CSS Terminology

Legacy Color Syntax

The older CSS color function syntax using commas between values, such as rgb(255, 0, 0) and rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), superseded by space-separated modern notation.

Understanding Legacy Color Syntax

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Related Terms

Color Function Notation

Space-Separated Colors

RGB

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