Background and Color Properties

HTML enables you to specify background and color properties for text, link, and backgrounds on a global basis in the document head; CSS provides similar properties that enable you to customize colors for individual elements (or for the entire page, if you prefer). The following properties affect foreground and background colors of elements.

background

Usage	Shorthand property for setting the individual background properties at the same place in the style sheet.
CSS1 Values	[<'background-color'> || <'background-image'> || <'background-repeat'> || <'background-attachment'> || <'background-position'>]
CSS2 Values	inherit
Initial	Not defined.
Applies to	All elements.
Inherited	No.

background-attachment

Usage	If a background image is specified, this property specifies whether it is fixed in the viewport or scrolls along with the document.
CSS1 Values	scroll | fixed
CSS2 Values	inherit
Initial	scroll
Applies to	All elements.
Inherited	No.

background-color

Usage	Sets the background color of an element.
CSS1 Values	<color> | transparent
CSS2 Values	inherit
Initial	transparent
Applies to	All elements.
Inherited	No.

background-image

Usage	Sets the background image of an element.
CSS1 Values	<uri> | none
CSS2 Values	inherit
Initial	none
Applies to	All elements.
Inherited	No.
Notes	Authors also should specify a background color that will be used when the image is unavailable.

background-position

Usage	Specifies the initial position of the background image, if one is specified.
CSS1 Values	[[<percentage> | <length>](1,2) | [top | center | _bottom] || [left | center | right]]
CSS2 Values	inherit
Initial	0% 0%.
Applies to	Block-level and replaced elements.
Inherited	No.

background-repeat

Usage	Specifies whether an image is repeated (tiled) and how, if a background image is specified.
CSS1 Values	repeat-x | repeat-y | repeat | no-repeat
CSS2 Values	inherit
Initial	repeat
Applies to	All elements.
Inherited	No.

color

Usage	Describes the foreground color of an element's text content.
CSS1 Values	<color>
CSS2 Values	inherit
Initial	Depends on browser.
Applies to	All elements.
Inherited	Yes.