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Posted by dorayme on 11/02/07 01:59
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<1193968345.322905.171830@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,
Sparky <fixxie.wits@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 1, 7:16 pm, Blinky the Shark <no.s...@box.invalid> wrote:
> > Bone Ur wrote:
> > > Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:55:30
> > > GMT
> > > Blinky the Shark scribed:
> >
> > >>>> I am wondering what is the equivalent hex code for the color:#269 in
> > >>>> the above.
> >
> > >>> A three-digit RGB code #xyz is shorthand for a six-digit hex code
> > >>> #xxyyzz. So, #226699.
> >
> > >> I did not know that; I always use six-digit. How is browser support?
> >
> > > ...To save 3 lousy alphanumeric digits per attribute?
> >
> > I'll continue using six-digit codes. I just wondered about support.
> >
> > > (I've had no trouble with any browser the few times I've done it.)
> >
> > To save three lousy characters? ;)
3 chars multiplied by many instances adds up.
> if you are on a mac you can get the exact hex code for any color on
> your screen
> go to Application > utilities > DigitalColor Meter
> open it and select 8 bit hex value,
> then make sure the reading point is at one pixel and the you can tell
> the color of each pixel
And you can copy/paste that value, it has quotes around it which
must be removed (a nuisance... but it is better than a poke in
the eye with a burnt stick).
--
dorayme
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