color-scheme

The color-scheme CSS property allows an element to indicate which color schemes it can comfortably be rendered in.

Common choices for operating system color schemes are "light" and "dark", or "day mode" and "night mode". When a user selects one of these color schemes, the operating system makes adjustments to the user interface. This includes form controls, scrollbars, and the used values of CSS system colors.

Syntax

color-scheme: normal;
color-scheme: light;
color-scheme: dark;
color-scheme: light dark;

/* Global values */
color-scheme: inherit;
color-scheme: initial;
color-scheme: revert;
color-scheme: unset;

The color-scheme property's value must be one of the following keywords.

Values

normal: Indicates that the element isn't aware of any color schemes, and so should be rendered using the browser's default color scheme.
light: Indicates that the element can be rendered using the operating system light color scheme.
dark: Indicates that the element can be rendered using the operating system dark color scheme.

Formal definition

Initial value	`normal`
Applies to	all elements and text
Inherited	yes
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

normal | [ light | dark | <custom-ident> ]+

Examples

Adapting to color schemes

To opt the entire page into the user's color scheme preferences declare color-scheme on the :root element.

:root {
  color-scheme: light dark;
}

Specifications

Specification
CSS Color Adjustment Module Level 1 (CSS Color Adjustment 1) # color-scheme-prop

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`color-scheme`	81	81	No	No	68	13	81	81	No	58	13	13.0
`only_dark`	No	No	No	No	No	13	No	No	No	No	13	No
`only_light`	81-85	81-85	No	No	68-71	13	No	81-85	No	58-60	13	13.0-14.0