Take Away: Browser safe colors consist of 216 colors that have been agreed upon and should look good on any type of monitor capable of displaying 256 colors or higher.
The below 6 palettes contain the 216 colors common to PC and Macintosh computers. Most color palettes containing these 216 colors are organized in a square shape or haphazard order. The below palettes are based on the HSB color wheel. Palette 1 is similar to the round HSB Color Wheel below. Palettes 2 to 6 incorporate the remaining 144 darker of the 216 colors. The colors get darker as you go down.
HSB Color Wheel
PALETTE 1 (91 colors)
FF0033
255,0,51
FF0000
255,0,0
FF3300
255,51,0
FF0066
255,0,102
FF6600
255,102,0
FF0099
255,0,153
FF3366
255,51,102
FF3333
255,51,51
FF6633
255,102,51
FF9900
255,153,0
FF00CC
255,0,204
FF3399
255,51,153
FF9933
255,153,51
FFCC00
255,204,0
FF00FF
255,0,255
FF33CC
255,51,204
FF6699
255,102,153
FF6666
255,102,102
FF9966
255,153,102
FFCC33
255,204,51
FFFF00
255,255,0
FF33FF
255,51,255
FF66CC
255,102,204
FFCC66
255,204,102
FFFF33
255,255,51
CC00FF
204,0,255
FF66FF
255,102,255
FF99CC
255,153,204
FF9999
255,153,153
FFCC99
255,204,153
FFFF66
255,255,102
CCFF00
204,255,0
CC33FF
204,51,255
FF99FF
255,153,255
FFCCCC
255,204,204
FFFF99
255,255,153
CCFF33
204,255,51
9900FF
153,0,255
CC66FF
204,102,255
FFCCFF
255,204,255
FFFFCC
255,255,204
CCFF66
204,255,102
99FF00
153,255,0
9933FF
153,51,255
CC99FF
204,153,255
FFFFFF
255,255,255
CCFF99
204,255,153
99FF33
153,255,51
6600FF
102,0,255
9966FF
153,102,255
CCCCFF
204,204,255
CCFFCC
204,255,204
99FF66
153,255,102
66FF00
102,255,0
6633FF
102,51,255
9999FF
153,153,255
CCFFFF
204,255,255
99FF99
153,255,153
66FF33
102,255,51
3300FF
51,0,255
6666FF
102,102,255
99CCFF
153,204,255
99FFFF
153,255,255
99FFCC
153,255,204
66FF66
102,255,102
33FF00
51,255,0
3333FF
51,51,255
6699FF
102,153,255
66FF99
102,255,153
33FF33
51,255,51
0000FF
0,0,255>
3366FF
51,102,255
66CCFF
102,204,255
66FFFF
102,255,255
66FFCC
102,255,204
33FF66
51,255,102
00FF00
0,255,0
0033FF
0,51,255
3399FF
51,153,255
33FF99
51,255,153
00FF33
0,255,51
0066FF
0,102,255
33CCFF
51,204,255
33FFFF
51,255,255
33FFCC
51,255,204
00FF66
0,255,102
0099FF
0,153,255
00FF99
0,255,153
00CCFF
0,204,255
00FFFF
0,255,255
00FFCC
0,255,204
PALETTE 2 (61 colors)
CC0033
204,0,51
CC0000
204,0,0
CC3300
204,51,0
CC0066
204,0,102
CC6600
204,102,0
CC0099
204,0,153
CC3366
204,51,102
CC3333
204,51,51
CC6633
204,102,51
CC9900
204,153,0
CC00CC
204,0,204
CC3399
204,51,153
CC9933
204,153,51
CCCC00
204,204,0
CC33CC
204,51,204
CC6699
204,102,153
CC6666
204,102,102
CC9966
204,153,102
CCCC33
204,204,51
9900CC
153,0,204
CC66CC
204,102,204
CCCC66
204,204,102
99CC00
153,204,0
9933CC
153,51,204
CC99CC
204,153,204
CC9999
204,153,153
CCCC99
204,204,153
99CC33
153,204,51
6600CC
102,0,204
9966CC
153,102,204
CCCCCC
204,204,204
99CC66
153,204,102
66CC00
102,204,0
6633CC
102,51,204
9999CC
153,153,204>
99CCCC
153,204,204
99CC99
153,204,153
66CC33
102,204,51
3300CC
51,0,204
6666CC
102,102,204
66CC66
102,204,102
33CC00
51,204,0
3333CC
51,51,204
6699CC
102,153,204
66CCCC
102,204,204
66CC99
102,204,153
33CC33
51,204,51
0000CC
0,0,204
3366CC
51,102,204
33CC66
51,204,102
00CC00
0,204,0
0033CC
0,51,204
3399CC
51,153,204
33CCCC
51,204,204
33CC99
51,204,153
00CC33
0,204,51
0066CC
0,102,204
00CC66
0,204,102
0099CC
0,153,204
00CCCC
0,204,204
00CC99
0,204,153
PALETTE 3 (37 colors)
990033
153,0,51
990000
153,0,0
993300
153,51,0
990066
153,0,102
996600
153,102,0
990099
153,0,153
993366
153,51,102
993333
153,51,51
996633
153,102,51
999900
153,153,0
993399
153,51,153
999933
153,153,51
660099
102,0,153
996699
153,102,153
996666
153,102,102
999966
153,153,102
669900
102,153,0
663399
102,51,153
999999
153,153,153
669933
102,153,51
330099
51,0,153
666699
102,102,153
669999
102,153,153
669966
102,153,102
339900
51,153,0
333399
51,51,153
339933
51,153,51
333399
51,51,153
336699
51,102,153
339999
51,153,153
339966
51,153,102
009900
0,153,0
003399
0,51,153
009933
0,153,51
006699
0,102,153
009999
0,153,153
009966
0,153,102
PALETTE 4 (19 colors)
660033
102,0,51
660000
102,0,0
663300
102,51,0
660066
102,0,102
666600
102,102,0
993366
153,51,102
993333
153,51,51
996633
153,102,51
330066
51,0,102
666666
102,102,102
336600
51,102,0
333366
51,51,102
336666
51,102,102
336633
51,102,51
000066
0,0,102
006600
0,102,0
003366
0,51,102
006666
0,102,102>
006633
0,102,51
PALETTE 5 (7 colors)
330000
51,0,0
330033
51,0,51
333300
51,51,0
333333
51,51,51
000033
0,0,51
003300
0,51,0
003333
0,51,51
PALETTE 6 (Black)
000000
0,0,0
Palettes provided by Dennis Palumbo and are
Copyright 1998 by Dennis Palumbo. You can visit his site
at http://www.staffassoc.com/dpfonts.