Web/API/CanvasRenderingContext2D/fillStyle

The CanvasRenderingContext2D.fillStyle property of the Canvas 2D API specifies the color, gradient, or pattern to use inside shapes. The default style is #000 (black).

For more examples of fill and stroke styles, see Applying styles and color in the Canvas tutorial.

Syntax

ctx.fillStyle = color;
ctx.fillStyle = gradient;
ctx.fillStyle = pattern;

Options

color: A DOMString parsed as CSS <color> value.
gradient: A CanvasGradient object (a linear or radial gradient).
pattern: A CanvasPattern object (a repeating image).

Examples

Changing the fill color of a shape

This example applies a blue fill color to a rectangle.

HTML

<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

JavaScript

const canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');

ctx.fillStyle = 'blue';
ctx.fillRect(10, 10, 100, 100);

Result

Creating multiple fill colors using loops

In this example, we use two for loops to draw a grid of rectangles, each having a different fill color. To achieve this, we use the two variables i and j to generate a unique RGB color for each square, and only modify the red and green values. (The blue channel has a fixed value.) By modifying the channels, you can generate all kinds of palettes.

<canvas id="canvas" width="150" height="150"></canvas>

const canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');

for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
  for (let j = 0; j < 6; j++) {
    ctx.fillStyle = `rgb(
        ${Math.floor(255 - 42.5 * i)},
        ${Math.floor(255 - 42.5 * j)},
        0)`;
    ctx.fillRect(j * 25, i * 25, 25, 25);
  }
}

The result looks like this:

Screenshot	Live sample
[[File:../../../../../../media.prod.mdn.mozit.cloud/attachments/2013/06/24/5417/e352ec307d004a83b2df969b9f33539f/Canvas_fillstyle.png\|class=internal]]

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'CanvasRenderingContext2D.fillStyle' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`fillStyle`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1.5	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support

WebKit/Blink-specific note

In WebKit- and Blink-based browsers, the non-standard and deprecated method ctx.setFillColor() is implemented in addition to this property.

setFillColor(color, optional alpha);
setFillColor(grayLevel, optional alpha);
setFillColor(r, g, b, a);
setFillColor(c, m, y, k, a);