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HTML

<textarea placeholder="blah blah blah"></textarea>
<input type="text" placeholder="blah blah blah">

CSS

::-webkit-input-placeholder {
    color: red;
    text-align: center;
}
:-moz-placeholder {
    /* Firefox 18- */
    color: red;
    text-align: center;
}
::-moz-placeholder {
    /* Firefox 19+ */
    color: red;
    text-align: center;
}
:-ms-input-placeholder {
    color: red;
    text-align: center;
}