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Text Color

Minecraft Java Edition has sixteen named colors that can be used to color text and other game elements. Using these named colors can be a good way to maintain a cohesive color identity with the rest of the game.

Color NameChat CodeEncodedHexExample
black§0\u00A70#000000
dark_blue§1\u00A71#0000AA
dark_green§2\u00A72#00AA00
dark_aqua§3\u00A73#00AAAA
dark_red§4\u00A74#AA0000
dark_purple§5\u00A75#AA00AA
gold§6\u00A76#FFAA00
gray§7\u00A77#AAAAAA
dark_gray§8\u00A78#555555
blue§9\u00A79#5555FF
green§a\u00A7A#55FF55
aqua§b\u00A7B#55FFFF
red§c\u00A7C#FF5555
light_purple§d\u00A7D#FF55FF
yellow§e\u00A8E#FFFF55
white§f\u00A7F#FFFFFF