A way of describing color for screens by mixing Red, Green, and Blue light. Setting how much of each — from 0 to 255 — produces any on-screen color. It's an additive model, so all three at full strength make white.
Synonyms
- rgb color
- additive color
Related terms
In plain words
- mixing red, green and blue light
- the color model screens use
Usage example
Because the design was screen-only, the team specified everything in RGB.
Don't confuse with…
- cmykRGB mixes light for screens; CMYK mixes inks for printing, and the two can't reproduce all the same colors.
Categories
- Color