CSS border-left-color Property

Example

Set a color for the left border:

div {border-left-color: coral;}

Definition and Usage

The border-left-color property sets the color of an element's left border.

Note: Always declare the border-style or the border-left-style property before the border-left-color property. An element must have a border before you can change the color.

Default value:	The current color of the element
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	yes.
Version:	CSS1
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.borderLeftColor="blue"

• Inherited : "Inherited = no" means that it cannot takes (inherit) it's value from it's parent element.
• object - object in javascript means the element on which border-left-color is applied.
• Animatable - "Animatable = yes" means that it can be animated with CSS @keyframes.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
border-left-color	1.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	3.5

CSS Syntax

border-left-color: color|transparent|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value	Description	Demo
color	Specifies the color of the left border. Default color is the current color of the element
transparent	Specifies that the border color should be transparent
initial	Sets this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.

More Examples

Example

Set a color for the left border with a HEX value:

div {border-left-color: #92a8d1;}

Example

Set a color for the left border with an RGB value:

div {border-left-color: rgb(201, 76, 76);}

Example

Set a color for the left border with an RGBA value:

div {border-left-color: rgba(201, 76, 76, 0.3);}

Example

Set a color for the left border with a HSL value:

div {border-left-color: hsl(89, 43%, 51%);}

Example

Set a color for the left border with a HSLA value:

div {border-left-color: hsla(89, 43%, 51%, 0.3);}

Example

Set a transparent left border:

div {border-left-color: transparent;}