205 LightSteelBlue4110123 139 LightYellow255255 224 LightYellow1255255 224 LightYellow2238238 209 LightYellow3205205 180 LightYellow4139139 122 lime green 50205 50 LimeGreen 50205 50 linen 250 240 230 magenta 2550 255 magenta1 2550 255 magenta2 2380 238 magenta3 2050 205 magenta4 1390 139 maroon 176 48 96 maroon1 25552 179 maroon2 23848 167 maroon3 20541 144 maroon4 13928 98 medium aquamarine102205 170 medium blue00 205 medium orchid18685 211 medium purple147112 219 medium sea green60179 113 medium slate blue123104 238 medium spring green0250 154 medium turquoise72209 204 medium violet red19921 133 MediumAquamarine102205 170 MediumBlue 00 205 MediumOrchid18685 211 MediumOrchid1224102 255 MediumOrchid220995 238 MediumOrchid318082 205 MediumOrchid412255 139 MediumPurple147112 219 MediumPurple1171130 255 MediumPurple2159121 238 MediumPurple3137104 205 MediumPurple49371 139 MediumSeaGreen60179 113 MediumSlateBlue123104 238 MediumSpringGreen0250 154 MediumTurquoise72209 204 MediumVioletRed19921 133 midnight blue2525 112 MidnightBlue2525 112 mint cream 245255 250 MintCream 245255 250 misty rose 255228 225 MistyRose 255228 225 MistyRose1 255228 225 MistyRose2 238213 210 MistyRose3 205183 181 MistyRose4 139125 123 moccasin 255228 181 navajo white255222 173 NavajoWhite255222 173 NavajoWhite1255222 173 NavajoWhite2238207 161 NavajoWhite3205179 139 NavajoWhite4139121 94 navy 0 0 128 navy blue 00 128 NavyBlue 00 128 old lace 253245 230 OldLace 253245 230 olive drab 107142 35 OliveDrab 107142 35 OliveDrab1 192255 62 OliveDrab2 179238 58 OliveDrab3 154205 50 OliveDrab4 105139 34 orange 255 165 0 orange red 25569 0 orange1 255165 0 orange2 238154 0 orange3 205133 0 orange4 13990 0 OrangeRed 25569 0 OrangeRed1 25569 0 OrangeRed2 23864 0 OrangeRed3 20555 0 OrangeRed4 13937 0 orchid 218 112 214 orchid1 255131 250 orchid2 238122 233 orchid3 205105 201 orchid4 13971 137 pale goldenrod238232 170 pale green 152251 152 pale turquoise175238 238 pale violet red219112 147 PaleGoldenrod238232 170 PaleGreen 152251 152 PaleGreen1 154255 154 PaleGreen2 144238 144 PaleGreen3 124205 124 PaleGreen4 84139 84 PaleTurquoise175238 238 PaleTurquoise1187255 255 PaleTurquoise2174238 238 PaleTurquoise3150205 205 PaleTurquoise4102139 139 PaleVioletRed219112 147 PaleVioletRed1255130 171 PaleVioletRed2238121 159 PaleVioletRed3205104 127 PaleVioletRed413971 93 papaya whip255239 213 PapayaWhip 255239 213 peach puff 255218 185 PeachPuff 255218 185 PeachPuff1 255218 185 PeachPuff2 238203 173 PeachPuff3 205175 149 PeachPuff4 139119 101 peru 205 133 63 pink 255 192 203 pink1 255 181 197 pink2 238 169 184 pink3 205 145 158 pink4 139 99 108 plum 221 160 221 plum1 255 187 255 plum2 238 174 238 plum3 205 150 205 plum4 139 102 139 powder blue176224 230 PowderBlue 176224 230 purple 160 32 240 purple1 15548 255 purple2 14544 238 purple3 12538 205 purple4 8526 139 red 255 0 0 red1 255 0 0 red2 238 0 0 red3 205 0 0 red4 139 0 0 rosy brown 188143 143 RosyBrown 188143 143 RosyBrown1 255193 193 RosyBrown2 238180 180 RosyBrown3 205155 155 RosyBrown4 139105 105 royal blue 65105 225 RoyalBlue 65105 225 RoyalBlue1 72118 255 RoyalBlue2 67110 238 RoyalBlue3 5895 205 RoyalBlue4 3964 139 saddle brown13969 19 SaddleBrown13969 19 salmon 250 128 114 salmon1 255140 105 salmon2 238130 98 salmon3 205112 84 