outline-color

Support Key: [CSS2|CSS2.1] [O7|S1.2]
Other Outline Properties
outline
outline-style
outline-width
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Default Value:
   invert
Applicable Elements:
ALL
Inherit From Parent:
No
Applicable Media:
Visual, Interactive
HTML Equivalent:
NA
Official Docs:
CSS2: Sect 18.4, CSS2.1: Sect 18.4
What is it?
The 'outline-color' property specifies a color for the outline for an element.

The outline properties create a uniform line around an object in order to draw visual attention. An outline is slightly different than a border in several ways: An outline is drawn starting "just outside the border edge" and is allowed to be non-rectangular. Outlines are always rendered on TOP of an element's rendering box and do not influence the box's position or size calculation; the document does not need to be re-flowed when a border is rendered or hidden, but the outline may overlap other nearby elements.

Allowed Values
inherit
[CSS2|CSS2.1] [O7|S1.2]
Type: Explicit
Description:
Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.
invert
[CSS2|CSS2.1] [O7]
Type: Calculated
Description:
This value inverts the color of the outline to the opposite value of the color "underneath" the outline to ensure proper contrast.
[color]
[CSS2|CSS2.1] [O7|S1.2]
Type: Explicit
Description:
Sets the border to the indicated color value.
Example
Ext/Doc: img { outline-color: black }
In-Line:  <img SRC="image.gif" STYLE="outline-color: black">
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