Posted by Kevin Scholl on 08/18/05 04:02

lucanos@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Probably a simple question, but rest assured I have looked around for
> answers before trying to use this forum as my last resort.
> (No-one likes the RTFM directive...)
>
> I'm trying to translate the HTML Color Codes between the Hex 6 & Hex 3
> standards.
> Does anyone know of any online translators to do this?
> Or should I simply use basic rounding to change Hex6 to Hex3 (ie
> #A1B7C9 becomes #ABD).

Actually, #9BC would be closer.

> I'm just trying to tweak a CSS'd set of pages, and the previous
> developer had a penchant for the shorter color codes.

Unless there is a direct translation (e.g., #336699 = #369), I
personally wouldn't muck with the color codes. Those few extra bytes of
info aren't likely going to affect anything.

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