CSS border-bottom-color property

CSS border-bottom-color property is used to specify the bottom border color for HTML Element(s).

The syntax to specify a value for border-bottom-color property is

border-bottom-color: value;

The following table gives the possible values that could be given to border-bottom-color property.

ValueDescriptionExample
colorAny valid CSS color value.border-bottom-color: red;border-bottom-color: #f00;border-bottom-color: #ff000088;border-bottom-color: rgb(25, 220, 85);
transparentSets bottom border color to transparent.border-bottom-color: transparent;
initialSets bottom border color to default value.border-bottom-color: initial;
inheritInherits bottom border color value from its parent element.border-bottom-color: inherit;

Note: Please note that there must be a style specified for border or bottom border, to apply this color.

Examples

In the following examples, we apply a color for bottom border using different types of allowed values for border-bottom-color property.

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HEX Value for border-bottom-color

In the following example, we set border-bottom-color for <h1> elements with hex value of #ab22ff.

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RGB Value for border-bottom-color

In the following example, we set border-bottom-color for <h1> elements with RGB color value of rgb(224, 143, 242).

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RGBA Value for border-bottom-color

In the following example, we set border-bottom-color for <h1> elements with RGBA color value of rgb(224, 143, 242, 0.5).

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HSL Value for border-bottom-color

In the following example, we set border-bottom-color for <h1> elements with HSL color value of hsl(98, 49%, 74%).

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HSLA Value for border-bottom-color

In the following example, we set border-bottom-color for <h1> elements with HSLA color value of hsl(98, 49%, 74%, 0.5).

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border-bottom-color: transparent;

In the following example, we set border-bottom-color for <h1> elements with value of transparent.

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Conclusion

In this CSS Tutorial, we learned about border-bottom property, and how to use this property for HTML Elements, with examples.