background-color
Sets the background color of an element.
Usage:
style="background-color: #963;" (shorthand for #996633)
OR
style="background-color: #5FAA32;"
NOTES:
Does not work in Lotus Notes 6.
Workaround:
Set table cell background colors (i.e.:
<table ... bgcolor="#CCCCFF"> (deprecated), <tr ... bgcolor="#CCCCFF">, <th ... bgcolor="#CCCCFF">, or <td ... bgcolor="#CCCCFF">. The latter three table tags are supported by all e-mail clients.)
The shorthand notation for colors works in e-mail.
Avoid using color names (i.e.: style="color: blue;">) as their translations may vary on different browsers.