Hex to RGB Converter

Understanding Hex and RGB Colors

Welcome to our free color convertor tool! If you’re a web developer, graphic designer, or even just a color curious hobbyist this tool is here to make your life easier. Actually it enables you to convert hex color codes to RGB values, and vice versa. Also, you can determine the ideal shade and get its code at once with the built-in colour picker.

How to work this Converter tool

Our tool makes it so easy to locate and convert your colors in three simple ways. So, that’s why this is fast for you:

1. By Hex Code: Enter your 6-digit or 3-digit hex code in the “Hex Code” box (with our without the #). You’ll see the numbers and color picker update live.
2. By RGB Value: Input the Red, Green and Blue values in there respective fields. Hex code and color picker will change as you type.
3. Using the Color Picker: Click on this color swatch (the big square) to be taken to your system’s color picker. Choose any color you like, and the Hex as well as RGB fields will be filled automatically.

What is a Hex Color Code?

Hex color code is a way of representing the RGB value of a particular color in hexadecimal way. It is simply what you will see from time to time in HTML, CSS or any other web implementation. Namely, the code is a 6-character (or 3-character) string without #.

The Six-Digit Format (#RRGGBB)

The majority are in the following format. So the first pair of characters is how much Red to use, the next how much Green, and so on. For instance, #FF0000 is pure red (all red, no green, no blue). Also, this is the most accurate way to specify a color in Hex.

The Three-Digit Shorthand (#RGB)

This is a shortcut, and it becomes really handy with basic colors. Each character is therefore replicated to make the six-digit value. For example, #F00 is the same as #FF0000, and #3A7 is the same as #33AA77.

So hexadecimal is a base-16 number system: 0-9 and A-F. 00 as minimum intensity (0) FF maximum intensity (255).

What is an RGB Color Value?

RGB means Red, Greed Blue. In other words, it’s an additive color model: red, green and blue light is added together in different ways to reproduce a wide array of colors.

In web design, the strength is given as the value of an integer between 0 (weakest) and 255 (strongest). This will be in the format rgb(red, green, blue).

Common RGB Examples

It’s useful to take a quick look at some of the key examples. For example, the pure red color is written as rgb (255, 0, 0). In addition, the pure green is achieved using rgb (0, 255, 0). When you want white, it is just: rgb (255, 255, 255). After all, black is rgb (0, 0, 0).

Hex vs. RGB: Why Convert?

And so although they’re both formats to describe colors on screen, you may find them in separate places. For instance:

• For CSS and HTML code: #RRGGBB and rgb (R, G, B) are both acceptable in CSS. But Hex is also shorter, and more common for solid colors.
• For transparency: The above RGB specification readily comes down to an RGBA model (rgba(R, G, B, A)), where ‘A’ is the alpha channel. On the other hand, while Hex supports an alpha format as well (#RRGGBBAA), RGBA is probably more popular for actually specifying transparency themselves.
• In different design software: You might find that some programs have RGB with sliders, and others may input fields for HEX. Therefore, the possibility of converting between them is absolutely necessary for smooth work.