1-minute CSS tip: accent-color

Published: 17 September 2023
on channel: Alvaro Montoro
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Learn about the accent-color CSS property and how it can help make your HTML forms more consistent cross-browser (and even more accessible!)

For more details about accent-color, check this article I published on my blog: https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68039/....

Also available on Medium: https://levelup.gitconnected.com/smal...

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Transcript (of the video text, as it doesn't have voice):

You have a webpage... with a form.

Problem: the native form controls' color doesn't match your web page's styles and looks different in every browser.

Solution: use accent-color.

input, progress {
accent-color: yellow;
}

Supported by all major browsers

Applies to...
Progress bars (progress tag)
Sliders (input type="range")
Radio buttons
Checkboxes

Built-in color contrast accessibility

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