how to change color of anchor tag in css code example

Example 1: css how to style a

/*a normal, unvisited link*/
a:link{
	color: green;
}
/*a link the user has visited*/
a:visited{
	color: purple;
}
/*a link when the user mouses over it*/
a:hover{
	color: yellow;
}
/*a link the moment it is clicked*/
a:active{
	color: brown;
}

Example 2: how to change text color of anchor tag in html

a:
{
  color: green;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
}