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Adding Colors and Pictures to HTML Table

We can change background of a table in two ways. We can add different Colors as background of an HTML Table as well as we can add pictures as a Table background.

HTML Background Color

We can use bgcolor attribute of a Table to add colors as background.

<TABLE border=1 bgcolor=red>

You can use color names or use hexadecimal color code in bgcolor attribute.

HTML Source Code :

<html>
<body >
  <table border=1 bgcolor=#DDDDDD>
    <tr>
      <td>
        Background color
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</body>
</html>

Cell background color

You can set bgcolor attribute either in Table level or in each Cells.

<td bgcolor=red>

The above code will change only the particular cell color to red.

HTML Source Code :

<html>
<body >
  <table border=1 >
    <tr>
      <td bgcolor=red>
        Background red color
      </td>
      <td bgcolor=green>
        Background green color
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</body>
</html>

HTML Table Background Images

The background attribute allows you to change the background inside your table to that of an image of your choice.

<table border=1 background="bg-red.png">

Cell Background Images

You can set background images to each cells.

<td background="bg-red.png">

If the image dimensions are smaller than the table dimensions and there is enough space in the table, the image will repeat.

Note : The bgcolor and background attributes are deprecated in HTML 4.01.