How to give color to placeholders

Question

I am making a form in which i am using placeholder like

<input type='text' name='name' placeholder='please write your name here'>

How can I give color to this placeholder.

like color of 'please write your name here' is green.

have you tried goolging it first? like `css how to change input placeholder` ? — Drixson Oseña, Aug 20 '15 at 07:01
possible duplicate http://stackoverflow.com/q/2610497/4323504 — Luthando Ntsekwa, Aug 20 '15 at 07:01
do some research first before you ask a question, this already have many answers out there — Luthando Ntsekwa, Aug 20 '15 at 07:02

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 20 '15 at 07:01

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::-webkit-input-placeholder {
   color: red;
}

:-moz-placeholder { /* Firefox 18- */
   color: red;  
}

::-moz-placeholder {  /* Firefox 19+ */
   color: red;  
}

:-ms-input-placeholder {  
   color: red;  
}

Source : CSS Tricks

answered Aug 20 '15 at 07:01

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