Setting table properties in CSS

[jwood]

Is it possible to specify the background color of a table in a CSS file?

If so, how do I do this?

[webman]

CSS

table.foobar{
background:red;
}

HTML

<table class="foobar">
<tr>
<td>foo</td>
<td>bar</td>
</tr>
</table>

[jwood]

Thanks for that.

Can you specift hex codes for the colours, or is it a case of red, blue, green, etc?

I assume most browsers won't understand if I type "backround: pale grey with a hint of green" for example!

[webman]

Yes you can use hex:

table.foobar{
background:#758A79;
}