font color

Character tint setting

Font color is the color of text characters in digital documents, websites, or design software.

Distinct from background color, it determines how readable and visually prominent text appears: Change the font color to red for emphasis.

Web developers specify font color through CSS properties, while word processors offer color pickers.

Also called text color.

Related
  • textWritten or printed words
  • body textDocument's main prose
  • hueColor's specific character
  • RGBAdditive color model
  • hexMalevolent incantation

ink · highlight · shade · tint · palette · contrast · high contrast · readability · dark mode · CSS · web design · styling · foreground · background · saturation · brightness · hyperlink · heading

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text element type

font colortypeface

Lettering style design

font family · font size · font weight · letter spacing · text alignment

foreground vs. background

font colorbackground color

Base hue of surface

fill color

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