HEX to RGB Converter

What the HEX to RGB Converter does

This tool converts HEX color codes to RGB values, and RGB back to HEX, with a live color preview so you can see exactly what shade you're working with while you convert.

How to use it

1. Enter a HEX color code, or use the visual color picker.
2. Click Convert HEX → RGB to see the RGB values.
3. The live preview shows the exact color as you adjust it.

Common uses

• Converting a HEX color from a design file into RGB for CSS that needs it in that format.
• Checking the RGB values behind a brand color for print or software specification.
• Converting a color picked visually into its HEX code for a stylesheet.
• Cross-checking that a color matches exactly between a design tool and code.
• Learning how HEX and RGB represent the same color in two different notations.

Good to know

HEX and RGB describe exactly the same color space — HEX is just RGB values written as base-16 numbers instead of base-10 — so converting between them never changes the actual color, only how it's written, which is useful to know if you're ever unsure whether a conversion "lost" any color accuracy.

HEX notation compresses RGB's three separate 0-255 values into a single compact six-character string by representing each color channel in base-16 instead of base-10 — a convention that emerged specifically because it's more compact to write and paste than the equivalent comma-separated RGB values, even though both represent identical underlying color data.