CSS column-rule-color Property

Last Updated : 5 Jun, 2026

The column-rule-color property in CSS is used to specify the color of the line displayed between columns in a multi-column layout.

  • Controls the color of the column separator line.
  • Works with column-rule-style and column-rule-width to customize column rules.
  • Accepts color values such as color names, hexadecimal codes, RGB, or HSL values.

Syntax:

column-rule-color: color | initial | inherit 

Property Values: 

The color property in CSS is used to define the text color of an element.

  • color: It is used to set the rule color to any valid CSS color.
  • initial: It is used to set the default color to the rule.
  • inherit: In this the color will be inherited from its parent element.
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title> CSS property | column-rule-color </title>

    <!-- column-rule-color CSS property -->
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    <style>
        p.one {
            column-gap: 50px;
            column-count: 3;
            column-rule-style: solid;
            column-rule-width: 10px;
            column-rule-color: green;
            border: 1px solid black;
            text-align: center;
        }

        p.two {
            column-gap: 50px;
            column-count: 3;
            column-rule-style: solid;
            column-rule-width: 10px;
            column-rule-color: #000080;
            border: 1px solid black;
            text-align: center;
        }

        p.three {
            column-gap: 50px;
            column-count: 3;
            column-rule-style: solid;
            column-rule-width: 10px;
            column-rule-color: rgb(0, 191, 255);
            border: 1px solid black;
            text-align: center;
        }

        p.four {
            column-gap: 50px;
            column-count: 3;
            column-rule-style: solid;
            column-rule-width: 10px;
            column-rule-color: initial;
            border: 1px solid black;
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>

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</head>

<body>

    <!-- column-rule-color: green; property -->
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    <!-- column-rule-color: #000080; property -->
    <p class="two">
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    <!-- column-rule-color: rgb(0, 191, 255); property -->
    <p class="three">
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    <!-- column-rule-color: initial; property -->
    <p class="four">
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</body>
</html>
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