Text is type produced by HTML tags, either headings , paragraphs , or lists .
Background is that area of the Web page upon which all the text and images reside.
Once again, the Web designer must remember that ultimate control resides in the browser, not in the HTML document. For example, the browser user can specify colors for the background and text, while accepting the defaults for links. Or the user could specify only a background color, accepting all other defaults. The browser user has made a mistake, which can be corrected quickly in the toolbar. These could be used as text or links.