Below are style properties and values for background images and color. (I've included here only properties now supported by Internet Explorer and Netscape -- I'll add others when they are supported)

Commonly Used Properties and Values for Cascading Style Sheets

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Supported in Internet Explorer 3.x Supported in Internet Explorer 4.x Supported in Netscape 4.x	pt = points in = inches cm = centimeters px = pixels em = height of element's font (the em unit is not yet widely supported and should be used with caution)

	Property	Description	Values	Example
Color and Background
	color (inherited)	Sets color of text	color-name RGB triplet hex code RGB values	{ color: blue } { color: #00F } { color: #0000FF } { color: RGB 0.0 0.0 1.0 }
	background (not inherited) (for IE3.x, background images are supported only in embedded style sheets)	Sets background images or colors	url(URL) (with or without repeat); color-name (or transparent, or two color names, which will be blended, separated by a / ); RGB triplet (hex code)	{ background: url(image1.gif) repeat } { background: Red } { background: Red / Blue } { background: transparent } { background: #CCCCCC }
	background-color (not inherited) (for IE3.x, background images are supported only in embedded style sheets)	Sets background color	color-name; RGB triplet (hex code)	{ background-color: Red } { background-color: #CCCCCC }
	background-image (not inherited) (for IE3.x, background images are supported only in embedded style sheets)	Sets background image	URL	{ background-image: url(image1.gif) }
	background-repeat (not inherited) (for IE3.x, background images are supported only in embedded style sheets)	Sets repetition to tile background images	repeat (horizontally and vertically); repeat-x (horizontal); repeat-y (vertical); no-repeat	{ background-repeat: repeat-y }
	background-attachment (not inherited) (for IE3.x, background images are supported only in embedded style sheets)	Fixes the background image or allows it to scroll with the page	scroll or fixed	{ background: fixed }
	background-position (not inherited) (for IE3.x, background images are supported only in embedded style sheets)	Sets the initial position for background images (Note that the default position, 0,0 or 0%,0%, is the upper-left corner of the element)	Position (x y) or (x% y%); top, center, bottom left, center, right	{ background-position: 2cm 1cm } { background-position: 50% 20% } { background-position: top center } { background-position: top } { background-position: bottom right }