meta-color-scheme
CSS property · 2 supported, 0 partial, 18 unsupported across 21 clients
As of Sep 2, 2026, meta-color-scheme fails or degrades in 19 of 21 email clients, treat it as progressive enhancement, never structure.
- 0/7 webmail, 2/6 desktop, 0/8 mobile clients support meta-color-scheme fully.
- Unsupported in Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365 and 14 more.
- Outlook Classic (Word engine, supported to at least 2029) does not fully support meta-color-scheme, and its replacement changes little here; see the deprecation diff.
- Across all clients, only 6 of 298 tracked HTML/CSS features render identically everywhere.
Source: caniemail.com (MIT), via the Emailens engine. Last tested upstream Sep 18, 2023, synced by Emailens Sep 2, 2026.
Client Support
| Client | Category | Engine | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gmail | webmail | Gmail Web | Unsupported |
| Gmail Android | mobile | Gmail Mobile | Unsupported |
| Gmail iOS | mobile | Gmail Mobile | Unsupported |
| Outlook 365 | webmail | Outlook Web | Unsupported |
| Outlook (New) | desktop | Outlook Web | Unsupported |
| Outlook Classic | desktop | Microsoft Word | Unsupported |
| Outlook iOS | mobile | Outlook Mobile | Unsupported |
| Outlook Android | mobile | Outlook Mobile | Unsupported |
| Outlook for Mac | desktop | WebKit | Unsupported |
| Apple Mail | desktop | WebKit | Supported |
| Apple Mail iOS | mobile | WebKit | Unsupported |
| Yahoo Mail | webmail | Yahoo | Unsupported |
| Yahoo Mail Android | mobile | Yahoo | Unsupported |
| Yahoo Mail iOS | mobile | Yahoo | Unsupported |
| Samsung Mail | mobile | Samsung | Unsupported |
| Thunderbird | desktop | Gecko | Supported |
| HEY Mail | webmail | WebKit | Unsupported |
| Proton Mail | webmail | Proton | Unsupported |
| AOL Mail | webmail | AOL | Unsupported |
| Fastmail | webmail | Fastmail | Unsupported |
| Superhuman | desktop | Blink | Unknown |
Client-by-client behaviour for meta-color-scheme
Fully supports meta-color-scheme (2): Apple Mail, Thunderbird.
No support (18): Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Outlook for Mac, Apple Mail iOS, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, Samsung Mail, HEY Mail, Proton Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail. Plan fallbacks for these clients before relying on meta-color-scheme in production sends.
Behaviour unverified in: Superhuman.
Fixes & Workarounds
Gmail
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Gmail Android
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Gmail iOS
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook 365
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook (New)
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook Classic
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook iOS
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook Android
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook for Mac
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Apple Mail iOS
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Yahoo Mail
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Yahoo Mail Android
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Yahoo Mail iOS
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Samsung Mail
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
HEY Mail
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Proton Mail
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
AOL Mail
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
Fastmail
Unsupported"meta-color-scheme" is not supported in this email client.
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caniemail.com (MIT) records Sep 18, 2023 as the last time meta-color-scheme was tested in a real client, 2 years before this sync. Syncing copies that result forward, it does not re-test it. Carried in @emailens/engine data v0.12.2.