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Color Values. You can specify color values using either hexadecimal notation, a comma-separated list of component values, or decimals.

color

{{ gray[, alpha][g]}|

{ red, green, blue[ , rgbAlpha][r]}|

{ cyan, magenta, yellow, black[,alpha]k}|

{0x{hex2|hex4}[g]}|

{[0x]{ hex6| hex8}[r]}|

{[0x]{ hex8| hex10}k}}[s]

red, green, blue, rgbAlpha
color component value (0...255, decimal int)
cyan, magenta, yellow, black, alpha
CMYK color component value (0..100 %, decimal int)
gray, alpha
gray color component value (0…100%, decimal int)
hex2
packed two-digit hex gray color value (GG)
hex4
packed four digit hex gray with alpha color value (GGAA)
hex6
packed six-digit hexadecimal RGB color value (RRGGBB)
hex8
packed eight-digit hexadecimal RGBA (RRGGBBAA) or CMYK (CCMMYYKK) color value (if specified with 'k' suffix)
hex10
packed ten-digit hexadecimal CMYK with alpha value (CCYYMMKKAA)

Decimal component values for RGB colors are in the range 0…255. Decimal component values for CMYK and gray are in the range 0…100%. All hexadecimal component values are in the range 0…0xFF.

Color component values are assumed to be independent of the alpha value (not pre-multiplied).

All color values, prefixes, and suffixes are not case-sensitive.

The type suffix ‘k’ is required for CMYK color values. A type suffix can be optionally specified for RGB and gray color values.

The prefix ‘0x’ is required for hexadecimal gray color values.

The ‘s’ suffix specifies that the color value is associated with the input (source) color space corresponding to the pixel type of the color value (defined with attribute::IccProfileSrc*). If this suffix is not present, the color value is associated with the output (destination) color space (defined with icc= or attribute::IccProfile*).

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If an alpha value is not specified explicitly it is assumed to be 255, 0xFF, or 100% (fully opaque).

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Some examples of valid color specifiers, and their corresponding pixel type, color value, alpha value, and default color space:

color
Pixel Type
Color Value
Alpha Value
Default Color Space
0,100,200
RGB
0,100,200
255
IccProfileRgb
0,100,200,200rs
RGB
0,100,200
200
IccProfileSrcRgb
0x010203S
RGB
1,2,3
255
IccProfileSrcRgb
a0b1c2d3R
RGB
160,177,194
211
IccProfileRgb
100S
gray
100%
100%
IccProfileSrcGray
50,75g
gray
50%
75%
IccProfileGray
0X70G
gray
44%
44%
IccProfileGray
0xddeegs
gray
87%
93%
IccProfileSrcGray
94,11,50,33k
CMYK
94-11-50-33%
100%
IccProfileCmyk
22,23,24,25,26KS
CMYK
22-23-24-25%
26%
IccProfileSrcCmyk
38393A3bK
CMYK
56-57-58-59%
100%
IccProfileCmyk
0x0a0b0C0d0eks
CMYK
10-11-12-13%
14%
IccProfileSrcCmyk

The output color space specified with icc= applies instead of the default color space when the pixel type of an output color corresponds to the pixel type of the output image.

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