The prefers-color-scheme
CSS media feature is used to detect if the user has requested a light or dark color theme.
The user might indicate this preference through an operating system setting (e.g. light or dark mode) or a user agent setting.
The prefers-color-scheme
CSS media feature is used to detect if the user has requested a light or dark color theme.
The user might indicate this preference through an operating system setting (e.g. light or dark mode) or a user agent setting.
light
Indicates that user has notified that they prefer an interface that has a light theme, or has not expressed an active preference.
dark
Indicates that user has notified that they prefer an interface that has a dark theme.
The elements below have an initial color theme. They can be further themed according to the user's color scheme preference.
<div class="day">Day (initial)</div> <div class="day light-scheme">Day (changes in light scheme)</div> <div class="day dark-scheme">Day (changes in dark scheme)</div> <br> <div class="night">Night (initial)</div> <div class="night light-scheme">Night (changes in light scheme)</div> <div class="night dark-scheme">Night (changes in dark scheme)</div>
.day { background: #eee; color: black; } .night { background: #333; color: white; } @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { .day.dark-scheme { background: #333; color: white; } .night.dark-scheme { background: black; color: #ddd; } } @media (prefers-color-scheme: light) { .day.light-scheme { background: white; color: #555; } .night.light-scheme { background: #eee; color: black; } } .day, .night { display: inline-block; padding: 1em; width: 7em; height: 2em; vertical-align: middle; }
Specification |
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Media Queries Level 5 # prefers-color-scheme |
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
prefers-color-scheme |
76
|
79
|
67
|
No
|
62
|
12.1
|
76
|
76
|
67
|
54
|
13
|
14.2
|
no-preference |
76-80
|
79-80
|
67-79
|
No
|
62-71
|
12.1
|
76-80
|
76-80
|
67-79
|
54
|
13
|
14.2
|
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-color-scheme