Why doesn't <hr />'s colour change?

Question

I've got the following...

 <hr style="color:#292929;background-color:#292929;"/>

but the colour isn't changing to the HTML colour code I've declared. Why not?

Answer 1

Set border-color.

Answer 2

the hr tag is a bit tricky vs other elements to style. Which things work and which ones don't is very browser dependent.

A cache of tricks (including coloration) is available here: http://webdesign.about.com/od/beginningcss/a/style_hr_tag.htm

Answer 3

Try styling the border instead

Answer 4

try defining a height