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Inspecting Firefox's Web Inspector


Is it possible to inspect Firefox's Web Inspector? I know it's possible to do so in Chrome. I need to do so in Firefox so that I can obtain the RGBA values for their Margin, Border, Padding and Content sections of their Box Model Tool (see screenshot).

Firefox's Box Model Tool


Solution

  • This answer outlined how to inspect Firefox's Web Inspector with their Browser Toolbox feature.

    I also collated the relevant CSS that informs Firefox's Box Model if anyone else is interested:

    :root {
      --grey-40: #b1b1b3;
      --grey-50: #737373;
      --grey-70: #38383d;
    
      --theme-sidebar-background: white;
    
      --marginbox-color: #fdffdf;
      --borderbox-color: var(--grey-50);
      --paddingbox-color: #e3dcff;
      --contentbox-color: #cff0fb;
      --marginbox-border-color: #d8e60a;
      --contentbox-border-color: #54a9ff;
      --position-border-color: var(--grey-50);
    }
    
    :root.theme-dark {
      --theme-sidebar-background: #18181a;
    
      --marginbox-color: #73764a;
      --borderbox-color: var(--grey-70);
      --paddingbox-color: #6657a6;
      --contentbox-color: #407aa4;
      --marginbox-border-color: #bdca00;
      --contentbox-border-color: #00b8ff;
      --position-border-color: var(--grey-40);
    }
    
    .boxmodel-margins {
      border-color: var(--marginbox-color);
      border-style: solid;
      border-width: 22px;
      outline: dashed 1px var(--marginbox-border-color);
    }
    
    .boxmodel-borders {
      border-color: var(--borderbox-color);
      border-style: solid;
      border-width: 5px;
    }
    
    .boxmodel-paddings {
      border-color: var(--paddingbox-color);
      border-style: solid;
      border-width: 27px;
    }
    
    .boxmodel-contents {
      height: 18px;
      outline: dashed 1px var(--contentbox-border-color);
      background-color: var(--contentbox-color);
    }