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Subject Index
- Defining Colours
- Colour Palettes — Overview
- The 216 Standard Colours
- The 256 Shades of the RGB Greyscale
- 4096 Symmetrical Number Pairs
- Percentage Colour Values
- Example of 3564 HSL-Coded Colours
- Transformation Between Percentage and 8bit Values
- Colour Names for HTML/CSS and their RGB Values
- The System Colours
- Colour Test Page
- Transformation of Colour Codings
- Further Colour Reference
The 256 Shades of the RGB Greyscale
When the values of the three basic colours Red, Green, and Blue are equal, a shade of grey results. The saturation is equivalent to the lightness, i.e. the higher the saturation the lighter the grey.
As the 8bit RGB-color scheme allows 256 values there exist 256 possible shades of grey. These are shown in the first chart. The second, smaller chart shows the 101 shades for relative values.
| #FFFFFF | #FEFEFE | #FDFDFD | #FCFCFC | #FBFBFB | #FAFAFA | #F9F9F9 | #F8F8F8 |
| #F7F7F7 | #F6F6F6 | #F5F5F5 | #F4F4F4 | #F3F3F3 | #F2F2F2 | #F1F1F1 | #F0F0F0 |
| #EFEFEF | #EEEEEE | #EDEDED | #ECECEC | #EBEBEB | #EAEAEA | #E9E9E9 | #E8E8E8 |
| #E7E7E7 | #E6E6E6 | #E5E5E5 | #E4E4E4 | #E3E3E3 | #E2E2E2 | #E1E1E1 | #E0E0E0 |
| #DFDFDF | #DEDEDE | #DDDDDD | #DCDCDC | #DBDBDB | #DADADA | #D9D9D9 | #D8D8D8 |
| #D7D7D7 | #D6D6D6 | #D5D5D5 | #D4D4D4 | #D3D3D3 | #D2D2D2 | #D1D1D1 | #D0D0D0 |
| #CFCFCF | #CECECE | #CDCDCD | #CCCCCC | #CBCBCB | #CACACA | #C9C9C9 | #C8C8C8 |
| #C7C7C7 | #C6C6C6 | #C5C5C5 | #C4C4C4 | #C3C3C3 | #C2C2C2 | #C1C1C1 | #C0C0C0 |
| #BFBFBF | #BEBEBE | #BDBDBD | #BCBCBC | #BBBBBB | #BABABA | #B9B9B9 | #B8B8B8 |
| #B7B7B7 | #B6B6B6 | #B5B5B5 | #B4B4B4 | #B3B3B3 | #B2B2B2 | #B1B1B1 | #B0B0B0 |
| #AFAFAF | #AEAEAE | #ADADAD | #ACACAC | #ABABAB | #AAAAAA | #A9A9A9 | #A8A8A8 |
| #A7A7A7 | #A6A6A6 | #A5A5A5 | #A4A4A4 | #A3A3A3 | #A2A2A2 | #A1A1A1 | #A0A0A0 |
| #9F9F9F | #9E9E9E | #9D9D9D | #9C9C9C | #9B9B9B | #9A9A9A | #999999 | #989898 |
| #979797 | #969696 | #959595 | #949494 | #939393 | #929292 | #919191 | #909090 |
| #8F8F8F | #8E8E8E | #8D8D8D | #8C8C8C | #8B8B8B | #8A8A8A | #898989 | #888888 |
| #878787 | #868686 | #858585 | #848484 | #838383 | #828282 | #818181 | #808080 |
| #7F7F7F | #7E7E7E | #7D7D7D | #7C7C7C | #7B7B7B | #7A7A7A | #797979 | #787878 |
| #777777 | #767676 | #757575 | #747474 | #737373 | #727272 | #717171 | #707070 |
| #6F6F6F | #6E6E6E | #6D6D6D | #6C6C6C | #6B6B6B | #6A6A6A | #696969 | #686868 |
| #676767 | #666666 | #656565 | #646464 | #636363 | #626262 | #616161 | #606060 |
| #5F5F5F | #5E5E5E | #5D5D5D | #5C5C5C | #5B5B5B | #5A5A5A | #595959 | #585858 |
| #575757 | #565656 | #555555 | #545454 | #535353 | #525252 | #515151 | #505050 |
| #4F4F4F | #4E4E4E | #4D4D4D | #4C4C4C | #4B4B4B | #4A4A4A | #494949 | #484848 |
| #474747 | #464646 | #454545 | #444444 | #434343 | #424242 | #414141 | #404040 |
| #3F3F3F | #3E3E3E | #3D3D3D | #3C3C3C | #3B3B3B | #3A3A3A | #393939 | #383838 |
| #373737 | #363636 | #353535 | #343434 | #333333 | #323232 | #313131 | #303030 |
| #2F2F2F | #2E2E2E | #2D2D2D | #2C2C2C | #2B2B2B | #2A2A2A | #292929 | #282828 |
| #272727 | #262626 | #252525 | #242424 | #232323 | #222222 | #212121 | #202020 |
| #1F1F1F | #1E1E1E | #1D1D1D | #1C1C1C | #1B1B1B | #1A1A1A | #191919 | #181818 |
| #171717 | #161616 | #151515 | #141414 | #131313 | #121212 | #111111 | #101010 |
| #0F0F0F | #0E0E0E | #0D0D0D | #0C0C0C | #0B0B0B | #0A0A0A | #090909 | #080808 |
| #070707 | #060606 | #050505 | #040404 | #030303 | #020202 | #010101 | #000000 |
| 100% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 95% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 91% |
| 90% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 81% |
| 80% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 75% | 74% | 73% | 72% | 71% |
| 70% | 69% | 68% | 67% | 66% | 65% | 64% | 63% | 62% | 61% |
| 60% | 59% | 58% | 57% | 56% | 55% | 54% | 53% | 52% | 51% |
| 50% | 49% | 48% | 47% | 46% | 45% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 41% |
| 40% | 39% | 38% | 37% | 36% | 35% | 34% | 33% | 32% | 31% |
| 30% | 29% | 28% | 27% | 26% | 25% | 24% | 23% | 22% | 21% |
| 20% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| 0% |
- Subject Index
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- Defining Colours
- Colour Palettes — Overview
- The 216 Standard Colours
- The 256 Shades of the RGB Greyscale
- 4096 Symmetrical Number Pairs
- Percentage Colour Values
- Example of 3564 HSL-Coded Colours
- Transformation Between Percentage and 8bit Values
- Colour Names for HTML/CSS and their RGB Values
- The System Colours
- Colour Test Page
- Transformation of Colour Codings
- Further Colour Reference
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