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HTML

<div class="centered">
  <div class="container">
    <div class="child"></div>
    <div class="child"></div>
    <div class="child"></div>
    <div class="child"></div>
    <div class="child"></div>
    <div class="child"></div>
    <div class="child"></div>
    <div class="child"></div>
    <div class="child"></div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.centered {
  text-align: center;
}

.container {
  background: red;
  padding: 10px;
  display: inline-block;
}

.child {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  float: left;
}

.child:nth-child(even) {
  background: green;
}

.child:nth-child(odd) {
  background: blue;
}