<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>there should be a red bar over the whole page</title> </head> <body > <table width="100%"> <tbody> <tr><td bgcolor="#ff3333" width="1%" height="50px"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </html>