Manche Farben wirken auf schwarzen Hintergrund anders als auf weißen. Sie leuchten teilweise heller und wirken kräftiger. Grautöne machen sich auf dem Bildschirm auf einem schwarzen Hintergrund viel besser, als einem weißen.
| Farbe | englischer Farbname | Hexwert | deutscher Farbname |
| Black | #000000 | Schwarz | |
| Darkslategray | #8FBC8F | Dunkles Schiefergrau | |
| Slategray | #708090 | Schiefergrau | |
| Lightslategray | #778899 | Helles Schiefergrau | |
| Lightsteelblue | #B0C4DE | Helles Stahlblau | |
| Dimgray | #696969 | Mattes Grau | |
| Gray | #808080 | Grau | |
| Darkgray | #A9A9A9 | Dunkelgrau | |
| Silver | #C0C0C0 | Silber | |
| Lightgray | #D3D3D3 | Hellgrau | |
| Gainsboro | #DCDCDC | Gainsboro | |
| Whitesmoke | #F5F5F5 | Rauchiges Weiß | |
| Ghostwhite | #F8F8FF | Geisterweiß | |
| White | #FFFFFF | Weiß | |
| Snow | #FFFAFA | Schneeweiß | |
| Ivory | #FFFFF0 | Elfenbein | |
| Floralwhite | #FFFAF0 | Blütenweiß | |
| Seashell | #FFF5EE | Muschel | |
| Oldlace | #FDF5E6 | Altgold | |
| Linen | #FAF0E6 | Leinenfarbe | |
| Antiquewhite | #FAEBD7 | Antikes Weiß | |
| Blanchedalmond | #FFEBCD | Mandelweiß | |
| Papayawhip | #FFEFD5 | Cremiges Papaya | |
| Beige | #F5F5DC | Beige | |
| Cornsilk | #FFF8DC | Mais | |
| Lightgoldenrodyellow | #FAFAD2 | Helles Goldrutengelb | |
| Lightyellow | #FFFFE0 | Hellgelb | |
| Lemonchiffon | #FFFACD | Chiffongelb | |
| Palegoldenrod | #EEE8AA | Blasse Goldrutenfarbe | |
| Khaki | #F0E68C | Khaki | |
| Yellow | #FFFF00 | Gelb | |
| Gold | #FFD700 | Gold | |
| Orange | #FFA500 | Orange | |
| Darkorange | #FF8C00 | Dunkles Orange | |
| Goldenrod | #DAA520 | Goldrute | |
| Darkgoldenrod | #B8860B | dunkle Goldrutenfarbe | |
| Peru | #CD853F | Peru | |
| Chocolate | #D2691E | Schokolade | |
| Saddlebrown | #8B4513 | Sattelbraun | |
| Sienna | #A0522D | Ocker | |
| Brown | #A52A2A | Braun | |
| Darkred | #8B0000 | Dunkelrot | |
| Maroon | #800000 | Kastanienbraun | |
| Firebrick | #B22222 | Ziegelfarbe | |
| Indianred | #CD5C5C | Indischrot | |
| Crimson | #DC143C | Karmesinrot | |
| Red | #FF0000 | Rot | |
| Orangered | #FF4500 | Orangenrot | |
| Tomato | #FF6347 | Tomatenrot | |
| Coral | #FF7F50 | Koralle | |
| Salmon | #FA8072 | Lachs | |
| Lightcoral | #F08080 | Helles Korallenrot | |
| Darksalmon | #E9967A | Dunkle Lachsfarbe | |
| Lightsalmon | #FFA07A | Helle Lachsfarbe | |
| Sandybrown | #F4A460 | Sandbraun | |
| Rosybrown | #BC8F8F | Rosiges Braun | |
| Tan | #D2B48C | Gelbbraun | |
| Burlywood | #DEB887 | Grobes Braun | |
| Wheat | #F5DEB3 | Weizen | |
| Peachpuff | #FFDAB9 | Pfirsich | |
| Navajowhite | #FFDEAD | Navajoweiß | |
| Bisque | #FFE4C4 | Tomatencreme | |
| Lavenderblush | #FFF0F5 | Rosige Lavenderfarbe | |
| Mistyrose | #FFE4E1 | Altrosa | |
| Pink | #FFC0CB | Rosa | |
| Lightpink | #FFB6C1 | Hellrosa | |
| Hotpink | #FF69B4 | Leuchtendes Rosa | |
| Fuchsia | #FF00FF | Fuchsie | |
