text color

Letter display tint

Text color is the hue applied to displayed characters, distinguishing them from the background.

In digital design and word processing, text color serves both aesthetic and functional purposes—red for warnings, blue for hyperlinks, gray for disabled options.

Change the text color to make the heading stand out.

Also called font color.

Related
  • blackDarkest possible hue
  • shadeDarkness from blocked light
  • bluePrimary color; also sad
  • tintFaint color addition
  • contrastNotable difference between things

gradient · light · user interface design · visual hierarchy · green · red · hue · hyperlink · dark · gray · saturation · accessibility · white · light mode · orange · purple · yellow · mood setting

Categories
Opposites
foreground vs background

text colorbackground color

Base hue of surface

fill color · shading

Family

text, color, texts, textual, textile, textiles, texture, textures, textured

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G