salmon4 13976 57 sandy brown244164 96 SandyBrown 244164 96 sea green 46139 87 SeaGreen 46139 87 SeaGreen1 84255 159 SeaGreen2 78238 148 SeaGreen3 67205 128 SeaGreen4 46139 87 seashell 255245 238 seashell1 255245 238 seashell2 238229 222 seashell3 205197 191 seashell4 139134 130 sienna 160 82 45 sienna1 255130 71 sienna2 238121 66 sienna3 205104 57 sienna4 13971 38 sky blue 135206 235 SkyBlue 135206 235 SkyBlue1 135206 255 SkyBlue2 126192 238 SkyBlue3 108166 205 SkyBlue4 74112 139 slate blue 10690 205 slate gray 112128 144 slate grey 112128 144 SlateBlue 10690 205 SlateBlue1 131111 255 SlateBlue2 122103 238 SlateBlue3 10589 205 SlateBlue4 7160 139 SlateGray 112128 144 SlateGray1 198226 255 SlateGray2 185211 238 SlateGray3 159182 205 SlateGray4 108123 139 SlateGrey 112128 144 snow 255 250 250 snow1 255 250 250 snow2 238 233 233 snow3 205 201 201 snow4 139 137 137 spring green0255 127 SpringGreen0255 127 SpringGreen10255 127 SpringGreen20238 118 SpringGreen30205 102 SpringGreen40139 69 steel blue 70130 180 SteelBlue 70130 180 SteelBlue1 99184 255 SteelBlue2 92172 238 SteelBlue3 79148 205 SteelBlue4 54100 139 tan 210 180 140 tan1 255 165 79 tan2 238 154 73 tan3 205 133 63 tan4 139 90 43 thistle 216191 216 thistle1 255225 255 thistle2 238210 238 thistle3 205181 205 thistle4 139123 139 tomato 255 99 71 tomato1 25599 71 tomato2 23892 66 tomato3 20579 57 tomato4 13954 38 turquoise 64224 208 turquoise1 0245 255 turquoise2 0229 238 turquoise3 0197 205 turquoise4 0134 139 violet 238 130 238 violet red 20832 144 VioletRed 20832 144 VioletRed1 25562 150 VioletRed2 23858 140 VioletRed3 20550 120 VioletRed4 13934 82 wheat 245 222 179 wheat1 255 231 186 wheat2 238 216 174 wheat3 205 186 150 wheat4 139 126 102 white 255 255 255 white smoke245245 245 WhiteSmoke 245245 245 yellow 255 255 0 yellow green154205 50 yellow1 255255 0 yellow2 238238 0 yellow3 205205 0 yellow4 139139 0 YellowGreen154205 50
PORTABILITY ISSUES
- Mac OS X
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On Mac OS X, the following additional system colors are available
(note that the actual color values depend on the currently active OS theme,
and typically many of these will in fact be patterns rather than pure colors):
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systemActiveAreaFill systemAlertActiveText systemAlertBackgroundActive systemAlertBackgroundInactive systemAlertInactiveText systemAlternatePrimaryHighlightColor systemAppleGuideCoachmark systemBevelActiveDark systemBevelActiveLight systemBevelButtonActiveText systemBevelButtonInactiveText systemBevelButtonPressedText systemBevelButtonStickyActiveText systemBevelButtonStickyInactiveText systemBevelInactiveDark systemBevelInactiveLight systemBlack systemBlackText systemButtonActiveDarkHighlight systemButtonActiveDarkShadow systemButtonActiveLightHighlight systemButtonActiveLightShadow systemButtonFace systemButtonFaceActive systemButtonFaceInactive systemButtonFacePressed systemButtonFrame systemButtonFrameActive systemButtonFrameInactive systemButtonInactiveDarkHighlight systemButtonInactiveDarkShadow systemButtonInactiveLightHighlight systemButtonInactiveLightShadow systemButtonPressedDarkHighlight systemButtonPressedDarkShadow systemButtonPressedLightHighlight systemButtonPressedLightShadow systemButtonText