---
title: "Style Social Media Icons"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/10784506518/Style%20Social%20Media%20Icons"
format: markdown
---
This is the code to change the color of each social media icon. The icons are in their original color. Go to the Aurora website to see the [hover](https://aurora.uconn.edu/2016/03/08/social-media-icon-styles/) status.

![normal colored social media icons](media://9d89534a-5155-4ca9-955e-f66df57db5d7)

##### **Blog Lovin’**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-bloglovin a {
background-color:#24BEF2!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-bloglovin a:hover {
background-color:#0da6d9!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

```

```

##### **Dribbble**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-dribbble a {
 background-color:#ea4c89!important;
 color:white!important;
 border:0 black solid!important
 }

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-dribbble a:hover {
 background-color:#e73277!important;
 color:white!important;
 border:0 black solid!important
 }
```

##### **Email**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-email a {
background-color:#999999!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-email a:hover {
background-color:#808080!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

**Facebook**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-facebook a {
background-color:#3b5998!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-facebook a:hover {
background-color:#324b81!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

##### **Flickr**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-flickr a {
background-color:#ff0084!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-flickr a:hover {
background-color:#cc0069!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

##### **Github**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-github a {
background-color:black!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-github a:hover {
background-color:#404040!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

**Google Plus**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-gplus a {
background-color:#dd4b39!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-gplus a:hover {
background-color:#c43421!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

##### **Instagram**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-instagram a {
background-color:#517fa4!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-instagram a:hover {
background-color:#436989!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

**LinkedIn**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-linkedin a {
background-color:#007bb6!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-linkedin a:hover {
background-color:#006999!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

**Pinterest**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-pinterest a {
background-color:#cb2027!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-pinterest a:hover {
background-color:#b01c21!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

##### **RSS**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-rss a {
background-color:#ff6600!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-rss a:hover {
background-color:#cc5200!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

**StumbleUpon**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-stumbleupon a {
background-color:#EB4823!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-stumbleupon a:hover {
background-color:#d23614!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

##### **Tumblr**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-tumblr a {
background-color:#32506d!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-tumblr a:hover {
background-color:#284157!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

##### **Twitter**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-twitter a {
background-color:#00aced!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-twitter a:hover {
background-color:#0096cc!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

##### **Vimeo**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-vimeo a {
background-color:#aad450!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-vimeo a:hover {
background-color:#9ccd32!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

##### **Youtube**

```css
.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-youtube a {
background-color:#bb0000!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}

.simple-social-icons ul li.ssi-youtube a:hover {
background-color:#990000!important;
color:white!important;
border:0 black solid!important
}
```

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