accent-color CSS property

The accent-color CSS property sets the accent color for user-interface controls generated by some elements.

Try it

accent-color: red;
accent-color: #74992e;
accent-color: rgb(255 255 128);
accent-color: hsl(250 100% 34%);
<section class="default-example container" id="default-example">
  <div>
    <input checked id="example-element" type="checkbox" />
    <label for="example-element" id="example-label">Example Label</label>
  </div>
</section>
.container > div {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

#example-element {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
}

#example-label {
  margin-left: 10px;
  font-size: x-large;
}

Syntax

css
/* Keyword values */
accent-color: auto;

/* <color> values */
accent-color: darkred;
accent-color: #5729e9;
accent-color: rgb(0 200 0);
accent-color: hsl(228 4% 24%);

/* Global values */
accent-color: inherit;
accent-color: initial;
accent-color: revert;
accent-color: revert-layer;
accent-color: unset;

Values

This property is specified as the keyword auto or one <color> value:

auto

Represents a UA-chosen color, which should match the accent color of the platform, if any.

<color>

Specifies the color to be used as the accent color.

Description

Browsers that support accent-color currently apply it to the following HTML elements:

Each user agent has an accent color, with variations to ensure legibility and contrast. That accent color is not used by every user-interface control nor in every state of the control. The accent-color is only applied to user-interface controls that use an accent color in the states where it is applicable.

Note: To reduce the risk of fingerprinting, some browsers return a fixed value for accent-color: auto unless it is used in certain restricted circumstances. See browser compatibility for details.

Formal definition

Initial valueauto
Applies toall elements
Inheritedyes
Computed valueauto is computed as specified and <color> values are computed as defined for the color property.
Animation typeby computed value type

Formal syntax

accent-color = 
  auto     |
  <color>

Examples

undefined

Setting a custom accent color

HTML

html
<input type="checkbox" checked />
<input type="checkbox" class="custom" checked />

CSS

css
input {
  accent-color: auto;
  display: block;
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
}

input.custom {
  accent-color: rebeccapurple;
}

Result

Specifications

See also