Browser background color question

Hello,
I have read in some article, that not all Browser background colors are readable by all computers.
So I am wondering: when I am choosing the right color for my website's Browser Background, can I pick any color from color picker?
Or should I only use certain "universal" color, which is guaranteed to be readable on any viewer's computer.
Thank you .

Just as there are web-safe fonts, there are also web-safe colors. Your color window has all the information you need. See.....
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Give us the URL for the site so we can examine it first hand. With out looking at the site you should change the theme to White theme which does not use files for background and therefore will not restrict the amount of space the background takes up. That's just a guess though.
OT
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So...has anyone ever run into a problem like this and can give me some advice? I'm sorry I can't be more specific, if anyone has a question I'll do my best to answer.Never seen that myself, so I'll add a few random questions/thoughts:
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I see you can't provide an SSCCE right ow, but maybe you can try to narrow the list of suspects in your side?
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