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CSS How to Make a Website Customizing Colors and Fonts Use Classes in CSS

Posted by Michael OBrien
Michael OBrien
Courses Plus Student 4,402 Points

I input the code for the challenge to style the paragraphs to black, but it says incorrect am i? p { color: #111; }

is my answer actually incorrect or is it a bug?

4 Answers

Ronald Jackson
Ronald Jackson
9,229 Points
Ronald Jackson
Ronald Jackson
9,229 Points

Hi Michael -

Your code looks good, but #111 is not black. What is the hexadecimal value for the color black? Try #000

Good luck,

Ronald

Jude Campbell
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Jude Campbell
Courses Plus Student 5,746 Points
Jude Campbell
Jude Campbell
Courses Plus Student 5,746 Points

Use #000

Holt Hunter
Holt Hunter
4,629 Points
Holt Hunter
Holt Hunter
4,629 Points

Or just try this:

p {
    color: black;
}
Michael OBrien
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Michael OBrien
Courses Plus Student 4,402 Points
Michael OBrien
Michael OBrien
Courses Plus Student 4,402 Points

thanks guys. definitely just blanked on that.