By executing show colornames, all the 112 predefined colors will be displayed:
gnuplot> show colornames
There are 112 predefined color names:
white #ffffff = 255 255 255
black #000000 = 0 0 0
dark-grey #a0a0a0 = 160 160 160
red #ff0000 = 255 0 0
web-green #00c000 = 0 192 0
web-blue #0080ff = 0 128 255
dark-magenta #c000ff = 192 0 255
dark-cyan #00eeee = 0 238 238
dark-orange #c04000 = 192 64 0
dark-yellow #c8c800 = 200 200 0
royalblue #4169e1 = 65 105 225
goldenrod #ffc020 = 255 192 32
dark-spring-green #008040 = 0 128 64
purple #c080ff = 192 128 255
steelblue #306080 = 48 96 128
dark-red #8b0000 = 139 0 0
dark-chartreuse #408000 = 64 128 0
orchid #ff80ff = 255 128 255
aquamarine #7fffd4 = 127 255 212
brown #a52a2a = 165 42 42
yellow #ffff00 = 255 255 0
turquoise #40e0d0 = 64 224 208
grey0 #000000 = 0 0 0
grey10 #1a1a1a = 26 26 26
grey20 #333333 = 51 51 51
grey30 #4d4d4d = 77 77 77
grey40 #666666 = 102 102 102
grey50 #7f7f7f = 127 127 127
grey60 #999999 = 153 153 153
grey70 #b3b3b3 = 179 179 179
grey #c0c0c0 = 192 192 192
grey80 #cccccc = 204 204 204
grey90 #e5e5e5 = 229 229 229
grey100 #ffffff = 255 255 255
light-red #f03232 = 240 50 50
light-green #90ee90 = 144 238 144
light-blue #add8e6 = 173 216 230
light-magenta #f055f0 = 240 85 240
light-cyan #e0ffff = 224 255 255
light-goldenrod #eedd82 = 238 221 130
light-pink #ffb6c1 = 255 182 193
light-turquoise #afeeee = 175 238 238
gold #ffd700 = 255 215 0
green #00ff00 = 0 255 0
dark-green #006400 = 0 100 0
spring-green #00ff7f = 0 255 127
forest-green #228b22 = 34 139 34
sea-green #2e8b57 = 46 139 87
blue #0000ff = 0 0 255
dark-blue #00008b = 0 0 139
midnight-blue #191970 = 25 25 112
navy #000080 = 0 0 128
medium-blue #0000cd = 0 0 205
skyblue #87ceeb = 135 206 235
cyan #00ffff = 0 255 255
magenta #ff00ff = 255 0 255
dark-turquoise #00ced1 = 0 206 209
dark-pink #ff1493 = 255 20 147
coral #ff7f50 = 255 127 80
light-coral #f08080 = 240 128 128
orange-red #ff4500 = 255 69 0
salmon #fa8072 = 250 128 114
dark-salmon #e9967a = 233 150 122
khaki #f0e68c = 240 230 140
dark-khaki #bdb76b = 189 183 107
dark-goldenrod #b8860b = 184 134 11
beige #f5f5dc = 245 245 220
olive #a08020 = 160 128 32
orange #ffa500 = 255 165 0
violet #ee82ee = 238 130 238
dark-violet #9400d3 = 148 0 211
plum #dda0dd = 221 160 221
dark-plum #905040 = 144 80 64
dark-olivegreen #556b2f = 85 107 47
orangered4 #801400 = 128 20 0
brown4 #801414 = 128 20 20
sienna4 #804014 = 128 64 20
orchid4 #804080 = 128 64 128
mediumpurple3 #8060c0 = 128 96 192
slateblue1 #8060ff = 128 96 255
yellow4 #808000 = 128 128 0
sienna1 #ff8040 = 255 128 64
tan1 #ffa040 = 255 160 64
sandybrown #ffa060 = 255 160 96
light-salmon #ffa070 = 255 160 112
pink #ffc0c0 = 255 192 192
khaki1 #ffff80 = 255 255 128
lemonchiffon #ffffc0 = 255 255 192
bisque #cdb79e = 205 183 158
honeydew #f0fff0 = 240 255 240
slategrey #a0b6cd = 160 182 205
seagreen #c1ffc1 = 193 255 193
antiquewhite #cdc0b0 = 205 192 176
chartreuse #7cff40 = 124 255 64
greenyellow #a0ff20 = 160 255 32
gray #bebebe = 190 190 190
light-gray #d3d3d3 = 211 211 211
light-grey #d3d3d3 = 211 211 211
dark-gray #a0a0a0 = 160 160 160
slategray #a0b6cd = 160 182 205
gray0 #000000 = 0 0 0
gray10 #1a1a1a = 26 26 26
gray20 #333333 = 51 51 51
gray30 #4d4d4d = 77 77 77
gray40 #666666 = 102 102 102
gray50 #7f7f7f = 127 127 127
gray60 #999999 = 153 153 153
gray70 #b3b3b3 = 179 179 179
gray80 #cccccc = 204 204 204
gray90 #e5e5e5 = 229 229 229
gray100 #ffffff = 255 255 255
Good combinations of colors used for plots are:
- red, green, blue, black, magenta, cyan, sandybrown, dark-violet. This combination is relatively bright and vivid.
- blue, blueviolet, brown, chocolate, dark-green, dark-olivegreen, dodgerblue, saddlebrown. This combination looks a little dark and sober.
Color names defined in Gnuplot