Template:Color box/doc

For the templates that display text in a colored box, see {{Divbox}} or Template:Mbox templates see also.

Usage

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TemplateData for Color box

{{color box|color|text|text color}}
Adds a rectangular color box.

• Colors are most commonly specified as either a color keyword or as the hexadecimal triplet representing an RGB combination. See the article web colors for details.
• If specified, the text is centered within the box.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Color	1	Background color of the box. Example Green	String	required
Text	2	Adds text inside the box; box is otherwise an empty square. Example Hello, world!	String	suggested
Text color	3	Sets the color of the text inside the box. Default Either black or white; whichever has greater contrast. Example Yellow	String	suggested
Border color	border	Sets the color of the border around the box. Default black Example #FF0	String	optional

Format: inline

Examples

Visual effect	Markup
	{{color box|Green}}
Default color for this text	{{color box|Yellow|Default color for this text}}
Default color for this text	{{color box|Blue|Default color for this text}}
Using X11 color names	{{color box|SteelBlue|'''Using X11 color names'''|Gold}}
Using RGB hex triplets	{{color box|#012345|''Using RGB hex triplet''|#FEDCBA}}
Red	{{color box|Yellow|Red|#f00|border=#f00}}
bordercolor like wikitable	{{color box|white|bordercolor like wikitable|border=#A2A9B1}}

Variants

Color box templates

Template	Description	Example
{{Color box}}	Color box size with black borders and text color. Standard size.	or  ORANGE
{{Color box striped}}	Striped color box. Standard size.
{{RouteBox}}	Borderless color box with text color and wikilinks.	Template:RouteBox
{{Colorbull}}	Colored bullet with wikilinks.	■
{{Legend inline}}	Color box size with black borders. Standard size.
{{Color sample}}	Color box size with black borders. Smaller size.
{{Swatch inline}}		orange
{{Background color}}		orangeTemplate:Ensure AAA contrast ratio
{{Rail color box}}	A version with more display options. Part of Module:Adjacent stations	Template:Rail color box, Template:Rail color box
{{Diagonal split color box}}	Color box split diagonally. Standard size.

Supporting template

• {{Greater color contrast ratio}}

See also

• {{Infobox color}}, an infobox for the detailed description of a color.
• {{Legend}}