Convert MS Word to HTML Color Code or Vice Versa

Perhaps you’ve created something in MS Word and would now like to use that same color using html, or vice versa. Here is a little tool you may find very useful: HEX to RGB Color Converter.

Accessing Font Color Codes in MS Word

To access the font color in MS Word, do the following:

1. Open your document.
2. Highlight the word where your color exists. (Will address tables further down.)
3. Click on the arrow to the right of the A icon in the top tool bar of your document.
4. Click on “More Colors”.
5. Click on “Custom”. There you will find the 3 codes for RGB (red green blue). Use that using the tool to create an html color for that color. Or update that color using your existing html color code.

Accessing Background Color Codes in MS Word

If you are attempting to change a background color within a table or access the RGB color code rather than highlight a word do the following:

1. Click in the cell where the color exists.
2. Right click.
3. Click on “Borders and Shading”.
4. Click on the “Shading” tab above.
5. Under “Fill”, click on the drop down arrow. (If no color exists, rather than show a color it will be show “No Color”.)
6. Click on “More Colors” and find the codes for RGB.