The bgcolor attribute in the HTML <th> (table header) tag is used to set the background color of a table header cell. You can specify colors using color names, hexadecimal codes, or RGB values.
Note: It is not supported by HTML5.
Syntax:
<th bgcolor="color_name | hex_number | rgb_number">Attribute Values:
|
Attribute Values |
Description |
|---|---|
|
color_name |
It sets the background color by using the color name. For example “red”. |
|
hex_number |
It sets the background color by using the color hex code. For example “#0000ff”. |
|
rgb_number |
It sets the background color by using the rgb code. For example: “RGB(0, 153, 0)” . |
Example 1: Implementation of HTML the tag bgcolor attribute
html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>
<head>
<title>
HTML th bgcolor Attribute
</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>HTML th bgcolor Attribute</h2>
<table width="500" border="1">
<tr>
<th bgcolor="green">Name</th>
<th bgcolor="yellow">Expenses</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BITTU</td>
<td>2500.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>RAKESH</td>
<td>1400.00</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Example 2: Implementation of HTML the tag bgcolor attribute
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head>
<title>
HTML th bgcolor Attribute
</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>HTML th bgcolor Attribute</h2>
<table width="500" border="1">
<tr>
<!-- Using Hex Number -->
<th bgcolor="#00FF00">Name</th>
<!-- Using RGB Number -->
<th bgcolor="rgba(255, 255, 0)">Expenses</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BITTU</td>
<td>2500.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>RAKESH</td>
<td>1400.00</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Firefox 1
- Safari 12.1
- Opera 3