The accent-color CSS property sets the accent color for user-interface controls generated by some elements.

/* Keyword values */ accent-color: auto;  /* <color> values */ accent-color: red; accent-color: #5729e9; accent-color: rgb(0, 200, 0); accent-color: hsl(228, 4%, 24%);  /* Global values */ accent-color: inherit; accent-color: initial; accent-color: revert; accent-color: unset; 

accent-color

The accent-color CSS property sets the accent color for user-interface controls generated by some elements.

Browsers that support accent-color currently apply it to the following HTML elements:

<input type="checkbox"> <input type="radio"> <input type="range"> <progress>

Syntax

/* Keyword values */ accent-color: auto;  /* <color> values */ accent-color: red; accent-color: #5729e9; accent-color: rgb(0, 200, 0); accent-color: hsl(228, 4%, 24%);  /* Global values */ accent-color: inherit; accent-color: initial; accent-color: revert; accent-color: unset; 

Values

auto

Represents a UA-chosen color, which should match the accent color of the platform, if any.

<color>

Specifies the color to be used as the accent color.

Formal definition

Initial value	auto
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	yes
Computed value	auto is computed as specified and <color> values are computed as defined for the color property.
Animation type	by computed value type

Formal syntax

auto | <color>
where <color> = <rgb()> | <rgba()> | <hsl()> | <hsla()> | <hwb()> | <hex-color> | <named-color> | currentcolor | <deprecated-system-color>
where <rgb()> = rgb( <percentage>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgb( <number>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgb( <percentage>#{3} , <alpha-value>? ) | rgb( <number>#{3} , <alpha-value>? )<rgba()> = rgba( <percentage>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgba( <number>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgba( <percentage>#{3} , <alpha-value>? ) | rgba( <number>#{3} , <alpha-value>? )<hsl()> = hsl( <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | hsl( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? )<hsla()> = hsla( <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | hsla( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? )<hwb()> = hwb( [<hue> | none] [<percentage> | none] [<percentage> | none] [ / [<alpha-value> | none] ]? )
where <alpha-value> = <number> | <percentage><hue> = <number> | <angle>

Examples

Setting a custom accent color

HTML

<input type="checkbox" checked /> <input type="checkbox" class="custom" checked /> 

CSS

input {   accent-color: auto;   display: block;   width: 30px;   height: 30px; }  input.custom {   accent-color: rebeccapurple; } 

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 4 # widget-accent

See also

The <input> element Applying color to HTML elements using CSS The <color> data type Other color-related properties: color, background-color, border-color, outline-color, text-decoration-color, text-emphasis-color, text-shadow, caret-color, and column-rule-color

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