background-color - CSS 3

The background-color property sets the background color of an element.
The background of an element is the total size of the element, including padding and border (but not the margin).
Tip: Use a background color and a text color that makes the text easy to read.

Syntax

background-color: color|transparent|initial|inherit;

Example

body {
    background-color: yellow;
}

h1 {
    background-color: #00ff00;
}

p {
    background-color: rgb(255,0,255);
}

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