hwb()
The hwb()
functional notation expresses a given color according to its hue, whiteness, and blackness. An optional alpha component represents the color's transparency.
Try it
Syntax
hwb(194 0% 0%) /* #00c3ff */
hwb(194 0% 0% / .5) /* #00c3ff with 50% opacity */
Values
Functional notation: hwb(H W B[ / A])
H
-
An
<angle>
of the color circle given indeg
s,rad
s,grad
s, orturn
s in the CSS Color specification. When written as a unitless<number>
, it is interpreted as degrees, as specified in the CSS Color Level 3 specification. By definition, red=0deg=360deg, with the other colors spread around the circle, so green=120deg, blue=240deg, etc. As an<angle>
, it implicitly wraps around such that -120deg=240deg, 480deg=120deg, -1turn=1turn, etc. W
,B
-
<percentage>
representing whiteness and blackness, respectively, that specifies the amount of white and black to mix in, from 0% (no whiteness or blackness) to 100% (full whiteness or blackness).If
W + B = 100%
, it defines some shade of gray. IfW + B > 100%
,W
andB
are effectively normalized asW / (W + B)
andB / (W + B)
, respectively. A
Optional-
An
<alpha-value>
, where the number1
corresponds to100%
(full opacity).
Formal syntax
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Color Module Level 4 # the-hwb-notation |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser