The CSS border-color property is used to specify a border color for elements. We can also set color for individual sides using border-top-color, border-right-color, border-left-color and border-right-color properties.
Syntax
The syntax of CSS border-color property is as follows −
Selector {
border-color: /*value*/
}The following examples illustrate CSS border-color property −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
span {
margin: 10px;
padding: 20px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: limegreen lightblue crimson;
}
div {
text-align: center;
border-style: solid;
border-color: palevioletred steelblue;
height: 16px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Demo Heading</h2>
<div>Demo</div>
<p><span>This</span>is demo text just for displaying how CSS styles works.</p>
</body>
</html>Output
This gives the following output −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
li {
border-bottom-color: cyan;
border-bottom-style: dotted;
width: 300px;
}
p {
text-align: center;
border-width: 8px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: #d11c74;
border-left-style: ridge;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Accessories</h2>
<p>Displaying the car accessories</p>
<ul>
<li>Mud Flap</li>
<li>Car Freshener</li>
<li>Mobile Holder</li>
<li>Bluetooth</li>
<li>Wheel Lock</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>Output
This gives the following output −
