RGB Color Information

This page includes an RGB color picker application and some general information about defining RGB colors for use in programming and on the web.

RGB Color Picker

Defining RGB Colors in HTML and CSS

Color HEX Notation

Each pair of digits represents a color value defined in hexadecimal notation. The lowest possible value is '00' while the highest value, representing 255, is 'FF'.

With 256 values possible for each of the three primary colors, a total of over 16 million different colors are possible.

Color RGB Notation

The three values represent the red, green, and blue intensity. Each is defined as an integer between 0 and 255.

HTML Named Colors

Many colors can be specified by name in HTML and CSS. The following chart shows a few of the available colors. The HEX and RGB codes are given for each color.