https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-change-color-on-error-message Gravity Support Forums Topic: How Do I Change Color On Error Message? en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:15:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-change-color-on-error-message#post-20068 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:32:46 +0000 Kevin Flahaut 20068@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Cool. Thanks for the update. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-change-color-on-error-message#post-20065 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:43:47 +0000 danbarton 20065@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks, I used this and it looks perfect. Love your program!<br /> .validation_error {color: #ffffff!important;} </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-change-color-on-error-message#post-20064 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:38:01 +0000 Kevin Flahaut 20064@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>You have to use better specificity for your rule. That's exactly what the targeting samples the Carl referred you to are about. Try this instead..</p> <p><code>body .gform_wrapper .gform_body .gform_fields .gfield_error .gfield_label {color:#fff}</code> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-change-color-on-error-message#post-20063 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:33:51 +0000 danbarton 20063@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>So I tried this and the color stayed red. Can you tell me what I am missing?<br /> .gfield_error .gfield_label {color: #FFFFFF!important;} </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-change-color-on-error-message#post-20062 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:23:08 +0000 Carl Hancock 20062@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>You would do this by adding custom CSS to your themes stylesheet to target and style that element or elements. Here are some examples of how to target Gravity Forms html elements and style them using CSS:</p> <p><a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/css-targeting-samples/#validation" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/css-targeting-samples/#validation</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-change-color-on-error-message#post-20061 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:18:15 +0000 danbarton 20061@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hello, I am trying to figure out how to change the default color of the error message that pops up when a required field is not filled out and the submit button is pressed. Currently that message is red and I would like to change it to white? Thanks! </p>