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# Color
The `color` style sets the text color of a widget.
## Syntax
--8<-- "docs/snippets/syntax_block_start.md"
color: (<a href="../../css_types/color"><color></a> | auto) [<a href="../../css_types/percentage"><percentage></a>];
--8<-- "docs/snippets/syntax_block_end.md"
The `color` style requires a [`<color>`](../css_types/color.md) followed by an optional [`<percentage>`](../css_types/percentage.md) to specify the color's opacity.
You can also use the special value of `"auto"` in place of a color. This tells Textual to automatically select either white or black text for best contrast against the background.
## Examples
### Basic usage
This example sets a different text color for each of three different widgets.
=== "Output"
```{.textual path="docs/examples/styles/color.py"}
```
=== "color.py"
```python
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/color.py"
```
=== "color.tcss"
```css hl_lines="8 12 16"
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/color.tcss"
```
### Auto
The next example shows how `auto` chooses between a lighter or a darker text color to increase the contrast and improve readability.
=== "Output"
```{.textual path="docs/examples/styles/color_auto.py"}
```
=== "color_auto.py"
```py
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/color_auto.py"
```
=== "color_auto.tcss"
```css hl_lines="2"
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/color_auto.tcss"
```
## CSS
```css
/* Blue text */
color: blue;
/* 20% red text */
color: red 20%;
/* RGB color */
color: rgb(100, 120, 200);
/* Automatically choose color with suitable contrast for readability */
color: auto;
```
## Python
You can use the same syntax as CSS, or explicitly set a `Color` object.
```python
# Set blue text
widget.styles.color = "blue"
from textual.color import Color
# Set with a color object
widget.styles.color = Color.parse("pink")
```
## See also
- [`background`](./background.md) to set the background color in a widget.
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