HEX to RGB Converter

Omni's HEX to RGB converter not only can quickly convert HEX color to RGB​ (and the other way round!) but can also teach you the principles behind each color system, as well as the primary mathematical method of converting HEX color to RGB by hand. Importantly, the HEX to RGB color converter​ can understand HEX shorthand notation!

RGB is one of several color models that enable electronic systems, such as TVs or laptop screens, to display colorful images. RGB uses three primary colors — red, green, and blue — and adds together to create all the different colors we can see on a screen. In fact, these primary colors are encoded in the model's name: Red, Green, Blue.

To write down an RGB color, we give three numbers, integers between 0 and 255, which represent the intensity of, respectively, red, green, and blue in the target color. The primary examples are the pure colors:

• (255, 0, 0), which is pure red;
• (0, 255, 0), which is pure green; and
• (0, 0, 255), which is pure blue.

By decreasing the intensity, we obtain darker colors; for example, (0, 0, 128) is a dark blue (navy). The extreme case is the absence of any light (0, 0, 0), which corresponds to black. On the other end of the spectrum is (255, 255, 255), which is white — we achieve it by using the full intensity of all primitive colors.

HEX is just a way of writing down RGB colors in a slightly different way:

• Instead of three decimal numbers, we write hexadecimal numbers; and
• Instead of separating them with commas, we concatenate them in a single string, attaching # at the beginning.

To discover other color systems, check out Omni's color converter. We will now discuss how to convert from hexadecimal (hex) to RGB. To learn the details of the opposite conversion, check out our RGB to HEX converter.

If you need to convert a HEX color to RGB by hand, follow these steps:

1. Divide the HEX code, which consists of six symbols, into three groups of two symbols.
2. Since the structure of HEX is #RRGGBB, you obtained the red component, green component, and blue component.
3. Each pair of symbols is a hexadecimal number ranging from 00 to FF.
4. ​Convert it into a decimal number (0-255).
5. Write these numbers, still in the red-green-blue order. Separate by commas.
6. Congrats, you have just performed a successful HEX to RGB ​ conversion!

Let's go through an example of converting HEX to RGB together. ​

Suppose you know the HEX value of #4CAF50. How do you convert this HEX color to RGB​?

We follow the steps from the instructions above.

1. Partitioning 4CAF50 into three segments yields 4C, AF, 50.
2. Recomputing into decimal integers:
   • Red segment: 4C = 76;
   • Green segment: AF = 175; and
   • Red segment: 50 = 80.
3. Writing as RGB: (76, 175, 80).
4. That's it! We have successfully converted the HEX color to RGB​!

You can use Omni's HEX to RGB color converter​ to generate more examples.

To efficiently use our HEX to RGB color converter​, follow these steps:

1. Make sure the converter is set to work in the desired direction: HEX to RGB.
2. Enter the HEX code of your color, omitting the # sign.
3. Read the RGB value of your color.
4. Note that the HEX shorthand notation is supported, provided that you tick the box in the calculator.

HEX shorthand notation is a compact way to write some colors in the HEX format. It concerns colors whose all three components are pairs of identical hex digits (like 00 or FF). In such a case, instead of #RRGGBB, we just write #RGB.

For instance, #F00 stands for #FF0000 (pure red) and #FFF for #FFFFFF (white).