About color systems

    With some Apple monitors, you can use DigitalColor Meter to determine colors in several color systems, including Hex, RGB, Tristimulus, and CIE.

    About Hex: Hex is a measurement system used to define colors in red, green, and blue for programming languages such as HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).

    If you are creating HTML documents to display on the World Wide Web, you may want to use colors you see on your screen in your document. To do this, use DigitalColor Meter to show the color you want to use as an RGB Hex value. Then copy and paste this value into your HTML document.

    About RGB: Many programming tools and graphics programs use RGB values to specify colors. You can use DigitalColor Meter to help you identify RGB colors.

    RGB (Red, Green, Blue) is a description of color displayed on a computer monitor. Colors are created on monitors by mixing red, green, and blue light. Like televisions, computer monitors have different color capabilities. The RGB values
    for a color on one monitor will be different for the same color on another monitor. Because of this, RGB values aren't very useful when consistency is important. But many programming tools and graphics programs use RGB values to specify colors. You can use DigitalColor Meter to help you identify colors using RGB for these programs.

    About Tristimulus: Tristimulus is a standardized method of describing color. It is based on the color recognition capabilities of the human eye and is frequently used in color science, programming, and other research-related industries. The Tristimulus values that DigitalColor Meter calculates are based on the CIE Tristimulus standard.

    About CIE: The Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) is an international organization that determines standardized measuring methods for color. The CIE 1931, CIE 1976, and CIE L*a*b* are standards used worldwide in professional color applications.

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