-HTML Color Values

Colors are displayed combining RED, GREEN, and BLUE light sources.
Color Values
HTML colors are defined using a hexadecimal notation for the combination of Red, Green, and Blue color values (RGB). The lowest value that can be given to one of the light sources is 0 (hex #00). The highest value is 255 (hex #FF).
Turn Off the Red
If you turn off the Red light completely, there are 65536 different combination of Green and Blue (256 x 256) to experiment with.
Click here to see some of these combinations of Green and Blue.
Turn On the Red
By setting the Red parameter to its maximum value, there are still 65536 different combination of Green and Blue (256 x 256) to experiment with.
Click here to see some of these combinations of Green and Blue.
16 Million Different Colors
The combination of Red, Green and Blue values from 0 to 255 gives a total of more than 16 million different colors to play with (256 x 256 x 256).
Most modern monitors are capable of displaying at least 16384 different colors.
If you look at the color table below, you will see the result of varying the red light from 0 to 255, while keeping the green and blue light at zero.
To see a full list of 16384 different colors based on red light varying from 0 to 255, click on one of the hexadecimal or rgb values below.
Red Light
HEX
RGB

#000000
rgb(0,0,0)

#080000
rgb(8,0,0)

#100000
rgb(16,0,0)

#180000
rgb(24,0,0)

#200000
rgb(32,0,0)

#280000
rgb(40,0,0)

#300000
rgb(48,0,0)

#380000
rgb(56,0,0)

#400000
rgb(64,0,0)

#480000
rgb(72,0,0)

#500000
rgb(80,0,0)

#580000
rgb(88,0,0)

#600000
rgb(96,0,0)

#680000
rgb(104,0,0)

#700000
rgb(112,0,0)

#780000
rgb(120,0,0)

#800000
rgb(128,0,0)

#880000
rgb(136,0,0)

#900000
rgb(144,0,0)

#980000
rgb(152,0,0)

#A00000
rgb(160,0,0)

#A80000
rgb(168,0,0)

#B00000
rgb(176,0,0)

#B80000
rgb(184,0,0)

#C00000
rgb(192,0,0)

#C80000
rgb(200,0,0)

#D00000
rgb(208,0,0)

#D80000
rgb(216,0,0)

#E00000
rgb(224,0,0)

#E80000
rgb(232,0,0)

#F00000
rgb(240,0,0)

#F80000
rgb(248,0,0)

#FF0000
rgb(255,0,0)
Shades of Gray
Gray colors are displayed using an equal amount of power to all of the light sources. To make it easier for you to select the right gray color we have compiled a table of gray shades for you:

RGB(0,0,0)
#000000

RGB(8,8,8)
#080808

RGB(16,16,16)
#101010

RGB(24,24,24)
#181818

RGB(32,32,32)
#202020

RGB(40,40,40)
#282828

RGB(48,48,48)
#303030

RGB(56,56,56)
#383838

RGB(64,64,64)
#404040

RGB(72,72,72)
#484848

RGB(80,80,80)
#505050

RGB(88,88,88)
#585858

RGB(96,96,96)
#606060

RGB(104,104,104)
#686868

RGB(112,112,112)
#707070

RGB(120,120,120)
#787878

RGB(128,128,128)
#808080

RGB(136,136,136)
#888888

RGB(144,144,144)
#909090

RGB(152,152,152)
#989898

RGB(160,160,160)
#A0A0A0

RGB(168,168,168)
#A8A8A8

RGB(176,176,176)
#B0B0B0

RGB(184,184,184)
#B8B8B8

RGB(192,192,192)
#C0C0C0

RGB(200,200,200)
#C8C8C8

RGB(208,208,208)
#D0D0D0

RGB(216,216,216)
#D8D8D8

RGB(224,224,224)
#E0E0E0

RGB(232,232,232)
#E8E8E8

RGB(240,240,240)
#F0F0F0

RGB(248,248,248)
#F8F8F8

RGB(255,255,255)
#FFFFFF