systemChasingArrows systemDialogActiveText systemDialogBackgroundActive systemDialogBackgroundInactive systemDialogInactiveText systemDocumentWindowBackground systemDocumentWindowTitleActiveText systemDocumentWindowTitleInactiveText systemDragHilite systemDrawerBackground systemFinderWindowBackground systemFocusHighlight systemHighlight systemHighlightAlternate systemHighlightSecondary systemHighlightText systemIconLabelBackground systemIconLabelBackgroundSelected systemIconLabelSelectedText systemIconLabelText systemListViewBackground systemListViewColumnDivider systemListViewEvenRowBackground systemListViewOddRowBackground systemListViewSeparator systemListViewSortColumnBackground systemListViewText systemListViewWindowHeaderBackground systemMenu systemMenuActive systemMenuActiveText systemMenuBackground systemMenuBackgroundSelected systemMenuDisabled systemMenuItemActiveText systemMenuItemDisabledText systemMenuItemSelectedText systemMenuText systemMetalBackground systemModelessDialogActiveText systemModelessDialogBackgroundActive systemModelessDialogBackgroundInactive systemModelessDialogInactiveText systemMovableModalBackground systemMovableModalWindowTitleActiveText systemMovableModalWindowTitleInactiveText systemNotificationText systemNotificationWindowBackground systemPlacardActiveText systemPlacardBackground systemPlacardInactiveText systemPlacardPressedText systemPopupArrowActive systemPopupArrowInactive systemPopupArrowPressed systemPopupButtonActiveText systemPopupButtonInactiveText systemPopupButtonPressedText systemPopupLabelActiveText systemPopupLabelInactiveText systemPopupWindowTitleActiveText systemPopupWindowTitleInactiveText systemPrimaryHighlightColor systemPushButtonActiveText systemPushButtonInactiveText systemPushButtonPressedText systemRootMenuActiveText systemRootMenuDisabledText systemRootMenuSelectedText systemScrollBarDelimiterActive systemScrollBarDelimiterInactive systemSecondaryGroupBoxBackground systemSecondaryHighlightColor systemSheetBackground systemSheetBackgroundOpaque systemSheetBackgroundTransparent systemStaticAreaFill systemSystemDetailText systemTabFrontActiveText systemTabFrontInactiveText systemTabNonFrontActiveText systemTabNonFrontInactiveText systemTabNonFrontPressedText systemTabPaneBackground systemToolbarBackground systemTransparent systemUtilityWindowBackgroundActive systemUtilityWindowBackgroundInactive systemUtilityWindowTitleActiveText systemUtilityWindowTitleInactiveText systemWhite systemWhiteText systemWindowBody systemWindowHeaderActiveText systemWindowHeaderBackground systemWindowHeaderInactiveText
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- Windows
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On Windows, the following additional system colors are available
(note that the actual color values depend on the currently active OS theme):
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3dDarkShadowHighlight 3dLightHighlightText ActiveBorderInactiveBorder ActiveCaptionInactiveCaption AppWorkspaceInactiveCaptionText BackgroundInfoBackground ButtonFaceInfoText ButtonHighlightMenu ButtonShadowMenuText ButtonTextScrollbar CaptionTextWindow DisabledTextWindowFrame GrayTextWindowText
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KEYWORDS
color, option