Web/API/WebGLRenderingContext/clearColor

The WebGLRenderingContext.clearColor() method of the WebGL API specifies the color values used when clearing color buffers.

This specifies what color values to use when calling the clear() method. The values are clamped between 0 and 1.

Syntax

void gl.clearColor(red, green, blue, alpha);

Parameters

red: A GLclampf specifying the red color value used when the color buffers are cleared. Default value: 0.
green: A GLclampf specifying the green color value used when the color buffers are cleared. Default value: 0.
blue: A GLclampf specifying the blue color value used when the color buffers are cleared. Default value: 0.
alpha: A GLclampf specifying the alpha (transparency) value used when the color buffers are cleared. Default value: 0.

Return value

None.

Examples

gl.clearColor(1, 0.5, 0.5, 3);

To get the current clear color, query the COLOR_CLEAR_VALUE constant which returns a Float32Array.

gl.getParameter(gl.COLOR_CLEAR_VALUE);
// Float32Array[1, 0.5, 0.5, 1]

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebGL 1.0The definition of 'clearColor' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.
OpenGL ES 2.0The definition of 'glClearColor' in that specification.	Standard	Man page of the OpenGL API.

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
`clearColor`	Chrome Full support 9	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 4	IE Full support 11	Opera Full support 12	Safari Full support 5.1	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support 25	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support 12	Safari iOS Full support 8	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5

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