Below is a chart with color names, hexadecimal color codes and text samples. If you want to see how a specific color will look as a background compared to the text color your have chosen, just click on the text sample to change the page background to that color. You can then scroll up and down the page to choose the text colors that work best with your chosen background color.

This page runs a Javascript that handles the color change. It should work for you if you are using Netscape Navigator 2.0+, Internet Explorer 3.0+ or any other web browser that supports Javascript.