HTML <body> bgcolor Attribute
The HTML <body> bgcolor Attribute is used to define a Background color of a Document.
Note: It is not supported by HTML5
Syntax:
<body bgcolor="color_name | hex_number | rgb_number">
Attribute Values:
- color_name: It specifies the name of the Background color of the Document.
- hex_number: It specifies the hex code of the Background color in the Document.
- rgb_number: It specifies the rgb value of the Background color in the Document
Example: In this example, we simply set the bg color of the body to green.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > <!-- body tag starts here --> < body bgcolor = "green" > < h2 >GeeksforGeeks</ h2 > < p > It is a Computer Science portal For Geeks </ p > </ body > <!-- body tag ends here --> </ html > |
Output:

HTML <body> bgcolor Attribute
Example: This example describes the HTML <body> bgcolor Attribute by specifying the text as green & background as orange color.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > HTML body Bgcolor Attribute </ title > </ head > <!-- body tag starts here --> < body text = "green" bgcolor = "orange" > < center > < h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 > < h2 > HTML < body > bgcolor Attribute </ h2 > < p > It is a Computer Science portal For Geeks </ p > </ center > </ body > <!-- body tag ends here --> </ html > |
Output:

HTML <body> bgcolor Attribute
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Safari
- Opera
- Microsoft Edge
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