---
id: bad87fee1348bd9aedf08736
title: Style the HTML Body Element
challengeType: 0
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/cB77PHW'
forumTopicId: 18313
---
# --description--
Now let's start fresh and talk about CSS inheritance.
Every HTML page has a `body` element.
# --instructions--
We can prove that the `body` element exists here by giving it a `background-color` of black.
We can do this by adding the following to our `style` element:
```css
body {
background-color: black;
}
```
# --hints--
Your `body` element should have the `background-color` of black.
```js
assert($('body').css('background-color') === 'rgb(0, 0, 0)');
```
Your CSS rule should be properly formatted with both opening and closing curly brackets.
```js
assert(
code.match(/
```
# --solutions--
```html
```