Template:Color box/doc

For the templates that display text in a colored box, see {{Divbox}} or Template:Mbox templates see also.

Usage

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Color box

{{color box|color|text|text color}}
Adds a rectangular color box.

• Colors are most commonly specified as either a color keyword or as the hexadecimal triplet representing an RGB combination. See the article web colors for details.
• If specified, the text is centered within the box.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Color	1	Background color of the box. Example Green	String	required
Text	2	Adds text inside the box; box is otherwise an empty square. Example Hello, world!	String	suggested
Text color	3	Sets the color of the text inside the box. Default Either black or white; whichever has greater contrast. Example Yellow	String	suggested
Border color	border	Sets the color of the border around the box. Default black Example #FF0	String	optional

Format: inline

Examples

Visual effect	Markup
	{{color box|Green}}
Default color for this text	{{color box|Yellow|Default color for this text}}
Default color for this text	{{color box|Blue|Default color for this text}}
Using X11 color names	{{color box|SteelBlue|'''Using X11 color names'''|Gold}}
Using RGB hex triplets	{{color box|#012345|''Using RGB hex triplet''|#FEDCBA}}
Red	{{color box|Yellow|Red|#f00|border=#f00}}
bordercolor like wikitable	{{color box|white|bordercolor like wikitable|border=#A2A9B1}}

Variants

Template	Description	Example
{{Color box}}	a small color box with black borders and text color	or  ORANGE
{{Color box striped}}	a striped version
{{RouteBox}}	a borderless version with text color and wikilinks	ORANGE
{{Colorbull}}	a colored bullet with wikilinks	■
{{Legend2}}	another borderless version
{{Color sample}}	a small color box with black borders
{{Swatch inline}}		orange
{{Background color}}		orange
{{Rail color box}}	a version with more display options (part of Module:Adjacent stations)	●, Orange, etc.
{{Diagonal split color box}}	a small color box split diagonally	, etc.
{{Motor type}}	A small color box corresponding to the motor type	SI A , etc.

Supporting template

• {{Greater color contrast ratio}}

See also

• {{Infobox color}}, an infobox for the detailed description of a color.
• {{Legend}}