What are web safe colors?

The 216 colors that 1990s 8-bit displays could show without dithering. Each red, green and blue value is one of 00, 33, 66, 99, CC or FF.

Do I still need web safe colors?

No. Modern screens show millions of colors, so any hex code is safe today. The palette is still handy as a simple, evenly spaced set of colors.

Web safe colors

All 216 web safe colors. Click a color for its RGB, HSL and CMYK values.

#000000
#000033
#000066
#000099
#0000cc
#0000ff
#003300
#003333
#003366
#003399
#0033cc
#0033ff
#006600
#006633
#006666
#006699
#0066cc
#0066ff
#009900
#009933
#009966
#009999
#0099cc
#0099ff
#00cc00
#00cc33
#00cc66
#00cc99
#00cccc
#00ccff
#00ff00
#00ff33
#00ff66
#00ff99
#00ffcc
#00ffff
#330000
#330033
#330066
#330099
#3300cc
#3300ff
#333300
#333333
#333366
#333399
#3333cc
#3333ff
#336600
#336633
#336666
#336699
#3366cc
#3366ff
#339900
#339933
#339966
#339999
#3399cc
#3399ff
#33cc00
#33cc33
#33cc66
#33cc99
#33cccc
#33ccff
#33ff00
#33ff33
#33ff66
#33ff99
#33ffcc
#33ffff
#660000
#660033
#660066
#660099
#6600cc
#6600ff
#663300
#663333
#663366
#663399
#6633cc
#6633ff
#666600
#666633
#666666
#666699
#6666cc
#6666ff
#669900
#669933
#669966
#669999
#6699cc
#6699ff
#66cc00
#66cc33
#66cc66
#66cc99
#66cccc
#66ccff
#66ff00
#66ff33
#66ff66
#66ff99
#66ffcc
#66ffff
#990000
#990033
#990066
#990099
#9900cc
#9900ff
#993300
#993333
#993366
#993399
#9933cc
#9933ff
#996600
#996633
#996666
#996699
#9966cc
#9966ff
#999900
#999933
#999966
#999999
#9999cc
#9999ff
#99cc00
#99cc33
#99cc66
#99cc99
#99cccc
#99ccff
#99ff00
#99ff33
#99ff66
#99ff99
#99ffcc
#99ffff
#cc0000
#cc0033
#cc0066
#cc0099
#cc00cc
#cc00ff
#cc3300
#cc3333
#cc3366
#cc3399
#cc33cc
#cc33ff
#cc6600
#cc6633
#cc6666
#cc6699
#cc66cc
#cc66ff
#cc9900
#cc9933
#cc9966
#cc9999
#cc99cc
#cc99ff
#cccc00
#cccc33
#cccc66
#cccc99
#cccccc
#ccccff
#ccff00
#ccff33
#ccff66
#ccff99
#ccffcc
#ccffff
#ff0000
#ff0033
#ff0066
#ff0099
#ff00cc
#ff00ff
#ff3300
#ff3333
#ff3366
#ff3399
#ff33cc
#ff33ff
#ff6600
#ff6633
#ff6666
#ff6699
#ff66cc
#ff66ff
#ff9900
#ff9933
#ff9966
#ff9999
#ff99cc
#ff99ff
#ffcc00
#ffcc33
#ffcc66
#ffcc99
#ffcccc
#ffccff
#ffff00
#ffff33
#ffff66
#ffff99
#ffffcc
#ffffff

Questions

What are web safe colors?: The 216 colors that 1990s 8-bit displays could show without dithering. Each red, green and blue value is one of 00, 33, 66, 99, CC or FF.
Do I still need web safe colors?: No. Modern screens show millions of colors, so any hex code is safe today. The palette is still handy as a simple, evenly spaced set of colors.