| Magenta | #FF00FF | Magentarot | |
| Deeppink | #FF1493 | Tiefrosa | |
| Mediumvioletred | #C71585 | Mittleres Violettrot | |
| Palevioletred | #DB7093 | Blasses Violettrot | |
| Plum | #DDA0DD | Pflaume | |
| Thistle | #D8BFD8 | Distel | |
| Lavender | #E6E6FA | Lavendelfarbe | |
| Violet | #EE82EE | Violett | |
| Orchid | #DA70D6 | Orchidee | |
| Darkmagenta | #8B008B | Dunkles Magentarot | |
| Purple | #800080 | Violett | |
| Indigo | #4B0082 | Indigo | |
| Blueviolet | #8A2BE2 | Blauviolett | |
| Darkviolet | #9400D3 | Dunkles Violett | |
| Darkorchid | #9932CC | Dunkle Orchideenfarbe | |
| Mediumpurple | #9370DB | Mittleres Violett | |
| Mediumorchid | #BA55D3 | Mittlere Orchideenfarbe | |
| Mediumslateblue | #7B68EE | Mittleres Schieferblau | |
| Slateblue | #6A5ACD | Schieferblau | |
| Darkslateblue | #483D8B | Dunkles Schieferblau | |
| Midnightblue | #191970 | Mitternachtsblau | |
| Navy | #000080 | Marineblau | |
| Darkblue | #00008B | Dunkelblau | |
| Mediumblue | #0000CD | Mittelblau | |
| Blue | #0000FF | Blau | |
| Royalblue | #4169E1 | Königsblau | |
| Steelblue | #4682B4 | Stahlblau | |
| Cornflowerblue | #6495ED | Kornblumenblau | |
| Dodgerblue | #1E90FF | Dodger-Blau | |
| Deepskyblue | #00BFFF | Tiefes Himmelblau | |
| Lightskyblue | #87CEFA | Helles Himmelblau | |
| Skyblue | #87CEEB | Himmelblau | |
| Lightblue | #ADD8E6 | Hellblau | |
| Cyan | #00FFFF | Zyanblau | |
| Aqua | #00FFFF | Blaugrün | |
| Powderblue | #B0E0E6 | Taubenblau | |
| Lightcyan | #E0FFFF | Helles Cyanblau | |
| Aliceblue | #A0CE00 | Aliceblau | |
| Azure | #F0FFFF | Himmelblau | |
| Mintcream | #F5FFFA | Cremig Pfefferminz | |
| Honeydew | #F0FFF0 | Honigmelone | |
| Aquamarine | #7FFFD4 | Aquamarinblau | |
| Turquoise | #40E0D0 | Türkis | |
| Paleturquoise | #AFEEEE | Blasses Türkis | |
| Mediumturqoise | #48D1CC | Mittleres Türkis | |
| Darkturquoise | #00CED1 | Dunkles Türkis | |
| Mediumaquamarine | #66CDAA | Mittleres Aquamarinblau | |
| Lightseagreen | #20B2AA | Helles Seegrün | |
| Darkcyan | #008B8B | Dunkles Zyanblau | |
| Teal | #008080 | Entenbraun | |
| Cadetblue | #5F9EA0 | Kadettblau | |
| Mediumseagreen | #3CB371 | Mittleres Seegrün | |
| Darkseagreen | #8FBC8F | Dunkles Seegrün | |
| Lightgreen | #90EE90 | Hellgrün | |
| Palegreen | #98FB98 | Blassgrün | |
| Mediumspringgreen | #00FA9A | Mittleres Frühlingsgrün | |
| Springgreen | #00FF7F | Frühlingsgrün | |
| Lime | #00FF00 | Zitronengrün | |
| Limegreen | #32CD32 | Gelbgrün | |
| Seagreen | #2E8B57 | Seegrün | |
| Forestgreen | #228B22 | Waldgrün | |
| Green | #008000 | Grün | |
| Darkgreen | #006400 | Dunkelgrün | |
| Olivedrab | #6B8E23 | Olivfarbiges Graubraun | |
| Darkolivegreen | #556B2F | Dunkles Olivgrün | |
| Olive | #808000 | Olivgrün | |
| Darkkhaki | #BDB76B | Dunkles Khaki | |
| Yellowgreen | #9ACD32 | Gelbgrün | |
| Chartreuse | #7FFF00 | Hellgrün | |
| Greenyellow | #ADFF2F | Grüngelb |