# background-color property

The `background-color` property sets a background color of an element. The property value is any color units. Default value: `transparent`.

## Syntax

`selector { background-color: color; }`

## Example

Let's give the block some background color:

`<div id="elem"></div>` `#elem { background-color: #9595ff; width: 300px; height: 100px; }`

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## See also

- the `background` property
  that is a shorthand property for a background
- the `background-image` property
  with that you can set a background image for a block

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