What are HEX web safe colours?
RGB colour chartWeb safe colours used to be more of a concern than they are now. Many computer users used to only have 256 colour (8 bit) monitor in the past, but this no longer applies. Now, the majority of Internet users have monitors that display thousands or millions of colours. Basically the choice to use web safe colours is determined by your target market, whether or not the majority of your visitors use very old or current systems. Although the colours in the chart shown on the right (click on image to view larger version) are not all the possible variations, they are the variations that will not cause ‘dithering’ in browsers on most platforms. Dithering is where a colour shade is simulated by using a cross-hatch or other pattern to give the perception of a different colour shade. Therefore, it is recommended you stay with a non-dithered colour whenever possible. You can download a pdf version of those colours, which includes conversions from Pantone to CMYK and RGB web colours
Web safe colours used to be more of a concern than they are now. Many computer users used to only have 256 colour (8 bit) monitor in the past, but this no longer applies. Now, the majority of Internet users have monitors that display thousands or millions of colours. Basically the choice to use web safe colours is determined by your target market, whether or not the majority of your visitors use very old or current systems. Although the colours in the chart shown on the right (click on image to view larger version) are not all the possible variations, they are the variations that will not cause ‘dithering’ in browsers on most platforms. Dithering is where a colour shade is simulated by using a cross-hatch or other pattern to give the perception of a different colour shade. Therefore, it is recommended you stay with a non-dithered colour whenever possible. You can download a pdf version of those colours, which includes conversions from Pantone to CMYK and RGB web colours.
Web safe colours used to be more of a concern than they are now. Many computer users used to only have 256 colour (8 bit) monitor in the past, but this no longer applies. Now, the majority of Internet users have monitors that display thousands or millions of colours. Basically the choice to use web safe colours is determined by your target market, whether or not the majority of your visitors use very old or current systems. Although the colours in the chart are not all the possible variations, they are the variations that will not cause ‘dithering’ in browsers on most platforms. Dithering is where a colour shade is simulated by using a cross-hatch or other pattern to give the perception of a different colour shade. Therefore, it is recommended you stay with a non-dithered colour whenever possible.
