These are some places to go to learn about making web pages. There are many other resources available also. From these resources, you will find other resources.
Writing the HTML Code
The Beginner's Guide to HTML http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimerAll.html
The WWW Help Page http://werbach.com/web/wwwhelp.html
Backgrounds and Colors
HEXcolors http://www.ecnet.net/users/gallery/webwork/11_hexcolors.html
HYPE's Color Specifier for Netscape http://users.rcn.com/giant.interport/COLOR/1ColorSpecifier.html
Graphics Collections
http://www.aaaclipart.com/index.html/
http://www.grsites.com/webgraphics/
OSU graphics